It would seem that Sony certainly are keen to capitalize on the Ghostbusters franchise currently and in the words of Bill Murray’s character, Peter Venkman: “No job is too big, no fee is too big.” Or so it would seem. Having recently denied that another Ghostbusters male-centric movie is being produced, insiders at Sony have now confirmed that an animated …
Who watches the Watchmen? Well, if this latest report turns out to be true, then the answer to that question is “probably all of us”. Collider are claiming that their sources have intel that director Zack Snyder has been meeting with US cable network HBO to discuss a TV series adaptation of Alan Moore’s widely acclaimed best selling 1987 graphic …
It’s been approximately 1640 days since I finished reading “The Wise Man’s Fear”, the second book in Patrick Rothfuss bestselling epic fantasy trilogy, The Kingkiller Chronicle. 1640 days and still no third and final book in sight. In case you were wondering, no I didn’t actually keep track of the days (that’s why the internet’s there), but it sometimes feels …
The Exorcist is a cursed movie. Not only did it have a notoriously painful shoot, but a series of terrible sequels. Then there were the strange prequels, fogged in a controversy that saw one full version canned and a new – equally dull – version made from scratch. Last Updated: October 2, 2015
This week, Matt Damon gets lost in space, N.W.A. teach us the history of rap, the kids get an early Halloween treat, two local films generate some buzz and Nicholas Cage does what Nicholas Cage does best… star in a terrible movie. The Martian During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce …
With both Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man now in the bag, we’re basically in the final stretch of Marvel Studio’s first grand plan for their universe. Their Phase 3 will kick off next year with the massive Captain America: Civil War, before seeing new faces in the likes of Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel and more introduced into …
Ah horror movies, my old nemesis – we meet again. Set in Aokigahara Forest, Japan, The Forest is an upcoming horror movie from first-time director Jason Zada and stars Natalie Dormer (Games of Thrones, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1) as a woman searching for her twin sister in a haunting wilderness. The official plot synopsis is as follows: AHHHHH! …
Ever since we first saw it in the sky and gave it its godly name, humanity has sort of had an obsession with Mars. As our enigmatic celestial neighbour, it’s captured our imaginations and has been at the centre of huge swathes of pop culture, and movies have most definitely not been immune to the red planet fever. (Like, for …
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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