Retrospective

5 years ago, we got one of the most disappointing sequels ever

The first movie is a bit of a modern classic, so the sequel had a LONG way to fall… Released in cinemas in December 2011, director David Fincher’s take on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo proved to be both massively commercially and critically popular. Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, which had already […]

The first movie is a bit of a modern classic, so the sequel had a LONG way to fall… Released in cinemas in December 2011, director David Fincher’s take on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo proved to be both massively commercially and critically popular. Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, which had already […]

2 years ago

Netflix is home to the scientifically proven scariest movie ever made

In case you should want to, the “scariest movie ever made” is available to watch at home right now. If you’ve ever wondered what was the scariest movie ever made, and how could it be proven, then look no further… Released in cinemas in Ireland and the UK on 5 October 2012, Sinister proved to […]

In case you should want to, the “scariest movie ever made” is available to watch at home right now. If you’ve ever wondered what was the scariest movie ever made, and how could it be proven, then look no further… Released in cinemas in Ireland and the UK on 5 October 2012, Sinister proved to […]

2 years ago

30 years on, the origins of one of cinema’s biggest unsolved mysteries

We still can’t quite wrap our heads around it. Over the years there have been some huge mysteries presented in movies that have never actually been properly answered. Who was the killer in Zodiac? Was that really a magical creature in The Blair Witch Project? Did DiCaprio really know what was going on at the […]

We still can’t quite wrap our heads around it. Over the years there have been some huge mysteries presented in movies that have never actually been properly answered. Who was the killer in Zodiac? Was that really a magical creature in The Blair Witch Project? Did DiCaprio really know what was going on at the […]

2 years ago

25 years ago today, we got the best car chase scene in cinema history

The car chase consists of seven exhausting minutes of edge-of-the-seat crashes, explosions, and near-misses. Released in cinemas in September 1998, Ronin had all of the potential of being an action classic. Directed by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, French Connection II), with a script co-written by David Mamet (The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross). The incredibly […]

The car chase consists of seven exhausting minutes of edge-of-the-seat crashes, explosions, and near-misses. Released in cinemas in September 1998, Ronin had all of the potential of being an action classic. Directed by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, French Connection II), with a script co-written by David Mamet (The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross). The incredibly […]

2 years ago

Released 15 years ago today, Iron Man was almost a VERY different movie

Both Tom Cruise AND Quentin Tarantino were attached the project. Premiering on 30 May 2008, Iron Man was the first official outing for what we now know to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise that in terms of the all-time worldwide box office hits, holds the No.2 spot (Avengers: Endgame), the No.6 spot (Avengers: […]

Both Tom Cruise AND Quentin Tarantino were attached the project. Premiering on 30 May 2008, Iron Man was the first official outing for what we now know to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise that in terms of the all-time worldwide box office hits, holds the No.2 spot (Avengers: Endgame), the No.6 spot (Avengers: […]

3 years ago

25 years ago, “Jurassic Park with aliens” turned into one of the biggest flops ever

This one had sooooo much potential… When author Michael Crichton released his book Jurassic Park in 1990, followed by the massive blockbuster adaptation by Steven Spielberg in 1993, Hollywood rushed to his catalogue to source the next big hit from him. In quick succession, we got big screen versions of Rising Sun, Disclosure and Congo, […]

This one had sooooo much potential… When author Michael Crichton released his book Jurassic Park in 1990, followed by the massive blockbuster adaptation by Steven Spielberg in 1993, Hollywood rushed to his catalogue to source the next big hit from him. In quick succession, we got big screen versions of Rising Sun, Disclosure and Congo, […]

3 years ago