10. The Breakfast Club 9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 8. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 7. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 6. Deadpool 5. Freddy vs Jason 4. Wolf of Wall Street 3. Halloween (2018) 2. Hereditary 1. Scream
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Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Villain (1971)
1971 was a great year for British gangster movies. Not only did we get the masterpiece Get Carter but also the lesser-known Villain. These two films would usher in a new era of crime cinema and television. Richard Burton plays Vic Dakin, a psychopathic London gangster. He's planning on robbing a delivery of wages being …
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Top 10 Movies That Should Won The Best Picture Oscar
For this Top 10 I looked at the nominees for the Best Picture Oscar and chose the film that I felt should have won instead of the actual film that did win 10. LA Confidential (Titanic won) 9. Pulp Fiction (Forrest Gump won) 8. Dallas Buyers Club (12 Years A Slave won) 7. Secrets and …
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Is It Really That Bad?- Can’t Stop The Music (1980)
When the film purporting to document the formation of The Village People opened in 1980 it garnered almost universally bad reviews. The film was also seen as being so bad that (along with Xanadu) it brought about the formation of an annual awards ceremony celebrating the worst of cinema, The Golden Raspberry Awards. But, is …
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Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Don’t Look Now (1974)
John and Laura Baxter travel to Venice following the death of their daughter in a pond outside their home. John has undertaken a job there involving the restoration of a church. Whilst in a restaurant, Laura meets two sisters, one of whom is blind but has the gift of second sight and can liaise with …
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Top 10 Feel Bad Movies
10. Mysterious Skin 9. Martyrs 8. The Mist 7. Combat Shock 6. Salo 5. Irreversible 4. The Manchurian Candidate 3. Night of the Living Dead 2. Threads 1. The Deer Hunter
Is It Really That Bad?- Psycho (1998)
Two things crossed my mind when I heard in the 90's that Gus Van Sant would be making a shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's Psycho. My first thought was 'Are you insane?!' My second thought was 'Shot for shot, huh? That could be quite interesting if it's handled right. A bit like some kind of cinematic …
Top 10 Remakes
10. We're No Angels 9. Nosferatu 8. The Departed 7. A Fistful of Dollars 6. 12 Angry Men 5. The Fly 4. Cape Fear 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 2. Sorcerer 1. The Thing
Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Ms. 45 (1981)
Warning- this review contains spoilers. Ms 45 first came onto my radar due to it's inclusion in the fantastic horror compilation film, Terror In The Aisles. It would be years before I could actually see the film from start to finish, courtesy of a one-off rare film screening at a cinema in Hampstead when I …
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Is It Really That Bad?- Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
This article is another in my series entitled 'Is It Really That Bad?' in which I'm looking at films that are almost universally hated by audiences and critics alike. Do these films really deserve the terrible reputations they have garnered? I remember going to see Halloween H2O at the biggest West End cinema I could …
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