Nailing the right accent in a movie, ain’t always easy. Hell, ask any British actor on the big screen who happens to be portraying an American icon, and they’ll tell you that enunciating a letter here and there can be quite challenging. Most of the time though, actors manage to convincingly sound like they’re from another continent. And then sometimes, …
A short while ago I watched a rather awesome and thrilling movie called Awaiting, written and directed by Mark Murphy (you can read my review here). I have to say that I really enjoyed it, not only because it is proper thrilling (English slang ftw!) but because the actors and director seem to have really put their soul into the production. So I was very …
If you’ve been missing your weekly dose of zombie slaying and family drama then good news: the latter half of The Walking Dead (TWD) season 5 shambles onto our screens on 8th February. To whet your appetite here’s the second trailer showing some actual footage from the upcoming episodes (you can catch the first trailer here): Crossbow bolt right to the …
The fact that Leonardo DiCaprio still hasn’t scored an Oscar yet has gone from joke to tragedy and back again. But in 2015, he has some serious help in the form of Alejandro González Iñárritu. The Mexican-born director could very well have led Michael Keaton to his first Oscar with the incredible Birdman, and there’s a chance that he could do the same …
A movie that I am really looking forward to – and which I first brought to your attention a while ago – is Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (also known as Kidnapping Freddy Heineken). Not just because of its stellar (see what I did there?) cast but because I like watching cocky criminals who think they can commit the perfect crime learn that there is no …
A sexually transmitted disease can be a very scary thing. That’s especially true when instead of an itchy, burning feeling in your unmentionables, this STD gives you some kind of killer poltergeist who dogs your every step until you’re a paranoid wreck. That’s unfortunately what happens to the character played by Maika Monroe (The Guest) in what is being dubbed as …
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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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