Over the past weekend, in anticipation of the fifth Mission: Impossible movie (which we’ll be getting 5 months earlier than expected!), I went and marathoned all the previous movies in the franchise. Viewed back to back like this, it becomes abundantly clear just how fluid this series has been in terms of tone and scope, with every different director bringing …
The other day when we mentioned the names of directors on the shortlist to direct the new Spider-Man movie, two of the names belonged to the writers-also-turned-first-time-directors duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone). Whether or not they’re right for a Spider-Man is still totally debateable, but when it comes to a reboot/sequel …
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When I was first told by a friend that I should watch the first Magic Mike movie I thought he was kidding because I don’t take anything Trevor says as being anything other than the ramblings of a madman. Nonetheless I went ahead and watched it and – to my surprise – thoroughly enjoyed it. I have always thought Tatum had a …
MOICHENDISN’! Mel Brooks said it best way back in Space Balls, as he cracked the true secret to making a movie profitable. Cereal! Action figures! Keeping Gary Busey company for a night! There’s pretty much nothing that a movie studio won’t task a small Asian company to produce for their flick. And then you get the ten following examples of insanity run …
Avengers 2! It’s done! Dusted, finish en’ klaar as they say in the shadier parts of the industry. A massive film, with a ton of build-up, Avengers: Age of Ultron was a million parts coming together to create on awesome adventure. But you may have missed out on a few visual ideas, elements and story beats as you watched Earth’s …
Machinima recently announced their new release slate with a host of new DC Comics-related shows stemming from their partnership with Warner Bros, some renewals, a show curated by horror master Clive Barker, young-adult sci-fi, a couple of game-related projects, and one nobody saw coming – RoboCop. Machinima’s CEO Chad Gutstein said when announcing the upcoming slate: Fandom and gaming engenders so …
Before yesterday, if you had asked anybody with an ear on the grapevine about who is going to direct Marvel and Sony’s new solo Spider-Man film after the character gets introduced in Captain America: Civil War, they would all answer “Drew Goddard”. Hell, we said the same thing. Turns out we may have all been liars. Deadline is reporting 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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