Undoubtedly one of my biggest highlights of this year’s Disney Showcase was getting a glimpse at the House of Mouse’s upcoming live-action adaptation of their animated classic The Jungle Book. The Jon “Iron Man” Favreau directed feature film sees the Rudyard Kipling’s much beloved story brought to life through an incredible mix of live-action footage (well, only for the single human …
Prometheus. A silly prequel with some superb technical work done to make it such an odd film. There’s no denying that Prometheus dropped the ball in quite a few departments, but when it came to world-building, the film was actually damn good at that. So good in fact, that I’d like to see a sequel, which would be a second …
One of the best shows on TV in recent years is without a doubt the totally insane and brilliant The Knick. Clive Owen plays John Thackery, a doctor obsessed with being the best. Obsessed with pioneering surgery and obsessed with narcotics in a way that makes Gregory House look like a Mormon. Directed by Steven Soderburgh and broadcast through Cinemax the series is set …
Captain America: The Winter Soldier may just be one of my very favourite Marvel movies when it comes to action. After being nothing more than a glorified red, white and blue acrobat in the first Avengers film, Captain America returned with a vengeance after having clearly eaten an entire can of super-solder spinach. Puling off moves that sent goons flying, …
Well isn’t this a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious kind of development. Continuing their seemingly unending mission to revitalize all their old, most beloved properties, Disney are busy developing a live-action sequel to Mary Poppins. The original 1964 musical film was based on the books by P.L. Travers and starred the legendary Julie Andrews as the eponymous magical nanny who visits a dysfunctional London …
When I first heard word that a sequel to seminal 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner was seriously happening, I may have shed some geeky tears into my corn flakes (pro-tip: salty sadness is not a great condiment for cereal). But then came the news that the sequel was in fact going to be directed by Denis Villeneuve, the incredible French-Canadian …
As my wife and I are blitzing through a James Bond series rewatch in anticipation of Spectre, I am currently up to my shaken not stirred eyeballs in 007, having literally just finished watching Moonraker before writing this and about to start on For Your Eyes Only thereafter. And you know what? I still want more. I’m just that much …
Rocky movies have always had a simple formula: Fists first, with an intensity dialled up to 11 when that final round is dinged in. The best Rocky movies are all about that final showdown, and the build-up to it. And in many ways, that’s just what the spin-off film Creed is emulating. But at the same time, who knew 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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