Guardians Of The Galaxy was a movie that told a pretty great and complete story. It also left audiences scratching their head, as several questions were also raised. Who is Peter Quill’s real father? How will Thanos retrieve the infinity gem? Did Ronan ever hear of proper dental hygiene? But of course, there’s one other question that needed answering. …
I’m a sucker for a good piece of A1 movie promotional material. A great poster can help sell a terrible movie, and it’s an art form that is highly under-appreciated these days. Right now. Avengers: Age Of Ultron has a terrible main poster. But its character posters are far better, as they’ve been teased over the last couple of weeks. So here’s …
We’ve talked a bit about as-yet untitled The Walking Dead spin-off a couple of times, but at a recent panel at SXSW we (via Entertainment Weekly) got to hear from its creator Robert Kirkman. First off, they’d like us to refer to the show as a companion series because it’s technically not a spin-off as it has an entirely new cast. …
While I grew up on Popeye cartoons (it was the only way my parents could convince me to eat spinach as a kid), I didn’t have much faith that Sony’s new CG animated Popeye movie would recapture the spirit of the classic Fleischer cartoons. That was until Genndy Tartakovsky came on board as the director. With the likes of Dexter’s …
If you had told me back in 2002 that The Fast and the Furious would go on to become not just the biggest earner for Universal Pictures, but also one of the most fun action-heist franchises around, I would have told you to stop huffing those burnt rubber fumes, because clearly they’re making you high. But that’s exactly where we …
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[column size=one_half position=first ] Some things cannot be explained on paper, as a photo or in words, even if they accompany moving pictures. Some things have to be left to the audience who allow the emotion of the moment to sweep over them. Last Updated: March 16, 2015
Today’s stand-up comedians are wimps. Many act like they are crazy or not afraid to walk on the wild side, but few are the real deal. I’m pretty sure Russell Brand’s notoriety is at least partly thanks to his own marketing. Last Updated: March 16, 2015
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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