Rob O Conchuir

This October we asked our writers about their favourite examples of underrated horror: the underdog films that never got the recognition they deserved, the much maligned movies that are actually worthwhile despite the negative press, and…

On Her Majesty's Secret Service celebrates its 50th anniversary and it continues to stand proud as the best James Bond film of all time. Director Peter Hunt bravely chose to treat Bond as a human, with a beating heart rather than a mere…

Each August, I’m reminded of Elvis Presley’s sudden expiration and I find myself poring through his enormous catalogue of material and diving into the details of his Earthly existence with great fascination. No idea where this obsession…

I’ve seen the future and it will be. Batman 1989 turns thirty this week, and three decades in it remains as odd as it was when it was released - it’s been criticised as having been the ultimate studio product, pumped out with the…

While buses everywhere are now emblazoned with the three heads of King Ghidorah squaring off against the King of the Monsters, in the world of 1998, Godzilla and his monstrous friends were not particularly known quantities in the west.…

It's hard to fathom that Fox's troubled X-Men series was once the first true Marvel Cinematic Universe. Where once it was a linear exercise in star power (Hugh Jackman), evolving stakes (X2) and diminishing returns (Brett Ratner's…

There should be no greater example of the pervasiveness of Stan Lee's impact on popular culture than the fact that my own father knew to text me informing me of his passing. While comic books and superheroes have a far bigger following than…