JJ Abrams never liked 3D. Sure he used the format on his two Star Trek movies, but those were corporate mandated business decisions, not a creative choice. That changed with Star Wars: The Force Awakens though, as the advances in digital laser projection meant that the director could finally deliver amazing 3D visuals with none of the drawbacks. And boy …
Tina Fey is already fighting against the Force as her latest comedy Sisters does battle with Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the box office, but apparently she needed an even bigger challenge and decided to take on the war in Afghanistan. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – previously known by the even more brilliant title Taliban Shuffle – is based on …
This is a fact: if you support Star Wars, you cannot bemoan rampant capitalism. If ever the thought of complaining about explosive merchandising and out-of-control pop culture consumerism wants to pass your lips, perish it. If you support Star Wars, you support all of that. Yes, even the R2D2 designer handbags. Last Updated: December 23, 2015
Having no history of watching any of director Noah Baumbach’s previous movies I didn’t know what to expect from While We Were Young. Of course I was familiar with the actors that star in this movie and being a fan of Ben Stiller I figured it couldn’t be that bad. It wasn’t, because what Baumbach delivers is really good. The …
SPOILER WARNING: This post is part of several this week (check out Episode I here) in which I will be breaking down, explaining, examining and discussing several different plot points in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and attempting to answer the mysteries they’ve brought up. So if you haven’t watched the movie yet – and why the heck not?! – …
I wish I wasn’t writing this story. Or at least wish I was writing a different version of it, but alas what should have been a story about how a British stage actress of South African heritage has just landed a massive role in one of the most beloved franchises of all time, is instead tinged by “controversy” when there …
If you’ve never seen The 100, I can sort of understand. A cursory glance at the TV series adaptation and it looks like your typical CW show – a bunch of attractive people playing at melodrama – trying to cash in on the YA sci-fi post-apocalyptic craze kicked off by The Hunger Games. And in a way, that assessment is 100% …
Today I learned two things. Firstly, fans, like myself, of Cinemax’s brilliantly balls-to-the-wall cops and robbers (pretending to be cops) drama Banshee are colloquially referred to as “fanshees”. This rather silly name makes me smile. And what immediately wipes that smile off my face is the second thing I learned: The fourth and final season of Banshee has been delayed …
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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