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Released 35 years ago, Flashdance is a film that prioritises style over substance. Yet, it also had a huge influence on pop culture in the 1980s and beyond. Why has Flashdance endured? By day, 18-year-old Alex (Jennifer Beals) is a…

Even if you haven’t seen the original King Kong film, it’s probable that you have some awareness of its monster. The giant ape himself has come to exist within pop culture independent of his cinematic origins 85 years ago. However, while…

In the 15 years since its debut, The Core has become an exemplar of bad science onscreen. There are countless posts online which analyse the many ways that this film plays fast and loose with the laws of physics. However, science fiction…

Doomsday was the third feature written and directed by Neil Marshall who had previously made Dog Soldiers and The Descent, two of the more interesting horror films of the 2000s. It’s an ambitious action thriller that blends familiar…

Based on the novel by Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl tells the story of the Boleyn sisters and their separate affairs with Henry VIII. Part costume romance, part political drama, The Other Boleyn Girl is all about sisterly rivalry…

It’s 43 AD. In rain-soaked Gaul, a Roman legion of 20,000 men waits to cross the sea to finish what Julius Caesar had failed to do 90 years earlier. Emperor Claudius has ordered General Aulus Plautius to conquer Britannia and its people.…

What happens when you ignore the advice of the expert? Nothing if you’re lucky. But what if they’re right, but it’s too late to do anything? These questions lie at the heart of Dante’s Peak which has recently turned 20. The film follows…

Watch enough disaster films and it becomes easy enough to spot the rules. The story will sketch the cast of disparate characters before anything dramatic happens. The disaster must be foreshadowed. The disaster can be either natural,…

As technology advances, it can be disastrous for those who are slow to adapt. Change can leave some wishing for simpler times. Released in 2002, Lilo and Stitch could be interpreted as a nostalgic look back for Walt Disney Animation…