Oh look, Liam Neeson is Liam Neesoning again. These days, the moment you see the Oscar-winning actor holding a handgun with a slightly perturbed look on his face, you should know what to expect. Especially, as in this instance, if Neeson is teaming up with director Jaume Collet-Serra.The duo have already produced two mild hits in Unknown and Non-Stop, paint-by-numbers but …
A new year, a new start. And a sequel reaping in some big bucks. Liam Neeson has a certain set of skills, and those skills involve being a ridiculously bankable action star for a man who happens to be close to retirement age. Taken 3 scored big over the North American weekend, raking in over $40 million. While that is …
Some movies just get better with repeated viewings. Films such as Starship Troopers, Tropic Thunder and those surveillance tapes we have of Nick when he thought he was alone in the office. Wet Hot American Summer is one such movie that has deservedly earned a cult status. It’s a movie filled with future-success faces, actors who all went on to great …
Batman. Superman. These two heroes are the biggest guns that Warner Bros and DC Comics have in their arsenal when it comes to moving asses into cinema seats. But in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Judge Judy, the titanic team-up is leading to a flick that will be crawling with Justice League appearances, from Wonder Woman to Aquaman. That’s most …
Let’s face it: Neil Blomkamp’s Elysium was disappointing. After the massive critical and commercial success of District 9, the ex-pat filmmaker fumbled with a sophomore effort that was way too heavy-handed and infantile with its politics. At this point in time, we don’t know whether Blomkamp’s third film, Chappie, will rectify that, but thanks to this new trailer we now …
Last night, the greatest awards show hosting duo currently on Earth, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, presented the second drunkest annual awards show in Hollywood: The Golden Globes! Besides for just being far less formal, the Globes are usually a good precursor for the Oscars, the very stuffy granddaddy of Hollywood awards shows, as winners here tend to go on …
We re-discussinate our awards from last year. Drama! Secrets! Awkward silence! It could only be the Lazygamer Podcast Remastered!
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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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