Fifty Three Degrees of Movie Trivia David Brake November 18, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Ten Degrees of Trivia Who doesn't like movie trivia? As one of the founding pieces of this site, we're going back to our roots to enlighten you once more with some of the best trivia the world of cinema has to offer. Without...
Where Are They Now?: Aliens Patrick Taylor July 5, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? It's nearly 30 years since James Cameron’s much celebrated Aliens (1986) hit our screens. A film which built on the premise pioneered in the first instalment, Aliens still represents the high watermark for...
The Last Days on Mars – Review Stephen O'Nion April 17, 2014 Reviews It might be a brave new world but we’ve definitely been here before. The humdrum minimalism of Sunshine and Alien crossed with the runny-screamy parts of Alien and Sunshine mean little is unexpected, even...
Under the Skin – Review Cameron Ward March 15, 2014 Reviews 2 Comments Beautifully hypnotic and hauntingly dispassionate, Jonathan Glazer's multi-faceted exploration of cultural subjectivity and social realism flawlessly straddles issues of both observational cinema and the...
Alien, Gravity, and Pacific Rim: The Radical Notion That Women Are People David Brake March 5, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion 63 Comments PSA: this piece isn't an argument over whether Stone, Mori, or even Ripley do or don't pass this or that feminist reading. Whilst this writer's opinion is that they do, that particular discussion is already...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Ridley Scott Chris Davies December 3, 2013 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Ridley Scott is one of Britain’s finest filmmakers, with a career spanning almost forty years and including such iconic films as Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise and Gladiator. Born in North-East...
51 Pieces of Movie Trivia You May Not Know David Brake August 19, 2013 Features, Nostalgia, Ten Degrees of Trivia 5 Comments You've had 50 slices of movie trivia so let's go one better. Literally. ENJOY! 1. Die Hard originated from the failed script of Commando 2. 2. Samuel L. Jackson demanded that the studio keep Snakes on a...