The legendary A-bomb of the acting community, Nicolas Cage has regularky marked his career with different phases over the years like the changing of a
Tag: Sci-Fi
Jupiter Ascending
Having effortlessly conquered dystopian, cyberpunk sci-fi with The Matrix (and then fucking it up a bit with the sequels) the Wachowski siblings decided they’d try
Total Recall
Regardless of how much we all complained, the immensely frustrating habit that the Millennium had of remaking 80’s action classics continued unabated with a glossy,
Battleship
Thanks to the truly biblical stacks of cash hauled in by Michael Bay’s flashy, trashy Transformers movies, toy company-cum-movie studio Hasbro obviously had the stench
Battle: Los Angeles
In the years since Independence Day cornered the market on crowd pleasing, flag waving alien invasion movies it seems that Hollywood has been trying to
Demolition Man
There’s a theory I have and it’s quite new – not to mention fairly out there – but stay with me…What if Cobra, Demolition Man
Akira
Back in the swirling mists of the 90’s, the burgeoning force known as Anime finally broke over into the UK and a teenage me started
War For The Planet Of The Apes
I’ve probably stated elsewhere that it’s the Planet Of The Apes remake trifecta that’s the great, unsung movie trilogy of the decade but I only
Scanners
I’ve always considered the fasinating career of David Cronenberg to be not unlike the evolving life cycle of the venereal horrors he frequently touches upon
Invaders From Mars
Back in the 80’s, Cannon – the cash hemorrhaging super studio – offered horror director Tobe Hooper a lucrative three picture deal with the understanding
Escape From L.A.
It’s always a tough moment when you’re forced to confront the news that a beloved artist is starting to lose their touch. Whether it’s Messrs
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
The rebirth of the Planet Of The Apes franchise seemingly came from nowhere, exploding from out of the foliage, teeth bared in a defiant screech
Escape From New York
John Carpenter has always been known as a director who’s always been somewhat ahead of his time – hell, let’s be honest here, we’re only
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Admit it. When YOU first heard that the Planet Of The Apes franchise was going to be yanked back into life (possibly while in a
Dune
We live in a time when seemingly unfilmable novels of mammoth size and complexity have finally been wrestled down to manageable length for our voracious
Tenet
What with pandemics and social anxiety making the world around us an ever more stressful environment, you may be forgiven for feeling the urge to
The Faculty
For the vast majority of us, negotiating the social pitfalls of education was (or still is) a rollercoaster ride of flaring hormones, various attempts at
Planet Of The Apes
Once upon a time, Hollywood had a full-proof solution when working out how to bring a quirky, big budget project to the big screen: if
Jurassic World
Films that divide audiences like Moses compartmentalising the Dead Sea aren’t exactly new, especially in these times of toxic fandom and the internet giving everyone
Battle Of The Planet Of The Apes
As the Apes franchise ground onward to it’s fifth and final instalment during what’s known as the “classic” section of the franchise, it was becoming
