Why I Love

Simon professes his love for the Wesley Snipes air-bound actioner

I don’t know about you, but one of the things that frustrates, nay upsets me the most about being a long-term, somewhat hardcore horror fan is that, over the years, you lose that ability to be...

We give thanks for the David Fincher sequel

Simon leaps to the defence of the Ben Affleck superhero flick

Simon gives a double thumbs up to the murderous satire

OK, here’s a slightly unusual question for you – when was the last time you actually cried during a horror movie? Now I don’t mean a chuckle at a so-bad-its-good flick, or tears of frustration at some...

A Vietnam veteran returns home to wreak havoc

Vincent Price on top form in this camp horror classic

A little more than 77 years have gone by since Casablanca’s Hollywood premiere in November 1942. The movie’s release was brought forward by three months as part of the propaganda movement in order to...

Simon swings for the fences as he pours praise on Tony Scott's baseball thriller

Simon pays tribute to the Canadian horror classic

Everyone has had that conversation – who is your favourite Bond? Most justifiably favour Sean Connery, some prefer Roger Moore and then there are those with a fondness for Pierce Brosnan or Daniel...

Occasionally, just occasionally, when trawling through the mountain of straight-to-DVD fodder that populates the modern-day rental scene, you stumble across something that jolts you out of your stride and...

I’m not gonna bother recapping the plot of Apocalypse Now. If you don’t already know Coppola’s masterpiece, well, you should. The US Army send a guy deep behind enemy lines to kill a rogue officer. But...

One of those oft-repeated questions set to stir up debate among film fans is trying to name a film sequel that tops its predecessor (in fact, if I remember correctly, Scream 2 devotes an entire scene to such...

Matthew shows some love for the Statham sequel

A computer geek brings the world to the brink of destruction

The cinema of Abel Ferrara is caustic, caught in between the pervasive grime of the street and a religious fever that is all at once pure and faux, a nightmare that washes over you. While Bad Lieutenant is...

The moment Marvel films became cool?

Simon defends the forgotten Johnny Depp slice of sci-fi

Colin digs out this 90's classic starring Warwick Davies and Jennifer Aniston.