An Ode to my Favourite Ambient Sound Effect, Found in Alien, Blade Runner, & Star Wars
Alien. The 1979 horror masterpiece by Ridley Scott, one of the most acclaimed horror films of all time; a truly...
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The Superior European Cut of The Shining Needs to be Protected
Region-locking has been the bane of many a film fan and physical media collector for decades, but with 4K Ultra-HD...
Cowboys & Aliens is Jon Favreau’s Precursor to The Mandalorian
The world seems to have forgotten Cowboys & Aliens and I can’t say I blame it. I saw it at...
Ranking The ‘Poe Cycle’: All Eight of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Film Adaptations
Sixty years before Mike Flanagan directed his own eight-part series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe with Netflix’s...
Triple Frontier: A Netflix Action Movie That’s Actually Good
Netflix has become the king of awful action movies. They have a monopoly on quadruple-crossing spies searching for nebulous MacGuffins...
No One Will Save You is One of the Best Films of the Year
This article contains spoilers for all aspects, including the ending, of No One Will Save You. Hulu is beginning to...
30 Years of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth – The Franchise’s Underrated Gem
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth may be the third film in the series but in many ways it feels like...
Revisiting Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may be the fourth Indiana Jones movie, but I also see it as the fourth...
The Hidden (1987) is Almost a Twin Peaks Movie
If Twin Peaks is over, I am content. The modern season, The Return, is my favourite piece of television –...
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye: Reading The Original Star Wars Sequel 45 Years Later
The Empire Strikes Back is considered peak Star Wars and one of the best sequels ever made. What most people...
