Four movies hit South African cinemas today, and the entertainment offer is all about escapism in its many genre forms. Pompeii: Slathering on the CGI-visuals is this shot-for-3D action-adventure from director Paul WS Anderson (he of Resident Evil and other video game adaptation fame). Set in Pompeii on the brink of Mount Vesuvius’s surprise eruption in 79CE, this disaster romance centres on …
I think by now, we can all agree that Guardians of the Galaxy is at the top of the most wanted list, both in story and in real life. The movie looks slick, the characters look great and overall, it has that fun spark from the original Iron Man movie. Director James Gunn recently spoke more about the film, about …
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: February 20, 2014
I’ve seen plenty of movie monsters in my time. Godzilla, the Blob, Xenomorphs and Danny Devito to name a few. But one of the rarest monsters out there, that have almost no impact on the horror genre? Jinn, or more commonly known as genies. Ancient spirits as old as time itself, with power that makes Freddy Krueger look like an …
Remakes – don’t we all hate them. For good reason too: at this moment the movie world seems obsessed with flogging that dead horse called nostalgia, usually just leaving a bitter taste in our mouths. But not all remakes were disasters – some equalled and sometimes even surpassed the original. Last Updated: February 20, 2014
And it’s official! 20th Century Fox has just cast the first Marvel family! So hit the jump, and meet your new fantastic explorers of the unknown! Last Updated: February 20, 2014
The first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy finally arrived yesterday, and it looked daaaaaaamn good. Thing is though, this is a brand new property for Marvel and Disney, and quite a few folks are going to miss out on several details that were glimpsed in those two and half minutes. Fortunately, we have eagle eyes here. So here’s the …
Come mit me if you vant to know vho playz Kyle Reese in de new Terminator movie. Last Updated: February 20, 2014
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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