Here’s a throwback for you: the 1983 action movie Blue Thunder starring Roy Scheider. It was about the perils of modern technology when the LAPD get to fly a new military helicopter that is far too powerful and invasive to be in the civilian realms. Last Updated: March 18, 2015
[column size=one_half position=first ] Sometimes you find the right stuff in the worst places. Last Updated: November 24, 2014
[column size=one_half position=first ] Oh Val Kilmer, what has become of you? The notoriously difficult actor has certainly fallen from grace in the last decade or so. Last Updated: October 27, 2014
[column size=one_half position=first ] There is a lot of controversy about how long the human race – and everything for that matter – has been around. Last Updated: September 22, 2014
[column size=one_half position=first ] A generation still mourns the passing of Leslie Nielsen four years ago. The twilight of his career was not the greatest – the last notable thing he starred in was Superhero Movie. Last Updated: August 4, 2014
The next X-Men movie that stars first and second graduating classes of mutants living in a world that hates and fears them isn’t even out yet, and already a sequel is being planned. Bryan Singer will return to direct X-Men: Apocalypse, which will take place after Days of Future Past. And get your ozone-layer killing deodarants, ladies shoulder pads and …
The tale of the prince saving the princess from some type of nebulous evil is a well-worn saga. But how often do you get to see that with flying mountains, weird aliens and Liam Neeson? Last Updated: January 27, 2014
In the convoluted world of magical practitioners, it is often assumed that men are wizards and women are witches. The Harry Potter series went a bit of the way to fix this glib generalisation, showing that anyone can be a wizard, regardless of gender. But if we had our say, we’d not go for something as pedestrian as a wizard, …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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