Nobody can ever accuse Christopher Nolan of having a on-note filmography. The acclaimed fan-favourite director has started his career with a mind-bending thriller (Memento), then he revitalized the comic book movie genre (The Dark Knight Trilogy), dipped back into twisty adult thrillers (The Prestige), brought that crazy mind-warping to sci-fi (Inception) and then went totally big idea sci-fi bonkers (Interstellar). …
At this point in time, the list of records broken by Star Wars: The Force Awakens is probably already longer than I am tall (And let me tell you, I am one tall bastard!), but it may have just claimed its biggest accolade yet. As predicted a few days ago, The Force Awakens has now surpassed James Cameron’s Avatar as …
Let’s not mince words: Creed was effing brilliant! And not only has the Ryan Coogler directed sequel/reboot of the Rocky franchise wowed critics around the world, but audiences are responding to it as well. In the month or so that it’s been on the circuit, it’s pulled in about $115 million dollars – which may not seem a lot when stacked …
I might be giving my age away, but I actually remember the Voltron animated series when it first broadcast on TV back in the 80s. My memories of the plot and characters are sketchy, but I remember it being a fun alternative to the more popular Robotech and loved the action sequences of the series. Some background for you youngsters: …
We’ve known for a while that Netflix was officially coming to South Africa. We also knew that the world’s biggest online media streaming service would be hitting our digital shores in January. We just didn’t know exactly when. But now we do: About 45 minutes ago. Yes, Netflix has officially launched down in SA. Earlier tonight, Netflix CEO and co-founder …
The year’s chart starts rather poetically on a 1,2,3 as the first weekend generously also landed on the start of the year. Other than fostering a few prolonged new years parties, it also gave people a chance to get in and watch a few movies. Last Updated: January 6, 2016
With everything shuttered more tightly than the sides of a hipster’s haircut, the final top 10 for 2015 didn’t appear. Normally if there is such a skip, I just backdate the post. But seeing this is 2015’s final hurrah, it deserves some face time… Last Updated: January 6, 2016
There has been a lot of excitement for the impressive lineup of movies coming out this year, one of the most hyped is undoubtedly Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War – and it’s shaping up to be a very exciting movie! After Captain America: The First Avenger and the even better Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it would seem that Marvel …
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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