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Based on Mark Twain’s 1889 novel of the same name, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is significant in the fact that it is the first film adaptation of ...

In the colorful and dynamic world of comics, few artists have left as profound an impact as Eric Bradbury. Renowned for his unparalleled skill in illustrating thrilling stories across various ...

In the vibrant tapestry of British comic book history, few characters have prowled the pages with as much vigor and charm as The Leopard from Lime Street. Created and written ...

In the annals of British comics, few characters have left an indelible mark quite like Doomlord. Created by the legendary John Wagner and Alan Grant, Doomlord emerged onto the pages ...

The world of cinema owes much of its development to the pioneering efforts of visionaries like Segundo de Chomón. This Spanish filmmaker, born on October 17, 1871, in Teruel, Spain, ...

Apparently, it took me two plus weeks to stop reeling from viewing The Baby Of Mâcon. Apologies for the delay on the next Halloween choice cuts article. Anyway, onto the ...

The Baby Of Mâcon I am very aware that the "Choice cuts, Halloween list" is becoming an exploration into real world horror rather than the supernatural. I will continue this ...

Midsommar Midsommar is a folk horror film set during a Pagan festival in Sweden. A dysfunctional American couple, Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor) travel with a group of ...

So, I'll be subjecting myself on the run up to Halloween with some "challenging" cinema, so you don't have to or maybe it'll influence your own Halloween viewing, either way ...

Conrad Veidt, a distinguished German actor of the early 20th century, left an indelible mark on the world of cinema through his versatile acting skills and captivating screen presence. While ...

Walter Reginald Booth, a name synonymous with enchantment and innovation, stands as a remarkable figure in both the world of magic and early cinema. Hailing from the United Kingdom, Booth's ...

Georges Méliès, a visionary filmmaker and illusionist, left an indelible mark on the world of cinema during its nascent stages. Born on December 8, 1861, in Paris, France, Méliès is ...

Tod Slaughter, a name synonymous with melodramatic horror and diabolical performances, left an indelible mark on the world of film. Born in 1885 as Norman Carter Slaughter in Newcastle upon ...

William Friedkin, was a man synonymous with groundbreaking cinema, born on August 29, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, Friedkin's path to becoming a maverick director was a journey filled with challenges, ...

Television has always been a powerful medium in shaping societal perceptions, and the portrayal of female characters has undergone significant changes over the years. One of the groundbreaking shows that ...

It was 70 years ago yesterday that "The Quatermass Experiment," first aired in 1953 on the BBC. The show was a groundbreaking science fiction television serial that had a significant ...

While Magnum P.I. is primarily centered around the character of Thomas Magnum, many fans and critics have argued that Rick Wright, played by Larry Manetti, is actually the unsung hero ...

Ahsoka Tano is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, and is best known for her role in the animated television series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star ...

The Wanderers is a 1979 film directed by Philip Kaufman, based on the novel by Richard Price. The movie follows the story of a group of teenagers, known as The ...

The Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future TV series, which aired from 1987 to 1988, was ahead of its time in several ways, it was so ahead in ...

As the world spun into the 1990's suddenly everyone began to care about the planet. Caring about the environment was no stranger to film and television but by the 1990's ...

The Raggy Dolls was a British animated television series that first aired in 1986 and aimed to promote values of acceptance and inclusion by featuring a cast of misfit toys ...

Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed ex-President of the Galaxy in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is one of the most distinctive and memorable characters in the series. Through ...

Dana Scully, played by Gillian Anderson, served as a central character in the popular sci-fi series The X-Files. She worked as both a foil and a partner to Fox Mulder ...

The results are in for Fabulous Films’ extremely scientific (Twitter) poll to find out which was the scariest children’s TV show from the 70s to the 90s. It has left ...

To give this bizarre set of circumstances a modern context, imagine Jordan Henderson suddenly dropping a duet with Harry Kane on SoundCloud. Cast your mind back to 1987. What a ...

Whether you think Hulk Hogan is the best wrestler in the world or that Tetsuya Naito is undervalued, you can not deny that when wrestling is at its finest… just ...

Television shows have a long history of booking A-list musical guest stars to attract viewers and higher ratings. Miami Vice was the sultan of the such cameos during the ‘80s when Glenn Frey, ...

Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated has a sense of purpose and significance that sets it apart from the rest of the franchise, but thankfully, it also possesses a sense of humour about ...

No, this isn’t another occasion like Sting or Sid Vicious, where a wrestler and a prominent rock musician share the same name. At the pinnacle of his popularity as part ...

The internet can be a treacherous place, like that time of day, typically around 8:30 am and 3:30pm when every road near any school in Britain is brought to a ...

In 1990 Tim Burton’s long standing passion project The Nightmare before Christmas was finally green lit by Disney. This has been something he’d been working on since 1982 and had ...

Evel Knievel did things differently. In his time, there was no genuine science behind motorcycle jumping. Instead, calculations were on the back of a cocktail napkin (if there were any), ...

Poodle-pop duo Nelson was an extreme anomaly in the history of hair metal. nothing about them scanned as “metal.” They dressed like a pair of androgynous sex yetis, and their ...

The original Wicker Man left Nicolas Cage “disturbed for about two weeks.” Imagine what it must take to have Nicholas Cage disturbed. A man startled that during that fortnight’s window, ...

Let us be thankful that we live in an era in which Nicholas Cage can be unapologetically: Nicholas Cage. There never was nor never shall be another human like Nicolas ...

The record-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer finally revealed some of what we can expect from the much-anticipated third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie this Christmas. And it turns out what ...

Unfortunately for me, most of my fandoms have toxic elements. In fact with exception of Gravity Falls & 90’s indie band Shed Seven, I’d say all of my fandoms are ...

The Year is 1985, Back to the Future and The goonies have both hit the big screen, on the small screen HE-MAN Has a strong hold on viewing figures along ...

If recent press conferences are to be believed and everything goes to plan, we will finally be out of lockdown in June.  Will you be able to look back and ...

Apparently there’s a new Matrix film on the horizon (probably swishing slowly into view now as they iron out the glitches).  My question is who cares?  The Original matrix arrived ...

Bored of the current crop of superhero franchises I’ve decided to create my own trilogy narrative using older films starring the same actor.  It brings a whole new light to ...

It’s rare for a film that was released in the month of June to be talked about as a Christmas film, but Ghostbusters 2 is an exception. Released the 16th ...

Stephen King, an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy is one of my all time favourite authors. His books have sold more than 350 million copies ...

We seem to have been pummeled by Stephen King film adaptations since the late the 1970’s, if I’m honest most are terrible. Being an avid fan of Stephen King’s writing, ...

See You Next Wednesday began as a recurring gag for film director John Landis. He took the line from the 1968 classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, where it is the ...

Now after trawling through a lot of channels it is safe to say that Channel 4 OD has the widest selection of old and new film, anime and tv shows ...

The Lockdown rolls on so we have trawled through the ITV Hub to save you the trouble and have found some film and TV gems that might make everything a bit ...

As Lockdown continues we have sifted through BBC iPlayer to save you the trouble and have found some film and TV gems that might make everything a bit more bearable! ...

Back in July 2017 the BBC cast its first female Doctor. Whilst the then current Doctor, Peter Capaldi, had felt like a gift to the shows older fans; the casting ...

In 2020 lyric videos are so common place that the only shock is when they get all the words correct. In 1983 such an idea must have seemed so futuristic ...

Damaged people act differently to the rest of us. They are products of their experiences. Both Léon and Mathilda have experienced trauma and loss but find companionship after Léon opens ...

In a time when the world was over exposed to glamorised American teenage dramas where teens were being played by thirty years olds a dramatic shift happened. The seeds of ...

Santa Claus: The Movie was supposed to be the holiday hit of 1985. Such was the confidence that father and son producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind had managed to get ...

No one likes an 'I told you so', so let's get the unpleasant bit out of the way. I told you so. Back in Feb 2018, whilst I was still ...

When Empire Records was released in 1996 it captured the grunge vibe that many teens were going through at that time. "Damn the man - save the empire" we all ...

Avengers: Endgame has been out for some months now and as late as it is I have thoughts on the film as both a standalone and as a conclusion to ...

When I was a kid, there were three adults that made me tremble with fear whenever I saw them, First up is Darth Vader, no introduction needed.  Second was my ...

Hello fellow Factionites! My wife, two kids and I are currently visiting  Val Verde for the first time. While Val Verde may look like your stereotypical Latin American nation — ...

Well, after the disappointment of Episode 8, I didn't expect to be this excited by the trailer for Episode 9, but hats off to Disney JJ and KK for at ...

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is 71, Yes The Terminator himself is now that same age as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. He always said he would be back, but now surely the ...

It was very rare for an actor to acquire the accolade to be part of more than one film franchise, nowadays it's a lot easier, but back in the 60's ...

It was mentioned way back in January 2018 by Greg Berlanti, the creator and executive producer of Supergirl, that there was a lack of representation, in the Arrowverse, of a ...

In 1985 the production of ‘Doctor Who’ was suspended for a year and rumours were circulating that the long running show would be cancelled. In response to this news songwriters ...

In July 1991, Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break arrived at the cinema and clashed with Terminator 2: Judgment Day's (directed by Bigelow's then husband, James Cameron). Whilst Terminator 2 would dominate, ...

Robert Zemeckis 2004 film ‘The Polar Express’ was in the main panned by critics on release and was not as successful as distributors Warner Brothers would have liked. It has ...

If you read my TLJ review on Cult Faction a while back, you'll already know I hated it with a passion and Solo has also already been reviewed on Cult ...

It’s well documented that Nintendo’s Gameboy Advance is one of the most hackable consoles ever produced. With the right knowledge you could hack the console to run through an N64, ...

A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away…… That sight is what greeted this 8-year-old lad as he sat in awe of the huge screen in front of ...

Over the course of the history of the internet, now and then, someone has raised their head above the parapet and voiced the dangerous opinion that Blade Runner is an ...

Once a ‘Doctor’ always a ‘Doctor’, but as Christopher Eccleston is more than happy to tell you they have also done other things. Here are my recommendations on where else ...

Reboots, spin-offs, and sequels all have a tendency to be judged quicker than fresh material, due to the reputation of the original looming in the back of the mind. This ...

This April 7th ‘The Grand Hotel’ will become a haven for the nerdy as it hosts this year’s ‘Brighton Beach Comic Con’. Guest will include ‘Buck Rogers’ Gil Gerrard and ...

With the exception of series 1 and 10 every season of Doctor Who has that one episode the fans don’t want to talk about. You know, watch once and then ...

Let's get this straight from the start.  I've seen TLJ a few times now and it IS a damn fine movie.  So why are so many people vehemently angry? I ...

The El Santo comics were very popular in Mexico and all over Latin America for a few decades, beginning in 1952 when the issue first appeared. The first series lasted ...

Assembling a Top 5 Lucha/Horror listing of these type of films is a very difficult task, because some of the better titles are not easy to find, but probably the ...

After soccer, “lucha libre” is the second most popular sport in Mexico. Since its national prominence, the Mexican movie industry produced a genre of “lucha-hero” films, starring some of the ...

The disturbing sexual undertones of Deck the Halls! ‘Deck the Halls’ is a 2006 Christmas comedy starring Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick. It tells the tale of Buddy Hall (DeVito) ...

Anyone who has ever entered their local pub looking for a quiet pint, only to be driven out of by a group of inebriated middle-aged divorcees crowded around a microphone ...

The GX4000 was Amstrad's short-lived attempt to enter the games console market. With a higher spec graphics card and more memory Amstrad saw the GX4000 as serious competition for Sega’s ...

I was so looking forward to Christmas. The tenth series of Doctor Who finished with an astonishing cliffhanger, revealing the First Doctor — played by Game of Thrones' David Bradley ...

Netflix originals are popping up left and right and seem to be making their way onto everyone’s must see lists. Shows like Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, House ...

At 2am on Monday the 22nd of May I raised my cup of Damn Fine Coffee and re-entered the realm of Twin Peaks. There was a deep humming noise. There ...

Peter Capaldi has joined Steven Moffat in announcing that season ten will be his last full series of Doctor Who. As has become the tradition Capaldi will regeneration into the ...

Since the release of Rogue One people have been wanting to know more about the character Saw Gerrera (played in the movie by Forest Whitaker) - so we have dug deep into ...

Between Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, and the upcoming Wonder Woman, DC could have introduced a number of female characters that at this point we ...

Nicolas Cage named his son after Superman and once owned a castle. He’s been a sex symbol, an Oscar-winner and a punchline. A man from the school of acting where ...

It was 2007 when director Edgar Wright dropped Hot Fuzz on us. The film was written by Wright and Simon Pegg and featured long time collaborator Nick Frost. It is ...

Last week’s Flash episode “Welcome to Earth 2” (Season 2, Episode 13) has the potential to change the game for the DC Universe on the film and TV screen. No ...

There's a scene in the Wizard of Oz. Having killed the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy returns to the Emerald City. The Wizard delays her request to grant her well-deserved reward ...

With the eleventh Doctor Who Christmas Special of the modern era this year I thought it’d be a good time to count down the previous ten. I’ve decided to not ...

Everyone loves ‘Back to the Future’ don't they? But be honest, you've been conditioned to like this film. Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Do you think it’s really a good movie ...

The other day, for no good reason, I started to watch Avatar. This in itself was unusual, because I have always found the success of the film to be a phenomenon ...

Iron Man has a cool suit. But that’s it. If you took the suit away he's just a cocky rich arse, a crap Batman without the pathos. He’s smarmy and ...

Do you think Star Wars was great? Sorry to break it to you, but it’s actually a big pile of pump. Not the prequel trilogy, not the original films, not ...

Back in 1989 two dudes known as Bill S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Keanu Reeves) - together they were known as Wyld Stalyns -  needed to ...

Alan Partridge: Right, OK. Shoestring, Taggart, Spender, Bergerac, Morse. What does that say to you about regional detective series? Tony Hayers: There's too many of them? Alan Partridge: That's one ...

With all the chatter regarding Secret Wars it is easy to get caught up in the hype that surrounds it. Looking deeper though it would seem that perhaps Marvel had ...

I say to people I am a gamer, and to me being a gamer means spending at least 3 hours a day with a mouse and keyboard or controller in ...