When it comes to the Hollywood awards season, we’ve already had the ridiculous schadenfreude of the Razzies and the sometimes confusing accolades of the Golden Globes (The Martian is the Best Comedy? Huh?!). But now it’s time to get serious – no, more serious than that! – as the Oscars are upon us! While the world is still reeling in …
Iconic British actor Alan Rickman, aged 69, sadly passed away today after briefly suffering with cancer. Rickman played several iconic roles in his career, notably villains and was famed for his incredible diction and recognizable voice. Perhaps his most famous role and the one that first got him attention in Hollywood as perhaps one of the best villains of all …
If you ask me the art of making good, heart pounding, blood chilling horror movies is dying out. The movies coming out the last few years have been more gore and gross than horrifying – and I guess that is kind of scary for some people. However every now and then a movie comes along that promises to leave me …
The Chronicles of Narnia was a franchise I never got into. I watched the first two movies, but found them rather dull and boring, although the visual effects were well done. I understand that the source material itself is quite revered to many people and so they still attracted a fair amount of attention at the box office (The three …
I’m rather sad to say I haven’t watched Penny Dreadful season 2 yet, particularly given how much I absolutely loved the first season of premium cable network Showtime’s Gothic horror drama. It was one of the best new shows to hit the small screen in 2014 with excellent production values, a compelling story and some amazing performances – anyone whose …
SPOILER WARNING IF YOU’RE ONE OF THE 12 PEOPLE LEFT ON THE PLANET WHO STILL HASN’T SEEN STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS! Going into Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the question on most fans’ lips was “What happened to Luke Skywalker?”. Walking out of the movie though, it was more than likely”Exactly who is Rey really?”. Probably followed closely by …
The BBC has confirmed that it's bringing Robot Wars back to TV screens.
Yes, we’re right in the middle of the Hollywood awards season, with the Golden Globes taking place this weekend past, and the Oscar nominations being released later today. But while those two biggest awards shows are all about honouring achievements in movies, there’s another that exists for exactly the opposite. I’m of course talking about the Golden Raspberry Awards aka …
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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