In the world of movie critics, Roger Ebert was about as close to royalty as you could get (Ormond White obviously filling out the role of Court Jester). Through a career that spanned just shy of 50 years, Ebert – often with longtime partner-in-crime George Siskel – introduced millions to a deeper appreciation of the art of film. Ebert hosted …
Five new movies release today. Four of those five, unusually, have female leads. The fifth, however, will be the hands-down box office winner of the weekend. X-Men: Days of Future Past: Back in 2000, Bryan Singer’s X-Men ushered in the new Golden Age of superhero films. Fourteen years later, Singer brings us arguably the most ambitious comic book adaptation ever …
Let’s be honest about Woody Allen’s last film, Blue Jasmine: Cate Blanchett was fantastic in it and fully deserving of all the awards buzz she received, but the film as a whole just didn’t match up to her high bar. This is especially apparent when viewed in comparison to Allen’s previous jaunt, the magically charming Midnight in Paris. But based on …
It’s one thing to make a debut film, but an entirely different matter to make a movie with a massive budget and legacy attached to it. Gareth Edwards has recently been in just such a category, with his big budget Godzilla flick smashing the box office. And if you were keen on seeing a sequel, you might have to wait …
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We live in an age of the great Hollywood blockbuster. A time where a hundred million dollars or more is used to furnish a flick with state of the art special effects. Why then, can’t we have equally impressive movie posters. Instead of A1 sheets that capture the majesty of these tentpole films, we get the usual teal and orange …
If you’re a fan of crazy colourful, completely out-there, nuttier than squirrel poop sci-fi space operas, then 2014 is a very good year. In August we’ll have Marvel’s insanely cool – emphasis on insane – looking Guardians of the Galaxy blowing up their corner of the universe in technicolour explosions. But before we get to that, to sort of ease our cerebellums …
When French director Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2012, the rest of the world wasn’t just introduced to another tricky to pronounce name, but also a very talented filmmaker. Hazanavicius took an admittedly gimmicky concept and turned it into an infectiously joyous film that delightfully flitted around as it celebrated classic cinema. Which is pretty much the …
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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