Arachnophobia Review: This Spider Movie From 1990 Holds Up
For me Friday night is the perfect evening to watch a B-movie. Work has nearly killed my brain by then, and I just want to have a beer along with a disposable fun movie....
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Let’s acknowledge the Jesus metaphor at the center of Robocop
To some people it might seem far-fetched, but the full name of the hero at the center of Paul Verhoeven’s seminal 1987 action film’s could have even been Robocop Jesus. In the last few...
Ethan Hawke continues to thrive with upcoming movies
Ethan Hawke may have started off as a child actor with Joe Dante’s Explorers in 1985, but in the 90s he had already established himself as a strong dramatic actor thanks to roles in...
Buster’s Mal Heart is a terrible Arrested Development spin-off
When Netflix saved Arrested Development all of us fans were ecstatic: finally we would get a continuation to one of the best comedy series to ever air on television. Although season 3 had wrapped...
B-movie review: Is Mechanic Resurrection any good?
When we’re lucky enough to have the apartment to ourselves, one of our favorite pastimes is to get a few beers and to consume them during a random B-movie we have available. How else...
Will there be an Obi Wan Kenobi movie? Maybe not, thanks to Solo.
When Disney purchased the Star Wars property, it didn’t do so out of the kindness of its cold, dead, corporate heart. If you thought the whole deal came about to restore the famous Sci-Fi...
Patrick Warburton is the latest actor appearing in a Rizk commercial
It seems like making commercials for gambling companies has become a preferred way of making a quick buck for B-actors. First we shared with you how Lance Henriksen is in ads for Kaboo, then...
Trailer: Nicolas Winding Refn’s TV show for Amazon
Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn is hard at work on his latest production: Too Old To Die Young, and we finally get to see some footage for it. The cast is led by Miles...
Whatever happened to… Bridget Fonda
One of the “It girls” in the 90s was definitely Bridget Fonda. It’s no surprise Fonda managed to appear in a string of high-profile films, given her family’s stature in Hollywood. Not only is...
No Netflix movies at Cannes, company regrets ban
Another week, another article on streaming giant Netflix. While the company continues to crank out content (see our article here on Netflix pushing localized content), it seems that others in the industry aren’t too...