Did you notice that this year, we have a pair of similar pairs hitting the big screen. Over in the good ol’ US of A, we’ve got the Oval Office situated action of Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down. And then we’ve got the end of the world coming up. James Franco, Seth Rogen and friends will be handling …
Was there ever any doubt that a fifth Mission Impossible film would be on the way? I’ll say one thing about the franchise, and that’s that each film has had a signature style so far. JJ Abrams kept it all Aliasey in the third film, Jon Woo had Cruise kicking a ridiculous amount of ass in the second movie and …
Well slap on some blue paint, grab a pair of stilts and prepare for some dragon rape, because Avatar is indeed coming back. The first film released in 2009 managed to grab all the money printed that year, as well as prove that when a movie was made for 3D cinemas, it was worth the extra bucks to see and …
There are many people who find Superman a bit… bland, due to how overpowered he can be. And that can be true, especially when writers keep pitting him against Lex Luthor’s real estate schemes. But when the Big Blue Boy Scout faces enemies who really push him to the limit, to the point where he starts screaming at people like …
Now, don’t get me wrong. I enjoy watching Tom Cruise fall off the world’s tallest buildings, or Matt Damon proving the importance of seatbelts in highway car chases as much as the next man, but when it comes to spy thrillers, a little bit of slow burn every once in a while is pretty nice. Last year saw one of …
I’ve been drinking and dispensing the Brit Marling kool-aid ever since I first saw and was subsequently blown away with the writer-actress’ work in low-fi sci-fi Sundance hit, Another Earth. But while Marling’s script and performance certainly was a huge component of what made that movie so good, you can’t deny the contribution of Mike Cahill’s touching direction. And his luscious hair. …
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So what’s the status on Justice League then? Warner Bros has a chance to grab another license to print cash, and with Man of Steel grabbing early rave reviews, throwing more spandex into the mixer might be earn them all the cash currently in existence. The problem though, is that the current Will Beall script smells worse than a copy …
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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