You would think that after John Wick, people would know better than to knock on Keanu Reeves’ door at night, especially after he was holding a cute dog just before that. Clearly Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas didn’t get the memo as director Eli “Hostel” Roth’s latest flick, Knock Knock, sees the lady duo looking to do some bad …
In between the action of bald super-agents and unnecessary franchise continuations, we also have some drama from aging rock stars, two comedies from New Yorkers and Joburg, and Jake Gyllenhaal getting punched in the face. A lot. Agent 47 HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, and …
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The next time somebody tells you that the movie industry has no more original ideas and it’s all reboots and sequels, kindly direct them here, to this first trailer for The Lobster. Starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, this latest film from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) is set in a wacky dystopian future in which single people are bussed …
Normally when it comes to funny clips or fan movies and the like, I keep them for our #TheMoviesExtras posts over on Twitter and Facebook. Those sorts of things are exactly why we created Extras in the first place. But today I’m making an exception for Hell’s Club, a fan-made movie mashup so damn good that it deserves a full …
I freakin’ adore Nicolas Cage, in the same way that a fat kid enjoys a box full of Twinkies. Bad for your health at first, but worth it in the long-run. Nicolas Cage used to be a household name, a bankable movie star who popped up in high budget flicks. These days, the Cage-meister seems content to pop up in any movie, …
Ask most people who the head of Marvel Studios is, and they will probably be quick to answer “Kevin Feige”. He is after all the President of the studio and more often than not its public face. Not to mention that Marvel’s game-changing approach to shared universe storytelling all comes from him. But everybody has a boss, and in Feige’s …
In what is sure to cost parents an arm and a wing in merchandise once again, the cash in highly anticipated movie adaptation of insanely popular mobile game Angry Birds has just released some more pictures, this time including the green pigs! Yay? I don’t know what I just wrote. I mean, video games have been used as a source for …
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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