In this video essay Pablo Valverde takes a look at the beginning of Once Upon a Time in the West and how it’s a brilliant example of using sound to convey the narrative and set up the story, showing the dynamics between the characters while placing the tale in a specific place and time.

For his new remix, sample doyenne Eclectic Method takes sound bites from the Terminator movies, and mashes them all together for an awesome track full of the sounds of weapons firing and robots from the future saying cool quotes.

Disney cartoons are not known for their historical accuracy, the horrors of history just don’t fit so well when you’re trying to make a joyful narrative that lends itself to young minds—without terrifying them. But Cracked have decided to add some truth to those Disney fairytales, which means the princess gets to sing and dance [...]

Everyone loves an action movie, but Chris Stuckmann thinks that they seem to be suffering somewhat these days—and he’s not talking about comic book movies, but pure actioners. So he lists all the things that make action movies a pale imitation of the ones of yore.

What happens when two huge sci-fi franchises collide? THIS happens! With Jedi-like editing skills YouTuber Alex Luthor mixes together a trailer for a movie that’s never going to get made, but is quite fun to imagine in Star Wars Vs. Star Trek.

If you’re a fan of the Goonies (which basically means anyone who has eyes) then just reading the title to this may fill you with uncontrollable rage. But this doesn’t mean it’s a bad movie, just that pretty much like any work of fiction it’s filled with some ridiculous sins—like the prison break in the [...]

Because Tarantino’s films can be so visual, you might forget just how great at using sounds he is, sounds that can show the nuances of a character or can work as an over-the-top nod to another genre that Tarantino is paying homage to.

If you’re wondering, yes lightsaber fights are included in this montage too, because they’re basically a futuristic sword—so relive and admire some of the best sword fights from movie history, from Kill Bill to Blade, Pirates of the Caribbean to Conan the Barbarian, nothing can beat the thrill of a well staged and choreographed sword [...]

If you love cinema then you’re in good hands with this epic montage, that features hundreds of movies from every genre in a homage to Hollywood and the classic movies it’s produced that have gone on to become part of the fabric of popular culture.

You’ve Got Mail was a 1990s movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan that was pretty much just a remake of Sleepless in Seattle, but with email. It wasn’t really known for being sexy, raunchy or in any way interesting or entertaining, but all that changes when you look at this hot-under-the-collar “deleted scene” of [...]

Ah the end of the 90s! Things were simpler back then, the internet was nothing but fields and you could buy a bottle of beer for a thruppence halfpenny and still have change to feed your tamagotchi. Oh the memories! But don’t trouble yourself straining your brain to actually try and remember 1998, that’s why [...]