Jesse Eisenberg, as talented an actor as he is, has a habit of almost always playing the same character. So it must have been with a great big grin on his face that he first checked out the script for The Double, the directorial debut of British jokester Richard Ayoade, in which he gets to play a man who has his …
Whether you’ve realised it or not, you’ve probably seen at least one Journey to the West adaptation in your life. That age-old Chinese tale is older than the bible and a ton more exciting as well. Now combine that story with director Steven Chow and what looks like an unlimited special effects budget, and you’ve got something that looks even …
It’s a risky move, headlining a comic book movie. On the one side, you could find yourself forever linked with a a character in tights and a sudden need to file restraining orders against fanboys such as Kervyn, but the flipside is that such films could give your career one hell of a boost. And it looks like Sex Panther …
There were very few things that surprised me as much as 2011’s Rise of the Planet Apes. It was a sort-of prequel/reboot (pre-boot?) to a decades old film franchise that had already tried and failed to reboot itself, and starred a wishy-washy James Franco. It really should not have worked. But by Caesar’s ghost, did it ever! It was excitingly directed, …
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Most times, when you watch Japanese animated films, you’re going to want to stick to the original language dub and get your exposition off of the subtitles. There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as the Dragon Ball films which have Japanese voices so high-pitched and annoying that they cause all dogs with a 10 kilometer radius to …
If there’s one thing that Man of Steel taught us, its that giant, alien dubstep machines are deadly. Also, the world needs more Kevin Costner movies. Apparently, Kevin Costner agrees (about the movie part, his opinion on dubstep is unknown), as he’ll soon be going through a bit of career resurgence, first playing spy-vs-spy with Chris Pine in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and …
Scooby Doo. Wrestlemania. Some would say that this is a match made in hell. But for me, it’s heaven. Because this might be the only time I ever get to see a mountain of man-muscles lay a serious smack down on that goofy stoner face of Shaggy and his pals. And I would have gotten away with doing it …
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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