The 1980s films of Michael Caine | Blame It On Rio (1984)
by John Upton | Nov 06, 2024 | Feature, News
Our odyssey through the work of Michael Caine reaches a grim nadir: the 1984 comedy Blame It On Rio. Brace yourselves, readers....
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Heretic and the rise of the modern religious horror movie
by A J Black | Nov 05, 2024 | Feature
Starring Hugh Grant, Heretic is the latest in a growing wave of modern religious horror movies. With spoilers, a look at what it might mean......
Saw at 20 | Looking back at James Wan and Leigh Whannell's seminal horror thriller
by Maria Lattila | Nov 04, 2024 | Feature, News
James Wan’s Saw turns 20 this year and is back in cinemas. A look at one of the most influential horror films of all time:...
Ridley Scott details his upcoming Bee Gees biopic and Gladiator III (exclusive)
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 01, 2024 | Feature, News
Director Ridley Scott gives us an exclusive on three of his planned upcoming films, including his Bee Gees biopic and Gladiator III....
Blair Witch | The original film's directors on not being consulted for the upcoming sequel [exclusive]
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 01, 2024 | Feature, News
"Studios are not your friends," says Daniel Myrick, co-director of the original Blair Witch Project, on not being consulted about the upcoming sequel....
The Blair Witch Project | How we made the most influential horror film of 1999
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 01, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez tell us how they started a found footage frenzy with their pivotal 1999 horror, The Blair Witch Project....
Film Quiz Friday | Presidential Treatment
by Mark Harrison | Nov 01, 2024 | Feature
Next Tuesday, America goes to the polls, but this Friday, we've got 30 more film quiz questions, some of them about US presidents on film....
Agatha All Along and the challenge of keeping villains as villains
by Maria Lattila | Oct 31, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
Stories focusing on villains are all the rage in Hollywood at the moment, but they come with their own challenges - as seen in Agatha All Along......
Juror #2 | What’s the problem with Warner Bros and Clint Eastwood’s film?
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2024 | Feature, News
Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 arrives in cinemas this weekend - but Warner Bros has hardly come out swinging in support of the film. Why?...
Concord | Sony hero shooter studio's closure highlights the risks of live-service games
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 30, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
Sony has closed the studio behind Concord, the $400m hero shooter it shut down mere days after its release in August - again highlighting the risks of...
David Fincher is reportedly making Squid Game for Netflix - but is he taking the least interesting path?
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 30, 2024 | Feature, News
David Fincher is reportedly making a Squid Game spin-off series for Netflix. But wouldn’t we rather see something original from the filmmaker?...
Mental Health Matters | Mental tornadoes
by Sarah Myers | Oct 30, 2024 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health, a few words on the days when the brain just isn't going to play ball....
Don’t Move and the benefits of keeping a film to around 90 minutes
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 29, 2024 | Feature
Now on Netflix, the new thriller Don’t Move keeps its story to a taut 92 minutes - and is all the better for it....
The Italian waiter who nearly destroyed MGM
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 28, 2024 | Feature, TV
In 1990, a former waiter went from Italy to Hollywood and bought MGM for $1.3bn. Then brought it to its knees....
Venom | How an odd-couple pairing saved Sony's Spider-Man Universe
by James Harvey | Oct 25, 2024 | Feature, News
The Venom trilogy has a self-awareness which marks it out from its Sony stablemates, thanks to the pairing of Tom Hardy and screenwriter/director...
Film Quiz Friday | Halloween-ish
by Mark Harrison | Oct 25, 2024 | Feature
Six more days ‘til Halloween, Halloween, Halloween… and this week’s film quiz has some suitably spooky horror movie questions....
What isn’t Christopher Nolan’s next film?
by Film Stories | Oct 25, 2024 | Feature, News
Christopher Nolan is being linked with umpteen different films at the moment - perhaps it's best if we rule some of them out....
The Shining | Why do filmmakers love to reference Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic?
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 24, 2024 | Feature
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining has been referenced in everything from Toy Story to this year’s The Substance. We look at why it’s such a touch...
Mental Health Matters | When someone famous passes
by Sarah Myers | Oct 23, 2024 | Feature
In this week's mental health spot, a few words on when someone famous dies, and how people react to the news....
Christopher Nolan’s rumoured to be making a vampire horror film - but he’s been unsettling audiences for years
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 22, 2024 | Feature, News
As a rumour emerges that Christopher Nolan might be making a vampire horror next, we look at some unsettling moments from his earlier work....
Blue Thunder | An underrated 1980s classic contains some of the best aerial action scenes you’ll ever see
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 22, 2024 | Feature, News
In light of the Christopher Nolan rumours, we take a look back at 1983’s Blue Thunder - a high-tech thriller that deserved more attention on its r...
Ballerina, and the best and worst of movie reshoots
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 21, 2024 | Feature
As word again surfaces that John Wick spin-off Ballerina has been heavily retooled, we look at whether reshoots always spell doom for a movie…...
The Electric State on Netflix | When is an adaptation not an adaptation?
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 18, 2024 | Feature, News
Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi adventure The Electric State adapts a much-loved art book by Simon Stalenhag. Or does it? We weigh up what counts as an a...
Smile, The Exorcist, and how far to push realism in horror
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 18, 2024 | Feature, News
As Smile 2 emerges in cinemas, we explore the 2022 original, its parallels with The Exorcist, and the impact of realism in horror....
Film Quiz Friday | (Tom) Hardy Har Har
by Mark Harrison | Oct 18, 2024 | Feature
Ready for another film quiz? Here are 30 movie-related questions about literary adaptations, horror flicks, and the films of Tom Hardy....
It’s What’s Inside and the rise of the stately home horror subgenre
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 17, 2024 | Feature
On Netflix now, It’s What’s Inside is the latest film to throw anxious young people in a mansion. A look at the rise and meaning behind the sta...
Ghostbusters | Could it point the way forward for the mid-budget movie again?
by Simon Brew | Oct 16, 2024 | Feature, News
Ghostbusters films haven't been doing mega box office numbers - but there are more on the way. A few thoughts on a new way forward for big movies....
Mental Health Matters | 24 hour news
by Sarah Myers | Oct 16, 2024 | Feature
It's easy to feel overwhelmed at the constant news cycle - but how can we lessen the heavy load a little? A few thoughts....
V/H/S | The best anthology horror stories from each previous film
by A J Black | Oct 15, 2024 | Feature
To mark the arrival of V/H/S/Beyond, we take a look at the anthology series' 12-year history, and pick out the six best V/H/S short stories to date....
Agatha All Along proves there’s still power in Marvel’s TV shows
by Maria Lattila | Oct 15, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
Agatha All Along, in just five episodes, has proved that Marvel's TV department still knows what it's doing after all....
Terrifier 3 and Joker 2 | A box office tale of two clowns
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 14, 2024 | Feature
As Joker Folie à Deux falters in its second week, horror sequel Terrifier 3 has soared. Does the latter tap into previously-overlooked movie-goer...
Filmmaking and AI | Will the industry survive, and what will be left of it?
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 14, 2024 | Feature, News
Will AI end traditional filmmaking as we know it? We take a look at some differing opinions, as well as the 1980s popularity of the SodaStream....
