[column size=one_half position=first ] The post-apocalypse comes in many forms. You get the dystopian future stuff (Akira, Equilibrium, 1984), the Machine Dawn (Terminator, The Matrix), Extinction (Planet of the Apes), Disease (28 Days Later) and Invasion (Oblivion). But the image it conjures today is inevitably batsh** biker hell-hole, where we are all shanking each other for the last bottle …

[column size=one_half position=first ] We might as well address the elephant in the room. The Hunger Games – either you thought of that immediately or you are now wondering what this modern classic of extreme Japanese cinema has to do with Katniss and her rebels. Last Updated: August 17, 2015

[column size=one_half position=first ] I love John Carpenter’s movies. Yes, I can admit that his stuff is not for everyone: despite making very straightforward films that can even stray into B-movie territory, Carpenter’s movies can often sit just beyond the edge of popular consumption. Last Updated: August 3, 2015

[column size=one_half position=first ] It took a while for this column to reach a movie by the Coen brothers. It’s partly because they have such a wide range of work to choose from – nearly all Coen brothers films gain a cult following. Movies such as The Big Lebowski and Fargo have some die-hard followers. Last Updated: July 13, 2015

[column size=one_half position=first ] “By the power of Grayskull! I have the Powaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!!!” At this point you either have the He-Man theme song stuck in your head or you weren’t around in the 1980s. There was no bigger toy line nor animated show of its time. Not even the Transformers or Ninja Turtles could lay claim to quite such a …

[column size=one_half position=first ] Is The Evil Dead the original ‘cabin in the woods’ movie? That is a matter of debate. You could make that argument for earlier works like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Friday the 13th, though neither centred their horror around a particular structure. But even if it didn’t invent isolated, dilapidated cabins that contain unspeakable evil, …

[column size=one_half position=first ] The movie world loves the action hero, a man (and increasingly woman) who is highly competent, shows no fear and is able to get themselves out of any situation, no matter how hairy. Whether it’s Jason Bourne or Jason Statham, they are there (to quote another John Carpenter movie) to kick ass and chew bubblegum. Last …

[column size=one_half position=first ] “As a writer and poet it is my duty to get out there and dig the world… to swing with the whole friggin’ scene while there’s still time!” So starts the adventure of one of moviedom’s most memorably animated experienced. Fritz The Cat is that movie you either know or you should really find a copy …