Every good action movie needs a chief antagonist or villain to make it really worthwhile. There is no point having all the good guys working to fight a cause when there isn’t someone you are supposed to be rooting against (or in my sadistic way, I often end up rooting for) on the other side. And who better to play …
I touched on the topic of ratings ruining movies last year, and I’ll stand by my opinion, making a movie PG to reach a wider audience is more likely to be a hindrance than a help. Nothing brings this into sharper focus than a movie based on a comic book, especially Deadpool. We know Ryan Reynolds campaigned long and hard …
While entries in the movie franchise like Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan have cemented themselves as icons of cinematic pop culture, and the JJ Abrams directed 2009 Star Trek reboot was certainly a lot of fun (let’s just skip talking about Star Trek Into Darkness for now), I’ve personally always felt that Star Trek belongs on TV. Tuning into the …
Well that didn't take long. Realising that Deadpool may be a very bankable franchise for them, 20th Century Fox has already approved a Deuxpool follow-up.
Hot, thick, nine inches long, moist on the inside and easy to grip in one hand. But enough about Deadpool’s favourite chimichanga. This weekend, the merc with a mouth finally gets his big screen debut in a movie that proves that a leading man with a face that looks like Freddy Krueger’s sphincter can be a box office hit. It’s a …
So Lionsgate want to play a game and boy have they been winning that game – with the franchise grossing $873 million worldwide on an estimated $64 million total budget for the series. That’s no small feat but unfortunately as much as they are winning, we are the ones on the losing end. Sure there is a place in the …
Yesterday we got a surprise first look at the next Jason Bourne movie that is coming out and it has firmly put the Bourne franchise back in the minds of cinema audiences. Especially that the character of Jason Bourne will be taking centre stage in this one and not Jeremy Renner’s character, which is what we really wanted to see …
The YES! chant master is no more, as Daniel Bryan has announced that his legendary career in a WWE ring is effectively over.
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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