I’m rather sad to say I haven’t watched Penny Dreadful season 2 yet, particularly given how much I absolutely loved the first season of premium cable network Showtime’s Gothic horror drama. It was one of the best new shows to hit the small screen in 2014 with excellent production values, a compelling story and some amazing performances – anyone whose …
SPOILER WARNING IF YOU’RE ONE OF THE 12 PEOPLE LEFT ON THE PLANET WHO STILL HASN’T SEEN STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS! Going into Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the question on most fans’ lips was “What happened to Luke Skywalker?”. Walking out of the movie though, it was more than likely”Exactly who is Rey really?”. Probably followed closely by …
The BBC has confirmed that it's bringing Robot Wars back to TV screens.
Yes, we’re right in the middle of the Hollywood awards season, with the Golden Globes taking place this weekend past, and the Oscar nominations being released later today. But while those two biggest awards shows are all about honouring achievements in movies, there’s another that exists for exactly the opposite. I’m of course talking about the Golden Raspberry Awards aka …
Hollywood has a love affair with hostage movies with several coming out every year. There can be many gems among them (Argo and Captain Philips serving as recent examples), but also many rehashing the same formula over and over again. Based on the trailer that Sony Pictures released for their new movie, Money Monster, this looks like it is going …
It took George Miller nearly 30 years to make Mad Max: Fury Road. And it was totally worth the wait. A thumping, thrilling action movie masterpiece, it was the best reviewed movie of the year on RottenTomatoes for 2015 and as is shoe-in for several nods when the Oscar nominations get released tomorrow. But as with so many pieces of …
We chat to Sean Vanaman, designer and writer at Campo Santo for Firewatch, about some of the many influences the adventure thriller is drawing on to create such a tense atmosphere.
The world is not a fair place. It aches me to break this news, but there is no balance and no fate. Good things happen to bad people. Curmudgeons continue to make movies. I have to write curmudgeon as our language policy won’t allow me to really say what I mean. Last Updated: January 13, 2016
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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