When Disney wiped the slate clean of the Star Wars expanded universe after they announced their ambitious movie plans, essentially resetting decades-worth of canon to just the original trilogy and… those other ones, they also cancelled the long-running and popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series (Ahsoka!); which itself ended up in a sort of canon-limbo (Ahsoka?). That was …
It would appear that Vin Diesel can slay more than just box office records. With Furious 7 currently poised as the biggest movie of 2015 thus far, it’s easy to forget that Diesel actually has another movie out this year, and its one that’s been in the works for a while now. The Last Witch Hunter was first announced back …
There was a part of me left disappointed after Mozart In The Jungle turned out to be a shallow and silly series. It was happy to roll out the solid actors and great production value, but all that couldn’t hide the sad little soap opera plot. Last Updated: April 30, 2015
Remakes are a fact of movies and while some are just terrible ideas (particularly when using the studio marketing venac of a ‘reboot’), a few remakes are superior to the original. But what about remakes that are revisited by their own directors? Here are a few movies that got a second chance at the hands of the people who made …
Japan hates us. That’s the only reason I can come up with for why it’s been 19 months since the season 1 finale of hit anime Attack on Titan, and we still have about another year to go before season 2 debuts. Based on how every episode of the incredible show constantly left you wanting more, this wait is definitely …
After all the public holidays we’ve had recently, we’ve been spoilt with extra movie watching time. But sadly, all good things come to an end, and we won’t have another public holiday until mid-June. So hit the cinemas while you can! Get Hard Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart headline this Warner Bros. comedy about a wrongfully convicted investment banker who …
At this stage, with a just a few weeks to go before release, we’ve already seen quite a few trailers for Mad Max: Fury Road. So with the release of this final trailer, I feel like I no longer need coherent sentences to talk about it. So… FINAL TRAILER! Truck! Charlize! Cars! Tom! Boom! Sand! Fire! Stunts! MORE BOOM! Drums! …
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: April 29, 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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