You don’t get to see much horror on the small box, not unless you count the downward spiral that is Game Of Soaps. But this is about the genre of Horror and the remarkable show that put it firmly into TV land. Last Updated: May 27, 2014
There’s a well known rule of escalation when it comes to blockbuster sequels, and based on that chilling post-credits scene in X-Men:Days of Future Past, things are going to escalate to *ahem* apocalyptic proportions in our mutant friends’ next cinematic adventure, 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse. Simon Kinberg, who will once again be pulling writer-producer duties, knows though that just sticking in …
You may not have realised it, but since 2005 Pixar has had a film hit cinemas annually. 2014 however, marks the first year that the Disney owned studio will be skipping an entry, as various production issues and the departure of Bob Peterson on The Good Dinosaur have resulted in that film being delayed beyond its release date of this …
To say that I’m just not fond of Kristen Stewart’s acting, is kind of like saying that I’m just not fond of being punched in the throat. Despite her full emotional range only consisting of two pained frowns and a singular gasp, she somehow remains popular enough to land roles opposite major actors above her caliber. Case in point: Clouds of …
Damn I love this time of year. I may not be a fan of more cerebral cinematic content, but blockbuster after blockbuster during the May to August movie-going period is like a three month Christmas orgy for me. We’ve seen a bunch of high budget films already, and next on my radar is Edge of Tomorrow, formerly known as All …
You know why there was such a boom in the pitchforks and torches industry when it was recently revealed that Quentin Tarantino would no longer be making his western The Hateful Eight (though he has since reneged on this), after a draft of the script got leaked online? It’s because we had already seen what the Oscar winning director could do in the …
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 26, 2014
New video game based webseries Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is finally here, two years after it was first announced! But hey, if there’s anything I learnt from watching Dragonball Z, it’s that creating a fireball takes a reeeeeeaaaaaaally long time. This weekend saw Machinima, the same streaming network behind Kevin Tancharoen’s awesome Mortal Kombat Legacy, hadouken all 13 episodes online for your viewing …
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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