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Monkey business that fails to impress
Monkey business that fails to impress
Saturday 1 March 2025 02:00 PM
Mixing comedy and horror together is always a risky venture for a filmmaker. Get it right and you end up with a classic movie like Scary Movie or Werewolves Within. Get it wrong and you get a film that is dangerously likely to pick up a Razzie or two.
Interview: Anthony Mackie Entering a Brave New World
Interview: Anthony Mackie Entering a Brave New World
Sunday 23 February 2025 03:00 PM
Over recent years we have seen a few batons passed on in the Marvel universe. Jeremy Renner passed the Hawkeye baton to Hailee Steinfeld while Florence Pugh inherited the Black Window mantel from Scarlett Johansson.
Venturing into the dark
Venturing into the dark
Saturday 22 February 2025 02:00 PM
We have had more than enough exorcism horrors and thrillers over the years but the one thing they have all lacked have been originality or the power to make their audience walk away from the cinema deep in thought.
‘Companion’ questions AI in daily life
‘Companion’ questions AI in daily life
Saturday 1 February 2025 02:00 PM
There is no doubt that Hollywood has programmed audiences to see Artificial Intelligence as a bad thing. While movies like ‘Short Circuit’, ‘Chappie’ and ‘Wild Robot’ suggest the opposite, films like ‘Terminator’ and ‘The Matrix’ are just too powerful at portraying AI as the villain.
Interview: Leigh Whannell details creating the ‘Wolf Man’
Interview: Leigh Whannell details creating the ‘Wolf Man’
Sunday 26 January 2025 01:30 PM
It is not an overstatement to say that filmmaker Leigh Whannell is one of the men responsible for changing the face of modern-day horror. His screenplays introduced us to the world of ‘Saw’ and ‘Insidious’ while his directing skills have brought us the fresh and creative ‘Upgrade’ while ‘The Invisible Man’ took him to a whole new level to receive both critical and fan acclaim.
‘Heretic’ takes horror into a new realm
‘Heretic’ takes horror into a new realm
Saturday 25 January 2025 02:00 PM
Gone are the days when horror films were just simple’ plotless slice ‘n’ dices with B-Grade actors. Today the genre sees some of the top writers, actors and directors flocking to make films in it ‒ largely due to the fact that you can use the horrors of the paranormal and supernatural worlds  to make some pretty powerful metaphors and statements about the real world.
Whannell finds the humanity in the ‘Wolf Man’
Whannell finds the humanity in the ‘Wolf Man’
Saturday 18 January 2025 02:00 PM
The modern-day cinematic journey into the Universal Monsterverse has been a rocky one. The Tom Cruise-led ‘The Mummy’ became one of the most unfairly maligned films in Hollywood history while films like ‘Dracula Untold’ barely raised a blip on the radar.
‘Memoir of a Snail’, the tragic beauty and comedy of life in stop-motion animation
‘Memoir of a Snail’, the tragic beauty and comedy of life in stop-motion animation
Saturday 11 January 2025 02:00 PM
Adam Elliot is one of the most talented filmmakers to ever walk this Earth. Yet outside of his home country of Australia he is a relative unknown – despite the fact that he is an Oscar winner.
Cinema Special: An interview with James Gunn
Cinema Special: An interview with James Gunn
Saturday 4 January 2025 01:00 PM
The cinematic trailer for the new ‘Superman’ (2025) is out and causing a lot of commotion for DC fans looking forward to the movie coming out in July. Here David Griffiths gets the opportunity to interview Director James Gunn, who also brought us Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad and most recently Creature Commandos.
‘Kraven’ entertaining while Marvel films sag
‘Kraven’ entertaining while Marvel films sag
Saturday 28 December 2024 01:00 PM
The Sony Pictures Spider-Man Universe finally draws to a close with the release of ‘Kraven: The Hunter’. This is a franchise that has had highs and lows. While the Spider-Man movies have become fan favourites – the Morbius, Madame Web and Venom films have copped some pretty unfair flack.
‘Mufasa’ returns to Lion King’s roots
‘Mufasa’ returns to Lion King’s roots
Saturday 21 December 2024 01:30 PM
The original ‘The Lion King’ animation is considered a film classic. Not only was it a film loved by families right around the world but it gave us all a spectacular soundtrack led by the classic tracks ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight?’ and ‘The Circle of Life’ so beautifully recorded by Elton John.
‘The War of the Rohirrim’ brings Tolkien classic to anime life
‘The War of the Rohirrim’ brings Tolkien classic to anime life
Saturday 14 December 2024 02:00 PM
When the trailer for ‘The Lord of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ first dropped it seemed to divide cinema fans. Some saw it as a way to once again delve into the magical world created by J.R.R. Tolkien, while others seemed worried about the fact of whether or not this story would lend itself to the Anime style correctly.
‘Moana 2’: Too much, too little
‘Moana 2’: Too much, too little
Saturday 7 December 2024 02:00 PM
When ‘Moana’ hit cinemas in 2016 neither Disney or the world knew what was about to hit them. Disney had an instant hit on their hands while children around the globe suddenly had a fan favourite family film. A film that you would have to say competes rather well alongside ‘Frozen’ as perhaps the most popular family film of this generation.
Colin Farrell reveals his true ‘Penguin’
Colin Farrell reveals his true ‘Penguin’
Saturday 30 November 2024 02:00 PM
When Matt Reeves’ film ‘The Batman’ hit cinemas screens in 2022, not only were people impressed by the performance of Robert Pattinson as ‘The Caped Crusader’, but they were also stunned by Colin Farrell portraying the villainous Oz (aka ‘The Penguin’) in such a way many thought he possibly should have had more success at Awards time.
‘Wicked’ not woeful, but still not spellbinding
‘Wicked’ not woeful, but still not spellbinding
Saturday 23 November 2024 02:00 PM
The classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’ has always held a special place in my heart. Alongside ‘The Sound Of Music’ it is one of the earliest films that I can remember my mother letting me watch as a child when it used to screen on TV.
‘Gladiator II’ could have made history
‘Gladiator II’ could have made history
Saturday 16 November 2024 02:00 PM
There is no doubt that Ridley Scott’s 2000 film ‘Gladiator’ is a cinematic masterpiece. If winning five Oscars and having countless actors and filmmakers admit over the years that it is their favourite film is not enough to prove that, then the fact that it still has the power to mesmerize and wow audiences some 24 years later certainly is.
‘Red One’ delivers a very special Christmas treat
‘Red One’ delivers a very special Christmas treat
Saturday 9 November 2024 02:00 PM
It hasn’t taken very long into this Christmas period to find a film that is guaranteed to become a Christmas classic. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, ‘Red One’ takes the action genre and mixes it with mythological and a splash of comedy and the result is very special.
‘The Apprentice’ puts young Trump on show
‘The Apprentice’ puts young Trump on show
Saturday 2 November 2024 02:00 PM
With the US Presidential election hotting up now seems to be a good time to take a look at controversial brand-new film ‘The Apprentice’. Whether this film is an accurate portrayal of a young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan – Captain America: Winter Soldier) or whether it is a media beat-up designed to discredit a Presidential candidate all seems to come down to what side of politics you support.
‘Venom’ finale worth waiting for
‘Venom’ finale worth waiting for
Sunday 27 October 2024 12:00 PM
One of the thrills of sitting down to a Marvel movie these days is that anticipation to see whether as a production company they have learnt from recent mistakes. As their Box Office takings have plummeted over the past few years people have been pretty vocal online as to why.
Smile, and Halloween horror smiles at you
Smile, and Halloween horror smiles at you
Saturday 19 October 2024 11:00 AM
With Halloween fast approaching it is no surprise that Hollywood is pumping out horror movies at an alarming rate. Next off the block is ‘Smile 2’, the follow-up to 2022’s surprise box office hit.

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