The announcement of the Academy Awards nominations is never without some surprises. Movies and actors that you thought were shoe-ins might have been snubbed, while other nominations might have come out of left field. This year, I’m kind of surprised that Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for Joy. Yes, I know she got the Golden Globe for it, but Joy hasn’t been …
Fast and Furious is one franchise that has seemingly being going in reverse from the usual trend we are seeing in movie franchises, where the first is the best and then each sequel tries to live up to the original. This is one franchise that has gotten better over time and while the characters may run a little stale – …
For a movie that for the longest time looked like nothing but the deranged pipe dream of Ryan Reynolds and anybody who watched X-Men Origins: Wolverine and walked away equally confused and angered at the mangled handling of the Merc With the Mouth (in other words, everybody), Deadpool has looked absolutely phenomenal lately. But that’s just in ballsy trailers and …
Forget about heroes. It's time for the villains to shine in DC's upcoming Suicide Squad film that features the worst of the worst coerced into working for the US government.
Oh, so you thought that that incredibly badass new Suicide Squad trailer was all that the folks at DC Comics and WB had to offer during their “DC Films Presents: The Dawn of the Justice League” Special that aired on CW last night? Well, surprise! Because the hosts of the Special, DC Comics Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and comic …
In case you somehow haven’t noticed, there are a lot of superheroes hitting our screen. So many in fact, that most of them just end up fighting each other (see: Captain America: Civil War and Batman v Superman: They’re Really Sticking To This Dumb Title). Thankfully, we’re also getting something to balance out all that smug, square-jawed goodness with DC and …
Some franchises just won’t die and that is especially true in Hollywood who will keep any franchise going if they can continue to turn a profit out of it. The first Barbershop released in 2002, was a massive financial success and appealed to a wide audience who related to its humour, hot topics and themes that it tried to address, …
Assassin’s Creed is a popular franchise to all of the video-gamers out there and has an incredible following with over 73 million copies (as of 2014) of the different versions of the game sold worldwide. So, it is a franchise with a huge fanbase and a film that many are hoping can buck the trend of terrible video-game to movie adaptations …
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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