The idea of Bootleg movies may be new (Punisher: Dirty Laundry and Judge Dredd: Superfiend), but I hope the idea picks up some more steam. Lionsgate has a brand new Power Rangers movie on the way, that will hopefully be filled with over-enthusiastic hand gestures and gigantic Zords that look like the bastard love-children of Pacific Rim’s Jaegers and Kaiju. …
Avengers: Age of Ultron is undoubtedly one of the biggest movies of the year, and right now there’s practically nothing that can blunt my excitement for it. Not even this new official poster for the film which shows the entire team assembled together while a sky full of Ultrons bear down on them. It’s also crap. The design is uninspired …
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I’ve always had a thing for big budget Asian films, like the Detective Dee series, Journey To The West, the Kenshin trilogy, etc. Even though many of them boast some immature storytelling sensibilities, there’s no denying their visual spectacle and the incredible sense of style that just oozes from them. All of that is definitely on display in Snow Girl and the Dark …
At first I was completely dismissive over The Gunman thinking it to be a different version of Taken only this time with Sean Penn instead of Liam Neeson. It’s even directed by Pierre Morel who directed the first Taken (and the only good one if you ask me). I mean, what’s the present continuous for taken anyway? Takes? Taking? Well my mind is slowly changing. Firstly it has …
Genres rise and fall in popularity across all art and entertainment forms, from artwork to literature to music to movies; the latter being most relevant to us here at The Movies for obvious reasons. The one movie genre that’s clearly riding that wave of popularity is the superhero, raking in billions of box office dollars not just from comic book …
There’s a wealth of great talent within YouTube. From Ninja Sex Party to some screaming goofball playing video games, there’s something for everyone. There’s also a ton of original content, just begging to be adapted for Hollywood. one such YouTube show getting a shot? Rooster Teeth and their Lazer Team film, which happens to be a bit of a crowdfunding …
May marks the end of Phase 2 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A three year journey that saw Iron Man face demons from his past, Thor taking a trip to the Dark World, the introduction of the Awesome Mix and Captain America facing a former ally turned rogue-assassin-with-a-cybernetic-arm-and-a-helpful-case-of-movie-amnesia with all the various plot threads coming together in the Avengers sequel. …
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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