Tom Fordy

In 1990, Bruce Willis’s second seasonal firefight took everything good about the 1988 original – and upped the body-count

The nihilistic hero of Gervais’s sitcom has his life changed by a boy facing death. To the father of one young cancer patient, it rings true

Is Vicky McClure’s character Lana the real deal? Three bomb disposal specialists rate the pulse-pounding procedural’s first episode

Hannah Goslar survived the horrors of Bergen-Belsen. But the ‘very spicy little girl’ she first met in kindergarten wasn’t as fortunate

It was a critical bomb and wrecked the Ghostbusters legacy for decades. But actually the sequel is thunderously fun – and all in the detail

100 years on, FW Murnau’s Dracula rip-off still has the power to chill. But thanks to Bram Stoker’s widow, it was nearly lost forever

Gen X angst and John Woo-style gunplay combined to killer effect in John Cusack’s subversive comedy. But would it get made today?

From brutalised prostitutes to drug-fuelled deaths, scandals plagued the toxic producer. But he became one of Hollywood’s biggest players

Roger Moore’s second 007 film – now back in cinemas – tanked at the box office. Yet its stunts, location and villain set a gold standard

In Alan’s finest half-hour, he offended the Irish, sold a few tie-and-blazer badge combinations and made a new friend. But what inspired it?