This is the story of a working-class hero. Seriously. Sure, he may have a top-knot hair style and a shiny blade at his side, but Jimmy Wang Yu is nobody’s sucker. The Assassin is a blood-soaked suicide letter and, thanks to the talent behind the camera, it comes across as almost effortless in its ...
When the “YES” men start telling you “NO”, you are probably approaching the trash-lined gutters along Sunset Boulevard. Hollywood is clearly sending you a message. You are no longer needed . . . or are you?!?! Well, if director Billy Wilder has anything to say about it then go on and second ...
I mean, look, The Third Man is a damned classic. Scripted by Graham Greene and featuring some incredible performances from its leads, Carol Reed’s film is a masterpiece that never falters in its step to wedge paranoia straight down your throat. Holly Martins (played by Joseph Cotten) is thrust ...
“Do it first. Do it yourself. And keep doing it.” When it comes to gangster pictures, there is no better film than Howard Hawks’ Scarface. From the single shot opening in which Italian immigrant gangster Antonio "Tony" Camonte (played ...
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the tale of a madman told through the eyes of another madman; a film so daunting it’s horrifying. Yes, here it is: the very first horror film and still its influence is felt. There is no argument there. It is also, with its exaggerated backgrounds and sharp angles, German ...
“At first glance, everything looked the same. It wasn’t. Something evil had taken possession of the town.” Oh, to travel back to the 1950s. If I could, I would just sit myself in a drive-in theater with a big ol’ bucket of popcorn and watch flick after flick of whatever science fiction schlock ...
"Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth." Infidelity made private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) the man he is today. We know this having seen the excellent Chinatown, but Gittes admits as much in the opening line of The Two ...
"Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown." Chinatown is a film for lovers of Los Angeles. It is for snoops; for film noir followers; and for anyone who loves a classic detective yarn. It is also a classic American film, well-written by screenwriter Robert Towne, expertly directed by Roman Polanski, and ...
Though director Fritz Lang is most remembered for masterpieces like Metropolis, M, The Big Heat, and his numerous other notable expressionistic films, Secret Beyond the Door is no exception to the Master of Darkness’s signature style. Starring Joan Bennett and Michael Redgrave, this ...
Being a hitman isn’t as exciting as some movies might make it out to be. Of course, I’m not speaking from experience, but rather referring to the lonely perspective of Cleveland hitman Frank Bono (played by Allen Baron, who also serves as the writer and director), the protagonist of the bare-bones ...
“I’m a very reckless person, Chris. And you’re a very cautious one.” Shameless love affairs, parties lasting past dawn, regretful one-night-stands…all this in a film released in what year? 1933. Yep, you got that right. Just her second film ever but also marking the first starring role for the one and ...
Universal have collated four of Hitchcock’s big hitters in one mighty boxset containing all four movies in 2160p for the first time: Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo and The Birds make their 4K debuts. All four are revered classics in the pantheon of film. I’ll touch briefly on each film and dig into ...
Before the law there stands a guard . . . and that guard is not allowing you admittance. Ever. This is a world gone completely mad and the masterfully on-point filmmaker, one Orson Welles, is there to document it all. Complete with dizzying camera angles, expressionistic lighting, and increasingly surreal ...
Opening upon a black-and-white vision of the New York city skyline, we are promptly checked into a classy hotel. But it seems that there aren’t too many classy activities going on here as we witness a giant, angered mobster forcing his wife to fess up where her debaucherous actions with the ...
The anti-hero, the McGuffin, the duplicitous femme fatale, film noir, German expressionism seeping its way into western film—these things have influenced our movies for longer than this reviewer’s father was alive, and they’re things that we take for granted because they’ve become old hat. But ...
Cop Socky Cinema is your go-to corner for all things martial arts on screen—from high-flying kung fu classics to modern bone-crunching brawlers. We dive into the legends, the hidden gems, and the genre-defining moments that shaped martial arts cinema.
Kaiju Korner is your ultimate destination for everything colossal and creature-filled. We explore the wild, wonderful world of kaiju cinema—spotlighting both classic monster epics and today’s thrilling new entries. From Godzilla and Gamera to modern reimaginings and global giants, Kaiju Korner dives deep into the history, cultural impact, and sheer spectacle of giant monster films.
Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a curious newcomer, this is where titans clash, cities crumble, and cinematic legends roar to life—one stomp at a time.
Monster Mayhem is your go-to destination for all things monstrous and menacing. We will sink our claws into the world of classic creature features, celebrating the timeless terror of cinema’s most iconic beasts.
From Universal’s legendary monsters to B-movie behemoths and international kaiju, Monster Mayhem explores the history, artistry, and cultural impact of the films that made us fear the dark. Expect deep dives, behind-the-scenes stories, retrospectives, and rankings that resurrect the giants of genre filmmaking.
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