Spotlight On: Bette Davis
From a young naive woman with distinctive eyes to a full-fledged Hollywood icon the career of Bette Davis is full the stuff of legend. With a whopping 10 Oscar nominations and a filmography… Continue reading
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Top 10 Final Girls
There are some cinema tropes that transcend their typical audience and become a central part of modern storytelling. Running to a departing loved one at the airport, for example, is a trope from… Continue reading
Greatest Justice League Stories
If their is a superhero team reminiscent of a pantheon it is the Justice League. A team without equal they recruit the best and those who have proven themselves to battle evil. Over… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘The Mighty Ducks’
When it comes to feel-good sports films, Disney has got it down. From Cool Running to Remember the Titans to Miracle, the House of Mouse knows how to get an audience on their… Continue reading
The Disney Marathon: ‘The Fox & the Hound’
This is a movie that has always been on my radar, to the point that I know how the plot goes almost in its entirety. I’ve never seen it though, and it’s rarely… Continue reading
Brilliant But Cancelled TV Shows
It seems we live in a day and age when a TV series comes to an end if it has enough of a cult following it can usually find a home elsewhere. But… Continue reading
Spotlight On: Hedy Lamarr
Sadly today, most people know hew name due to the genius running gag in Blazing Saddles. But in her time Hedy Lamarr was known as one of the biggest movie stars in the… Continue reading
Classic Scene: Clarice Meets Hannibal
Clarice meets Hannibal The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Directed by Jonathan Demme The Scene: After a few kind words and reassurance from the orderly Barney, young FBI agent Clarice Starling descends into… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’
When it comes to war being portrayed cinematically we have no shortage of movies which show the glory and heartache of combat. However, what happens when the guns go silent and the men… Continue reading
The Star Trek Re-watch – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
One of the positive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been the ability for people to explore television shows and films they never got around to see. This of course comes with the… Continue reading
