It’s pretty clear who the winner at this weekend’s box office was, as Fifty Shades of Grey gagged and whipped all their competition on the way to a gigantic opening weekend. With EL James’ Twilight fan-fiction turned novel trilogy being as popular as it is, that kind of runaway success was always likely for a movie adaptation. But the big question is, is the …
Despite being a specialist in horny camp counsellor extermination, Jason Voorhees has managed to extend his business beyond the usual stomping grounds of Camp Crystal Lake. Which would explain why he’s banned from Times Square in New York. A new Friday The 13th film is indeed on the way, but it seems to be taking a little bit longer than …
Valentines Day. Romance. Ball gags. Yep, it looks like 50 Shades Of Grey cleaned up real good over the weekend, with audiences flocking to cinemas and then later hardware stores for some uh, emergency rope. Yes, the soft kind, behind the rougher rope. That’ll fool them. Opening up to over $81.6 million at the North American box office, Fifty Shades …
There is a trend in Hollywood among actors and actresses. It would seem that the moment they win their first Oscar for a fantastic dramatic role, they follow that up with complete dog bollocks. Halle Berry went from Monster’s Ball to Catwoman, Christoph Waltz went from Inglourious Basterds to Green Hornet, Charlize Theron went from Monster to Aeon Flux and …
I don’t believe in ghosts at all. But I also never used to believe that I would see a live-action Hollywood blockbuster where a giant robot uses a freight ship as baseball bat to bliksem a giant sea-monster in the face, and writer-director Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy series, Pacific Rim) sure changed that. Maybe he can do the same for …
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I’ve become a massive fan of Ethan Hawke ever since his rather excellent performance in Predestination, a movie I recommend you all go out and see. Moving away from the science fiction genre to what I can only assume is a thriller (maybe supernatural) we have the stunning Emma Waston (sadly dressed up like my gran) teaming up with Hawke in …
HBO’s True Detective season one was a revelation in 2014, with a gripping story line and excellent performances from leads Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. The series is also riding the current anthology series trend, with season two featuring a completely different story line, location and cast – namely Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly and Vince Vaughn. …
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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