“Cult Chops” a monthly feature where each month we will be looking at a different genre of cult cinema as well as key actors and directors who established their legacies directing films from these genres
August saw the LAMB members head down under to check out the wild world of Ozploitation cinema, here’s what they had to say
Thanks again to everyone for their...
It’s hard to imagine it now but at one point Australia was one of a small group of countries alongside Ethiopia and Iceland which didn’t have a film industry. Infact the only films being made were via studios outside of the country who came over to make classy pictures such as “Walkabout” or “Age of Consent”. Still thanks to the success of these films the Australian government’s eyes to the potential of Australia setting...
Three solid, middle-of-the-road films this week in terms of their collaborated review scores. Some people didn’t like them, some liked them a great deal, but on average it seems they’re all worth watching. Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about Florence Foster Jenkins, Sausage Party and Pete’s Dragon:
Florence Foster Jenkins
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Just one movie for you this week. Suicide Squad was such a hotly anticipated product that it seemed a wise decision for all the other studios to move their releases out of the way, except for the Kevin-Spacey-is-a-cat movie Nine Lives, but not enough people reviewed that, so we won’t discuss it any further. What we will do, though, is have a look at what everyone had to say about Suicide Squad:
I remember in the lead-up to Jason Bourne‘s release there being a lot of excitement and fanfare – the plan had even been to dedicate a LAMBCast to it, potentially the full franchise, but the schedule didn’t work out. Then the fifth instalment in the series was released, apparently, and I managed to hear diddly-squat about it from anywhere which, judging by this week’s LAMBScores, is because it was largely...
Another eclectic mix of movies for you this week, and this time the highest voted film, and one that jumps straight to the number 1 spot on the LAMBScores table for the year, is one that I’ve barely even heard of! Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about Star Trek Beyond, Lights Out, Cafe Society, Ice Age: Collision Course and Captain Fantastic:
Captain...
This month “Cult Chops” is heading down under to look at the wild and often incredibly strange world of Australian exploitation cinema better known as “Ozploitation”!!
A genre which always existed lurking beneath the surface as it wormed its way in seemingly every sub-genre of cult cinema while bringing with it a very distinctive style of film making as reckless and visionary directors like Brian...
Eco-Horror, Natural Horror, Animals Gone Rogue, Animals Invading the Human Sphere (thanks Jenn), unquestionably it’s a genre which goes by almost as many names as it has found inventive ways to turn pretty much any animal into nightmare fuel.
While you might be mistaken for assuming that this sub-genre came out of the hysteria of the 1950’s where cinema from the time can be seen reflecting the fear of communist invasion or...
Time to look at one of 2016’s most divisive films this week, Paul Feig’s reboot of the 1984 classic, Ghostbusters. Whether you went in with an open mind or were a dyed-in-the-wool “Ghost-Bro”, or came out raving or grumbling, everyone seemed to have a different opinion, but what did the LAMB community have to say? Check out our reviews below, along with some thoughts on the latest Bryan Cranston vehicle,...
Of these weeks two movies, there’s one that I’ve been really looking forward to seeing, and the other looked like utter tripe, yet based on these reviews from the LAMB community my trailer-based predictions could be entirely mis-placed. Guess I’ll just have to watch them both some time and find out. In the mean time, here’s what the LAMB has to say about The Secret Life of Pets and Mike and Dave Need...
Three films for you this week. Here’s what the LAMB community has to say about The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan and The Purge: Election Year:
The Purge: Election Year
LAMB Average: 3.11 (9 sites)
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Changes to the leader board again this week, with the “Farting Corpse Movie” proving far better than that high concept would have you believe. In fact, this week proves that a giant budget and flood of marketing doesn’t guarantee a great movie, as you could practically plot on a graph this week that the bigger the film, the worse the reviews. Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about the recent major...
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