Stephen Chow is best known in the West for his cult classics Shaolin Soccer (not football) and Kung Fu Hustle, however his upcoming release is something very different. Billed as a science-fiction comedy, The Mermaid stars Zhang Yuqi as the titular half-woman half-fish-out-of-water trying to save the ocean from being exploited by a ruthless real estate developer. The official plot …
The crew in Prometheus didn’t bother me, not even the infamous ‘rolling ship’ scene. Nor did the re-appropriation of Alien’s set designs – in fact, that was pretty cool. Even the insta-surgery bit was all fine by me. This is the far future, after all, where cool things can be done and any idiot can get a job on a …
We’ve been inundated with a lot of news about the next Thor installment, Thor: Ragnarok, which you can read, here, here and here. Although it is not the next movie in the MCU to be gracing our story (or even close), as Captain America: Civil War will be gracing the big screens this year, it is certainly the one getting the …
So how about that secret Cloverfield sequel, huh? Two weeks ago, out of completely nowhere, producer JJ Abrams suddenly dropped the trailer for 10 Cloverfield Lane, which he referred to as a “blood relative” to director Matt Reeves’ 2008 cult classic found-footage monster movie. What was even more surprising about this new movie was that it had seemingly been in …
While a stellar cast doesn’t always make for a great film, it certainly helps. And the cast that has been announced for the upcoming film Official Secrets is certainly an exciting one. Paul Bettany (The Avengers), Natalie Dormer (The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones), Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Sherlock), Sir Anthony Hopkins (Thor, The Silence of the Lambs) and Harrison Ford (Star Wars, Indiana Jones …
Just a couple of weeks ago I was having a chat with my friend about what a great show The Big Bang Theory is and I was wondering what would lay ahead for the stars of the hit show. I would think it will be tough for them to break free of the characters their fans have seen them as …
With Star Wars‘ force-grip on the US box office now finally having been completely loosened by a combination of Kevin Hart and Ice Cube taking a ride and Leonardo DiCaprio wrestling bears in the snow, some new box office contenders can finally enter the fight. And Kung Fu Panda 3 certainly came out fighting… kung fu fighting, to be exact! …
Step aside Avengers: Earth's REAL mightiest mortals are coming back to TV. Justice League! ASSEMBLE!
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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