In what is clearly a conspiracy of the universe, I’m made to eat my comments from last week – at least briefly. Back then I scoffed at the so-so entry of Ratchet & Clank, noting the video game movie tradition of being generally rubbish. Then in storms Angry Birds and tips over my table in a fervour of pig-hunting. Last …
I was chatting to the manager of a cinema recently and he revealed to me that he’s getting a few complaints about Disney’s latest live-action version of the Jungle Book. It would seem that young children are sometimes bursting into tears during the movie’s more darker moments, much to the annoyance of parents who thought they were taking their young ones to …
Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has been smashing it at the box office – pushing Marvel one step closer to being the first movie of 2016 to earn over $1 billion. Cumulatively, the MCU has now earned over $10 billion across its 13 movies. That’s pretty impressive, all in all. But, I know some people weren’t too impressed with Civil …
The first trailer for Rogue One may have answered some questions, but it also left fans with a whole heap of new questions. Like where do Imperials get awesome white cloaks from?
We heard last week that the Godzilla sequel has been pushed back to 2019, instead of its original 2018 release with most speculating that it was to add more time in making the movie, as director Gareth Edwards was currently finishing up work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Some recent news that has come out however which may provide …
I actually liked last year’s Fantastic Four reboot. Well, I like the first half, which is actually a pretty polished little bit of sci-fi. But – and you knew there was a but coming – it was totally not a Fantastic Four movie. Let me explain: I have no problem in making changes to a property when adapting it for the big screen, but don’t …
Predator is one of those franchises that Hollywood has seemed to not really know what to do with. The original 1987 film by John McTiernan became a deserved cult classic and brought a distinctive brand of sci-fi action and horror to the screen. Its sequel tried to follow the formula – but instead placed the predator in a big city …
WWE Smackdown was taped this week at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Here's what happened on the mat.
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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