If you’ve never seen one of the previous two Ip Man films, you’ve deprived yourself of some of the best martial arts ass kicking – and punching, oh the punching! – ever caught on film. In the films (at least in the original two; not counting the lesser prequel) martial arts superstar Donnie Yen portrays the titular wing chun master …
Since he’s still so famously clandestine about his projects, whenever JJ Abrams gives a lengthy interview it’s a bit like Christmas for film geeks. And the Star Wars: The Force Awakens director/co-writer has given Wired quite an expose, chatting to them about a huge number of aspects of the upcoming highly anticipated movie. If you’re a fan of Abrams, Star …
Coming off the back of the totally awesome news that a feature film adaptation of amazing video game The Witcher will hit the big screens sometime in 2017 is a quick update from the producer of the much-troubled Uncharted. Funnily enough I haven’t played the game yet – I got the trilogy only recently and have been stuck in… Okay, …
John Travolta sure makes a fun bad guy and you will get to see him on-screen this time as he takes on the role of a mobster in this directorial debut by Jackie Earle Haley in – Criminal Activities. The premise is simple and not really previously unheard of. A group of guys make a risky investment and things go …
Ancient sailors used to fear the doldrums. It basically came down to no real wind, which meant you were stuck on the ocean without much more than a breeze and flat seas as far as the eye can see. Considering I go mental after an hour on the sunny deck of a ship, it’s a fair assumption that my career …
Being the longtime comic book geek that I am, I was always kind of excited for Jessica Jone, Marvel and Netflix’s followup to the incredible Daredevil. For those of you who were not as hipster as I was and still needed a bit of convincing, I’m sure the grim and dark first trailer did exactly that. Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg had …
It looks like the “all-female reboot” is Hollywood’s next big thing. There’s the new Ghostbusters that’s well under way, and an Ocean’s Eleven remake being lead by Sandra Bullock, plus rumours of a female-centric Road House and 21 Jump Street spin-off. Personally, I’m not too hot on the idea of taking old movies and remaking them with ladies. Yes, more …
Eeeeeehhhhttss ffffuuuhhnnnaaally heeeeeyyyyaaaaahhh!! For those of you who don’t speak whale, allow me translate: It’s finally here! Twelve years after we went on an unforgettable undersea adventure in Finding Nemo, Pixar have finally unveiled the first proper look at its long awaited sequel Finding Dory with this first trailer. This time around, everybody’s favourite clownfish Nemo (now voiced by newcomer …
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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