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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. …

M. Night Shyamalan. The once fan-favourite director of such hits as The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable has fallen from grace so badly and become such a punchline in Hollywood, that this is actually the first time in ages that I’ve actually typed out his actual name in an article instead of sticking to our running gag of coming up with …

I love “Lucifer”. No, I don’t mean I spend my time worshipping Satan or anything. I’m referring to “Lucifer”, writer Mike Carey and artist Pete Gross’ epic mythological tale published under DC Comics’ vaunted Vertigo imprint. The comic book series, which ran for 75 issues, followed Lucifer Morningstar, the biblical fallen angel who managed to cheat his way out of …