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Horror films are having their moment right now, particularly with Halloween being just around the corner. It's been a massive year for the genre, with huge releases such as 28 Years Later and Sinners being met with critical acclaim and an epic return from the Final Destination franchise. However, not every release has been met with the same reception. More recently, I Know What You Did Last Summer received mixed reviews along with M3GAN 2.0. But, thankfully, we'll always have the classics to fall back on when we are in the mood to be frightened out of our skin. Time Out, the entertainment magazine, has compiled a list of the 10 best Halloween movies of all time for us to choose from. Here are the winners, ranked from 10 to one.10. Alien Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film direct...

Not only has this film been named the best of the 20th century, but it has also been hailed as the greatest war film of all time by a film expert on IMDb. Apocalypse Now stands as a monumental achievement in cinema, praised for its powerful storytelling and unforgettable depiction of the Vietnam War. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and released in 1979, Apocalypse Now took audiences on a gripping journey deep into the psychological and physical horrors of war.The film follows Captain Willard, played by Martin Sheen, as he ventures upriver from South Vietnam into Cambodia to find and confront the enigmatic Colonel Kurtz, played by the famous Marlon Brando. It topped the ranking thanks to its success, popularity, and cinematic greatness, both from a directing and writing aspect.The film'...

A massive plot hole has been uncovered by cinema fans in an Academy Award-winning film that entirely transforms the ending.The Hollywood blockbuster My Cousin Vinny secured Marisa Tomei her maiden Oscar triumph, and whilst this celebrated motion picture has earned acclaim as amongst the finest films ever made, there's an enormous narrative flaw that has recently come to light.The 1992 film, featuring Joe Pesci from Home Alone and Goodfellas renown, proved successful both commercially and critically upon its debut.Contemporary audiences revisiting the picture decades afterwards are spotting that something fails to align during one of the movie's most crucial sequences.A moment showing Pesci's character, Vinny Gambini, securing victory in the case alongside Mona Lisa, portrayed by Tomei, ...

Veteran performer Sean Connery retired decades before his death because of his part in a "disastrous" movie.While many would hope to end their career by leaving the audience wanting more, it was quite the opposite for the James Bond megastar.The Oscar-winner may rightly be considered a legend by film fans but the career slump which began after his awards win for The Untouchables is a staggering, and rather sad, turn of fortune.Connery, who died in 2020 at the age of 90, decided to stop performing after 2003 because of a film which was seemingly so disastrous he lost all faith in the movie industry.Fans now believe the Hollywood horror show is a big reason the star decided to call time on his career, with many suggesting his decision is a valid one considering the state of The League of ...

A "harrowing" thriller featuring Matthew McConaughey is keeping critics on the "edge of their seats".The Lost Bus, based on a true survival story, takes audiences back to the catastrophic California wildfires of 2018. It tells the tale of a bus driver and a school teacher who find themselves in the midst of the blaze as they attempt to save school children.The film is set to debut in select cinemas on 19 September before launching on Apple TV+ on 3 October. Starring Matthew McConaughey (famed for his roles in Magic Mike and Interstellar), the film is directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Greengrass, renowned for his work on the Bourne action film series.Apple TV teases: "A determined father (Matthew McConaughey) risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher (America Ferrera) and her s...

Back in 1964, John Wayne had a cancerous lung and a few ribs removed, leaving him stricken with health problems for the rest of his life.Duke would struggle tenaciously through physical scenes in his movies, secretly relying on an oxygen mask that he was desperate to hide from the public, so as not to taint his strong cinematic image.Pushing on to make a string of movies over the next decade, including his Oscar win for True Grit, the Western legend's final film, The Shootist, hit cinemas in 1976, just three years before he died.It’s commonly believed that Wayne was living with the stomach cancer that killed him in 1979, when playing a cowboy living with the disease in The Shootist. However, this was not the case, as Duke had been cancer-free since 1969.According to Scott Ryman’s John W...