One of my favourite authors (who also happens to be South African) is science fiction writer Lauren Beukes. Her most recent book Broken Monsters scared the heck out of me so I am very happy that Endemol Studios has picked it up through its podcast Additional Dialogue. According to Deadline, the dark thriller is to be adapted into a drama …
Last week, American Sniper had a fantastic January debut, scoring tens of millions of dollars at the box office. This week, Clint Eastwood’s wartime drama is still dong gangbusters, as the film has gone big with one of the best second weekend takes of all time. With another $64 million in the bank from North American ticket sales, that puts …
There are many things I can fault in Man of Steel, but Michael Shannon’s Zod was not one of them. He’s a villain whose not a straight-cut bad guy (in fact, it could be argued that Superman was being the dick here, as he could just have let Zod rebuild his new Krypton somewhere and everything would have been okay) and Shannon’s …
Lies that we tell children on TV are expanding into the eSports arena as Disney launches a show starring a retired 15-year-old eSports pro.
When it comes to films, there are few franchises as adaptable to world changing around it as The Crow. It’s pretty much a simple formula, as revenge, love and second chances can be remixed an infinite amount of times. And it feels like the current reboot of The Crow has been in infinite development for a while now. But with …
Forget Winter, the Phoenix is coming – along with a muddy boy and deceased pop star – and it’s going to get apocalyptic. Yes, after months of casting rumours and short lists that were actually quite long, director Bryan Singer took to Twitter to unveil that Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Tye Sheridan (Mud, The Tree of Life) and Alexandra Shipp …
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There’s only one guarantee when it comes to war, and that’s that people are going to die. But with technology always a few steps ahead, a modern army now has the benefit of being able to wage an entire battle without having to endanger a single soldier. As for those other armies who don’t exactly have an academy full of …
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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