To paraphrase a certain line of dialogue always directed at Kit Harrington’s Game of Thrones character, you know nothing about Alicia Vikander. Or at least you probably used to know nothing, as the young Swedish actress is on the cusp of true stardom. After being very popular in her homeland, Vikander has been landing ever bigger roles in American and …
Due to some unforeseen quirk of cosmic fate, it appears that we are not getting an advanced local press screening of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which means I can’t tell you beforehand whether with the movie is cowabunga or cow poo. The US film press did get to see the movie early though, and they’ve begun posting up their …
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[column size=one_half position=first ] A generation still mourns the passing of Leslie Nielsen four years ago. The twilight of his career was not the greatest – the last notable thing he starred in was Superhero Movie. Last Updated: August 4, 2014
They’ve saved the galaxy and cleaned up at the box office, breaking a couple records on the way, so now you get to tell us just what you thought of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s latest cinematic effort. If you haven’t seen my 5-star review yet, the cliff notes is that while the movie isn’t 100% perfect, it is the 100% perfect …
Rumours have been flying wild over the last couple of weeks regarding what appears to be the imminent demise of Japanese animation powerhouse, Studio Ghibli. Their films are beautiful, yet excruciatingly expensive to produce and they just aren’t reaping the box office returns that previous movies have experienced at the box office. Is this the end for Studio Ghibli? Not …
Guardians, soul music and little else. There could be only one winner over at the North American box office, and it was a movie that had everybody hooked on a feeling. Last Updated: August 4, 2014
When it comes to a new installment in the Ghostbusters franchise, we’ve had years of false starts, fake outs and no Bill f@#$king Murray. But after all that time, during which fans rode the rollercoaster of excitement/dashed dreams/false hope/indifference, it seems we’re finally getting that third Ghostbusters flick. It just won’t be Ghostbusters 3. Despite the fact that Sony warmed up quite a …
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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