During that impossibly fertile period in the 80’s where Amblin Entertainment would make whatever idea Steven Spielberg, virtually breathed on, a small cadre of directors
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The Fifth Element (1997) – Review
The nineties were a weird, vibrant time for blockbusters as CGI came of age and the only thing that could stop you from realising your
Dog Soldiers (2002) – Review
You know, nothing gets my heart pumping more than a good, full blooded, horror debut and in 2002 we got an utter banger in the
Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018) – Review
Surely the whole point of a cheap jack, cash in, direct to video sequel is to capitalize on the success of the first, theatrical movie
Scanner Cop (1994) – Review
What do you do when your sci-fi/thriller franchise stubbonly refuses to get any traction after three movies? Well, if you’re Pierre David, frequent David Cronenberg
Children Of The Corn (2020) – Review
If any horror franchise was begging to be taken round to the back of the nearest barn and be put out of our misery like
Extraction 2 (2023) – Review
In many ways, Sam Hargrave’s knuckle breaking firecracker of an action flick was the perfect example of the virtues of streaming. Standing out amid a
The Flash (2023) – Review
It seems that nowadays, recent superhero movies are no longer forged by an exploding planet, dead parents or a burst of lighting, but instead are
Malum (2023) – Review
What possesses a director to remake their own work?Surely the very notion of going back over old ground smacks of a lack of artistic merit,
Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (1996) – Review
If nothing else, the existence of Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (aka. Nemesis 3: Prey Harder), proves that Albert Pyun had a sense of tenaciousness that
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) – Review
Sequelizing William Friedkin’s The Exorcist was never going to be an easy job as, for all intents and purposes, it’s as perfect a horror film
The Crow: Salvation (2000) – Review
It was horribly ironic that The Crow franchise should have fallen under the ownership of Dimension – Miramax’s more genre focused arm – as it,
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (2023) – Review
Thanks to the colourful, Spielbergian tone of the 2018 Bumblebee movie, the gargantuan Transformers franchise had a chance to fittingly change it’s form (most likely
The Boogeyman (2023) – Review
When Stephen King gives out a movie recommendation, people usually listen, after all, it was his glowing words for such things as The Evil Dead
The Black Demon (2023) – Review
After The Meg surfaced in 2018 to try and take a sizable chomp out of the box office, I kind of half expected to see
Cat Ballou (1965) – Review
During the golden years of the American Western, countless examples of gun slinging, cattle rearing, train robbing and every other rootin’, tootin’ trope of the
Sink The Bismarck! (1960) – Review
A lot of older movies that chronicle the various acts of derring do that occured throughout the entirety of World War II often focused on
The Blood On Satan’s Claw (1971) – Review
When people discuss the roots of the freakishly unnerving sub-genre known as Rural Horror, you can bet your bottom dollar that someone will undoubtedly yell
The Lost Continent (1968) – Review
Aside from the odd movie featuring iconic prehistoric swimwear, Hammer’s fantasy output isn’t as generally well regarded as their horror stuff, but that doesn’t mean
Convoy (1978) – Review
If someone grabbed me while I was walking down the street and suddenly demanded to know the best and easiest way to describe Convoy, Sam
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