***SPOILER ALERT*** Don't read this unless you've seen 'Cruising'. I remember the first time I saw the film Cruising (1980). It was 1996 and I was studying Film at Brunel University in London- a newly 'out' 20-year-old gay man who was completely comfortable with his sexuality. I had come out on moving to London from …
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***CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!*** I haven't seen this since I was a kid and I loved it. Would this film still be as enthralling now that I was a world weary and cynical adult? The film was made in 1958 and concerns a mysterious meteor that crash lands on Earth and releases a gelatinous type living organism …
It surprised me to learn that fans of the Halloween series of films harshly judge Halloween 3: Season of the Witch as the runt of the litter. Yes, the film isn't centred around Michael Myers, but is it really worthy of the scorn poured on it by fans of the rest of the franchise? I …
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