One of my favourite shows in recent years is the NBC production Hannibal, a reinvention of the original Thomas Harris story about a sociopath psychologist who likes human flesh just a little too much. Most people picture Anthony Hopkins as the titular anti-hero but in my mind Mads Mikkelsen has stepped into his shoes and upped the size to maximum …
For some reason, I have a sfot gooey center in my caustic being when it comes to The Blob. Not the 1958 version starring Steve McQueen but the remake of that from 1988 that had terrific suspense, fantastically terrible acting and special effects that sold the movie in an age before CGI become popular. It’s a magnificent horror movie, and …
As per Coming Soon, Melissa Benoist (Glee, Whiplash) is television’s newest superhero after being cast as the titular hero of CBS’ upcoming Supergirl series (we first told you about it here). I’m not familiar with her work as I haven’t seen Glee, or any of the other series in which she’s had minor parts like Homeland, The Good Wife or Law …
Bandicoot Cabbagepatch. Bandersnatch Cumberbund. Bendandsnap Calldispatch. Even if he’s an Oscar nominee, the Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator is still so much fun to play with. The Imitation Game During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges …
Just to recap, here’s what we know for sure about Gareth “Godzilla” Edwards’ planned Star Wars standalone film: It’s a Star Wars standalone film, being directed by Gareth Evans. Okay, okay, that was just a bit of joking, we know some more: Gary Whitta was writing the script, now he’s not. You could say that we’re completely in the Dark (Side of the …
A recent survey showed that when comparing price to content, Netflix stands red-head and shoulders above all other digital streaming services being offered locally. There’s just a slight problem with that “offered locally” part though. Up until now, the only way to access Netflix locally was via some VPN/DNS-spoofing service like Unotelly, which routes your Netflix through their DNS servers …
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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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