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 …
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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 …
Captain America! Iron Man! Reunited, and it feels so good! Except the opposite, as the two Avengers are going to find out that some disagreements can’t be solved by talking. Sometimes, you need to negotiate with a Vibranium shield being slung into the armoured face of a billionaire genius playboy philanthropist. That’s the setup of Captain America: Civil War, as …
Boxing may just be one of the purest sports around these days, although MMA would have something to say about that. Two men, one ring and only one winner are the basics of the sweet science of pugilism. But it’s also the kind of sport that has a deep rot permeating inside of it. Crooked fighters, promoters looking to line …
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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