Jurassic Park without science running amok is like cheese-flavoured chips without the fake onion taste added to the mix: just plain wrong. Fortunately, Jurassic World has been playing god again, as this year’s return to the infamous theme park will reveal a new strain of carnivore, one bigger than the series mascot T-Rex. It now has an official name, as …
Video game feature film adaptations don’t have a good track record, which is a very nice way of saying that most of them are poo. And while we have a couple of contenders on the horizon in the Michael Fassbender led Assassins’ Creed and Tom Hardy led Splinter Cell that could change all that, right now I’m still of the opinion that …
Well, at least now the Joburg peeps that didn’t get to see Fury on Tuesday thanks to our delightfully irregular load-shedding schedule can see it now! Fury April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission …
When Ted first came out in 2013, it was Seth MacFarlane’s debut directorial effort. It was rude, crude and it starred two dudes. And it was freakin’ awesome. Seeing Mark Wahlberg have actual onscreen chemistry with a CGI creation voiced by MacFarlane, somehow worked. It was a solid film, with some great jokes and even better characters. Naturally, a sequel …
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Here at The Movies we don’t generally tackle new television shows, at least not until the first season is done with. But 12 Monkeys represents a unique situation. Last Updated: January 29, 2015
I was going to start this off with a confession about my laziness, but while you say “lazy” I say “efficient”. It’s not that I want to do nothing, but rather that I prefer to do the least amount of work with the most reward. And never has that work ethic been more applicable than with today’s list of actors …
There’s a reason why gigs in Marvel movies are sought after, and that’s because landing a meaty role in one of them means that an actor has a steady work schedule for the inevitable sequels. That’s some great job security in an otherwise turbulent industry, and with Paul Bettany cast as heavyweight character The Vision, you can bet that he’ll …
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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