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TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Is 30 Years Old

For better or for worse, James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day helped usher in the age of CGI-fueled blockbusters when it was released back in 1991. The liquid metal effects of the T-1000 showed audiences a brave new cinematic world and [...]

July 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU

John Frankenheimer – 1996 Not as bad as the reviews suggest, The Doctor Of Island Moreau is a bizarre but entertaining adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel. Marlon Brando camps things up to great effect as the title character and Val Kilmer is [...]

September 12, 2020

Arnold Schwarzenegger & Stan Winston’s Genius Practical Effects On The Set Of THE TERMINATOR

Made for just $6.5 million, James Cameron’s The Terminator would go on to gross over $78 million when it was released in 1984. The film made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star and spawned a somewhat patchy franchise. Cameron’s film is a superb [...]

December 14, 2019

Blu-ray Review: James Cameron’s TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Is Still Great

November 28, 2017

New Pic Shows The T-800 Endoskeleton Is Back In TERMINATOR GENISYS

A fan favourite is returning for Terminator Genisys. Sure, Arnold Schwarzenegger is back – but so is the iconic T-800 Endoskeleton (with a serious case of red-eye). It’s a shame the late, great Stan Winston isn’t around to see this [...]

January 6, 2015