Bermuda Tentacles
When flying over the Bermuda Triangle, Air Force One is attacked by giant sea tentacles, in this 2014 Syfy channel original that finally answers the mystery of what happened to Linda […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Angel’s Egg
Ten years before Ghost in the Shell, Mamoru Oshii got his first taste of shell-based sci-fi in this 1985 anime about a girl (Mako Hyōdō) protecting a big egg, presumably […]
The Silence of the Lambs
On the hunt for a serial killer known as Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) seeks guidance from psychiatrist, cannibal and fava bean fan Hannibal Lecter […]
Saw V
Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) closes in on Jigsaw’s apprentice Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) in this cop-on-cop sequel they should have called Interminable Affairs. By 2008 the Saw timeline had become […]
Inside
Stuck in her house on Christmas Eve, a pregnant woman (Alysson Paradis) is attacked by a scissors-wielding maniac (Béatrice Dalle) in this French horror movie they should have called Panic […]
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Everyone’s favourite plasticine chicken is back! But enough about Brexit’s impact on UK food standards. Here’s the 2023 Netflix sequel to Chicken Run. Having eggscaped the evil cluckches of Mrs. […]
The Philadelphia Story
A journalist (James Stewart) gatecrashes a socialite’s (Katharine Hepburn) wedding plans in this 1940 comedy they should have called Say Yes to the Press. Representing screwball comedy at its finest, […]
The Great Mouse Detective
A mouse who lives in Sherlock Holmes’ cellar solves rodent-based crimes in this 1986 Disney flick they should have called The Grate Detective. Arriving just ahead of the ’90s Disney […]
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd’s (James Stewart) family become increasingly frustrated by his apparent friendship with an invisible six-foot rabbit in this 1950 comedy they should have called One Flew Over the Púca’s Nest. […]
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a 2018 dystopian sci-fi musical about a Greek island where all music apart from ABBA has been outlawed. Ten years after reading her […]
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