Movie Features

29 November 2019

Film of the Week: Gremlins

The 80s were perhaps one of the best decades for films. We were gifted movies like Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Aliens – and 1984’s Gremlins is no ...

26 November 2019

Fresh Perspective: Watching Martin Scorsese classic Taxi Driver for the first time...

Welcome back everyone! This is Fresh Perspective, where I’ll be reviewing films I’ve never seen before. I can passionately say that Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) was such an amazing ...

22 November 2019

Nine greatest movie taglines of all time

The trailer is the go-to these days for enticing an audience into seeing a movie, but it hasn't always been this easy to watch the newest trailer releases. It used ...
22 November 2019

Film of the Week: Aliens

Aliens, the second instalment in the Alien franchise, is perhaps one of the best films ever made. With Sigourney Weaver in the best female lead of her time (and perhaps ...
20 November 2019

Seven best anti-Christmas movies, for people who hate the festive spirit

Christmas isn't for anybody. There are plenty of people who hate hearing Mariah Carey's vocals blast out from the radio as soon as November comes around, and who cannot stand ...
18 November 2019

Fresh Perspective: Watching cult classic The Big Lebowski for the first time...

Hey guys! Welcome to Fresh Perspective, where I’ll be reviewing films I’ve never seen before. This week I watched the very famous cult classic, The Big Lebowski (1998), by the ...

15 November 2019

Film of the Week: An American Werewolf in London

This week’s Film of the Week is a movie that everyone should see – it may not be the most action-packed, but this 80s offering is one that changed the way we see ...

9 November 2019

Fresh Perspective: Watching Stanley Kubrick's horror classic The Shining for the first time...

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Fresh Perspective, where I’ll be reviewing films I’ve never seen before. This week I’ll be delving into Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining ...
9 November 2019

Five films with major plot twists you wouldn't believe...

When it comes to a shocking plot twist, directors and filmmakers now have to go above and beyond to leave us surprised. There have been lots of attempts at diverting ...
8 November 2019

Film of the Week: American Psycho

This film may seem like an odd choice for Film of the Week, but this psychological thriller from 2000 starring Christian Bale (The Dark Knight trilogy) is a brilliant mashup of ...

1 November 2019

Film of the Week: Scream

It may be November 1st, but in keeping with this week's Halloween spirit, we've decided to highlight Scream as part of our ongoing Film of the Week series! This 1996 ...

31 October 2019

The zombie movie: Is it time to let them die out?

The zombie film genre has been around since FOREVER, and includes pure horror classics such as Night of the Living Dead (1968) and the recent I Am Legend (2007). They're beloved by many, but not just in ...

31 October 2019

Fresh Perspective: Watching horror classic The Fly for the first time...

Happy Halloween! Welcome to my inaugural issue of brand new feature series Fresh Perspective, where I’ll be reviewing films I’ve never seen before. Whilst some are regarded as timeless classics and ...

31 October 2019

Seven fearsome females of horror

Long gone are the days when women in horror films were just a handy screaming victim for the killer - now they’re just as likely to be the killer themselves! ...

26 October 2019

Top 10 foreign horror films for Halloween

With Halloween falling on a Tuesday this year, skip the late-night revelry and treat yourself to a small-screen scarefest at home - but look past the usual suspects. For film ...
25 October 2019

Film of the Week: The Rite

Since we are nearing Halloween, it felt only ‘Rite’ to put a film such as this as our Film of the Week! Anthony Hopkins (Thor, The Silence of the Lambs) gives a ...

25 October 2019

Ranking 10 of the best lesser-known horror movies you probably haven't seen!

With just under a week to go until Halloween, we've been watching a lot of horror films here at Female First! After ranking 15 of our favourite classics from the ...
25 October 2019

Split: A film that helped elevate the discussion of mental health

NOTE: This article contains discussion surrounding mental health, which may be potentially triggering for some readers. Mental Health Awareness events are something that hit home for thousands of people, and with ...

24 October 2019

Throwback Thursday: Ranking 15 of the very best classic 80s horror movies

There's just a week to go until Halloween, so we've been taking a look back at some of our favourite classic horror movies that would be the perfect accompaniment to ...

23 October 2019

A definitive ranking of the 20 best classic Disney villains

With Halloween right around the corner, and final touches being added to costumes for spooky house parties or a night out on the tiles, we got to thinking about some ...
18 October 2019

Film of the Week: War of the Worlds

Since the early 2000s, hundreds of films have been released, but not many hold a flame to 2005’s War Of The Worlds. Stephen Spielberg has numerous films under his belt, ...

17 October 2019

Throwback Thursday: 10 of the best movie quotes of all time!

We're going back to the movies in this week's Throwback Thursday feature, taking a look at some of the best, most iconic film quotes of all time! From Lord of the Rings ...
17 October 2019

Why Spider-Man belongs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Following last month’s tumultuous scare, Marvel fans were pleased to see that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios brokered a deal that will allow Tom Holland’s Spider-Man to return to the ...
11 October 2019

Film of the Week: The Shallows

Welcome back to our brand new Film of the Week series! Each Friday, we're going to be taking a look at a movie which has had us all taking at Female ...