Despite the fact that the post-apocalyptic world in Mad Max: Fury Road is about as dystopian as it can get, writer/director George Miller bucked movie trends by not just making everything a bleak shade of grey, as bright colours just continuously pop off the screen in an incredible two-hour long assault on the senses. This vibrant palette – coupled with …
Pennywise the clown might be floating around somewhere, but we won’t be seeing him any time soon. Word is that the anticipated new adaptation of Steven King’s iconic horror novel It has ground to a halt. Last Updated: May 26, 2015
It was late last year when Showtime announced they’d not only be reviving Twin Peaks but that many of the original actors and director David Lynch would be returning as well; fans of the show rejoiced. However early last month word dropped that Lynch was pulling out of the revival because of budgetary constraints; fans of the show (as well as …
Conan! What is best in life? The first Conan movie of course! Back in 1982, Conan the Barbarian was an impossible film that somehow succeeded. The fantasy genre had long since been considered box office poison, while handing an immense amount of funding cash to the manly hands of director John Milius was seen as a crazy and reckless investment. …
Marvel might finally be onto something when it comes to small screen heroes. Agents of SHIELD is still going strong, Daredevil was a hit on Netflix and Agent Carter was both and exciting. It’s the kind of show I’d dig to see more, especially now that it isn;t on ice unlike a certain star-spangled Avenger. According to Agent Carter herself, …
The musical chairs fiasco that resulted from Edgar Wright departing Marvel’s Ant-Man is very well documented. What isn’t is just why Wright actually split. Sure we know the official version that his vision of the character – which he had begun working on back in 2006 before their even was a “Marvel Cinematic Universe” – just didn’t gel with what …
The last time Matt Damon was an astronaut on-screen (see: Interstellar), things didn’t go so well for the people around him. But I guess Matthw McConaughey and Anne Hathaway are busy laughing their karmic asses off right now at this turn of events, as Damon’s newest flick, The Martian, sees him left in some distress on a distant planet this …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: May 25, 2015
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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