And the top grossing movie of the week is? Well, no prizes for guessing this one, especially if you read Darryn’s article on it. Last Updated: February 18, 2015

It’s almost time for the big one! The 87th Annual Hollywood Circle Jerk Academy Awards are on this Sunday (22 February) and there are lots of strong movies up for awards this year. Check here if you need a reminder of who’s nominated. Seeing as no one really cares about the majority of the technical categories, here are my predictions …

I was really worried about Kingsman: The Secret Service. Despite my glowing endorsement joining all the incredibly positive buzz for the film, there was a genuine fear that film, an ultra-violent balls-to-the-wall bit of superspy escapism, would flop horribly at the box office, seeing as it was opening against steamy juggernaut Fifty Shades of Grey. But what looked like a huge mistake …

For some reason (I suspect too much hayfever medication), the only thing I can remember about Gallipoli, the highly acclaimed 1981 World War I drama which I watched in History class at high school, is the image of a very young Mel Gibson running breakneck between the trenches as gunfire whizzed all around him. So much running. Now another Australian film starring another …

Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: February 17, 2015

Eddie Murphy’s career has been the subject of a lot of satire. He hit the ground running with 48 Hours, reflecting the crass but brilliant stand-up style that helped build his fame. Last Updated: February 17, 2015

We spoke about Fifty Shades of Grey a lot yesterday. A lot. With all the records it was breaking, this was inevitable though. But really, there’s only one movie that truly captured our hearts on this past Valentine’s weekend: writer-director Matthew Vaughn’s ballsy, subversive, action-packed, utterly hilarious spy romp, Kingsman: The Secret Service. While it does boast Colin Firth – COLIN FIRTH!! – in one …

I enjoy some horror movies. The ones that don’t go all out bloody red gore fest on me in the first few seconds. Horrors like The Conjuring, The Shining, and Insidious I really enjoyed so I am hesitant to say that I am particularly excited for a movie that spills more blood than the local blood bank on a vampire binge night, and …