Ahh, the land of the rising sun. Well, close enough. Recently Hollywood has taken note of the mass, mass, MASS market in China, a country with just under two billion denizens and a powerhouse economy. Although culturally they are rather far removed from western conventions they are adopting and assimilating extremely fast and that means lots of money for those who want …

The Batman has had plenty of great stories that have helped define the character, from Knightfall through to The Court of Owls, but when it comes to his arch-nemesis the Joker, there’s only one tale that truly sums up that horrific clown prince of crime. And that’s The Killing Joke. It’s a legendary tale that aims to give the Joker …

When you think about it, Spider-Man is kind of a dick. Sure, there may be an evil genius on the loose with a bad haircut and four mechanical arms of doom, but that’s no reason to make fun of the guy and his terrible fashion sense.  Still, it’s that dickish charm which makes Spidey so great, as he’s quick to …

Let’s face it, Baywatch may have tried to play itself seriously, but David Hasselhoff’s long-running 90’s lifeguard “drama”, with it’s melodramatic stories, constant continuity gaffs, and scantily clad characters who have more to offer with their vital statistics than their acting, was always good for a laugh. And of course, there was the running. Well, when it comes to the …

It’s a well established fact that Tom Cruise is a loon (and no, that’s not a dig at scientology). The 50-year old actor has repeatedly shown that when it comes to stunts in his movies, he will do practically anything himself, no matter how dangerous. Case in point: For Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, he is actually hanging on the …

[column size=one_half position=first ] Not all comic book movies are about explosions, alien invaders and Robert Downey Jr. or Chris Pratt’s smirk. In a sense modern comic book films have regressed the culture. For many years comic fans have been pushing for the medium to be recognised beyond its obsession of spandex-covered muscle men and unattainable femme fatales. Last Updated: …

Maybe there is a god, because it looked like Pixels was a massive flop at the North American box office over the weekend. Opening in second place with an estimated $24 million haul, Marvel’s Ant-Man narrowly beat Pixels to the top spot this weekend with $24.7 million taken. Opening on 3723 screens, the Adam Sandler flick failed to capitlise on …

Pixels is easily one of the best movies of the year. Which is something that I’d say while more drool than usual spilled out of my mouth had I been involved with a head-on collision with a truck carrying a whole load of Jack Daniels: Liver Suicide Edition. Pixels is in fact, one of the worst movies of the year, …