Even if you’re not an ardent comic book reader, chances are that you know who Robert Kirkman is. The comic book writer hit it big with several titles for Image Comics over the years, but most importantly there’s this little one that you may have heard of: The Walking Dead. AMC’s adaptation of Kirkman’s post-apocalyptic zombie epic is a smash …
In the last few years we have been treated to seeing some of our fond childhood memories brought to life on the big screen with movies like Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Battleship, G.I. Joe and even The Smurfs. Most of these have movies have enjoyed big successes at the box office and with merchandising – even if they weren’t …
Everyone’s got their preferences when it comes to the endless DC vs Marvel battle, be it over characters, comics, shared movie universes or their related/not related TV series; but in one area DC is the undisputed king – animated features. Stylish animation, stellar voice casts, stories heavily influenced by the source material and a generally adult tone, while still remaining child-friendly, …
The first teaser trailer for Beasts of No Nation was a study in absolute nerve-shredding tension. A new trailer for Netflix’s first full-length feature film has just dropped and it is most definitely not letting up on all those emotions. Written and directed by Emmy Award winner Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Jane Eyre), Beasts has already been drawing massive critical …
Yay, more spooky topics for October! There’s usually a lot of focus on horror movies in general, as we tend to recommend movies as a whole. But what about single scenes? Let’s get really specific and talk about that one scene that scared the living daylights out of you. And don’t worry, next week we’ll be back to talking about horror …
I find myself up to my eyeballs in work today (and if you’ve ever seen my towering frame in real life, you will know that that’s pretty damn high), so much so that I barely have time to write about this first trailer for Hail, Caesar!, the new movie from the four-time Oscar-winning filmmakers Coen Bros., they of No Country …
Mad Max: Fury Road has easily made it into my top 5 favorite movies for 2015 and I have no doubt it will be in my favorite list for years to come. It was action packed, visually stunning, full of exciting characters, inventive landscapes, big loud vehicles and quite a few memorable scenes – spawning many a DIY of home …
We have yet to even see a single scene of Vin Diesel as the immortal hunter of witches – Kaulder in this years upcoming feature – The Last Witch Hunter and there is already talk of a sequel going around. Talking to fans at a panel for The Last Witch Hunter this past weekend at New York Comic-Con, Diesel mentioned that …
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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