Star Wars: The Force Awakens has yet to even be released, but you can bet your ass that Disney is ready to roll the camera on their brand new trilogy of money. I mean Star Wars. Yes, that. Episode VIII is now in the hands of Rian “Looper” Johnson, as Lucasfilm confirmed to EW today that Star Wars Episode VIII: Looking …
The first trailer for Room already sold me 100%, but apparently the universe thought I still needed more convincing. Director Lenny “Frank” Abrahamson’s adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s acclaimed novel made its debut at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend past, and has just been racking up the accolades. Most of the praise is being heaped on the pairing of …
It’s been nine months since we last told you anything about The Leftovers, HBO’s unrelentingly bleak mystery-drama about people trying to make sense of their world after two percent of the worlds’ population disappeared. In that time Darryn hasn’t stopped trying to convince everyone his parents are dead so he can wear his Batman costume full time, Nick got pregnant and …
This is a good week to be an assassin, less so if you are a spy and really not good at all for any comic book heroes… Last Updated: September 10, 2015
I’m just going to go out on a limb here, and guess that while writer-director Michael Dougherty likes superheroes, he sure as hell doesn’t like national holidays. Dougherty was the co-writer on Superman Returns, X-Men 2 and also co-penned the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, but has one previous feature film directing credit to his name, the horror flick Trick R Treat. …
UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has just been tearing through (and sometimes came close to tearing limbs off of) her competition in the mixed martial arts world. And with a couple of supporting role acting gigs under her belt already, she’s looking to do the same with Hollywood. One of her first stops? A Road House as Variety is …
It is a good time to be a fan of very specific TV shows right now. In less than two weeks, a certain Time Lord returns, and two weeks later, so does a scarlet speedster. The Flash ended on a hell of a cliffhanger, one that also teased the future of the series and of things to come. And with …
Demolition is an upcoming comedy-drama from director Jean-Marc Vallée (the rather excellent Dallas Buyers Club) that stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a widower trying to find meaning in his life. Actually I lie, he’s not looking for meaning, he’s trying to find anything in his life. The official plot synopsis is as follows: Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, struggles after …
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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