Cult movies: what makes a film a cult classic?

The latest instalment in the Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant, is now in cinemas. Which brings me on to today's topic, films of the cult science-fiction genre (of which Alien falls into). To start off, we must ask the question: what qualifies a sci-fi film to gain a cult following and …

16/05/2017

Chris Smith

Movies

6 video game movies that are actually good

Do "˜good' video game movies exist? The evidence suggests not, with the average score for videogame films on Metacritic a lowly 30. So why do people keep making them? Angry Birds is in cinemas now, Warcraft is released at the end of the month and films based on Assassin's Creed …

12/05/2016

Chris Smith

7 legendary movies that were box office bombs

For every Avengers movie that makes a bazillion pounds at the box office, there are at least 5 movies that bomb harder than an overweight gent trying to frontflip off a diving board. However, quite a few box office bombs have gone on to become beloved cinematic classics, such as… …

18/05/2015

Chris Smith