Please tell me someone got the Batman pun in the title? *Ahem* anyway, here’s what’s opening this week… Birdman Birdman is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and …
Confused by that contradictory headline? Then let me explain: Despite being what you might call “a big deal” in Hollywood, even a multiple times Oscar-nominated filmmaker like David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, The Fighter) can sometimes run into money trouble on a production. That’s what happened on Nailed, a pic that Russell was developing way back in 2008 …
No this isn’t our review for Taken 3 (which will be out early next week). It’s just that Liam Neeson is once again back to shooting people while wearing coats/jackets, which has rapidly become his thing. The Oscar winner has carved out a nice spot for himself with these kinds of effortless action-thrillers, and he doesn’t appear to be tiring of them any time …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: January 8, 2015
It may be 2015, but we’re still stuck in 2014. Well most of us are at least, as Nick still thinks its 1988 judging by the red leather outfit he wears while singing Michael Jackson songs. 2014 had plenty of great films and TV to watch, spread out across 12 months of viewing. We decided to get together, and vote …
I don’t know when last you saw Twins, the massive 1988 hit for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, but it has not aged well. Let’s face it: the film was a product of its time. Most of the jokes circled around Arnie’s muscles or Danny’s scheming ways: both things the actors’ characters were respectively known for. After all, these were …
Tuesday night saw the debut of Marvel’s latest small-screen endeavour, the Hayley Atwell led Agent Carter, which was met by massive critical praise (and you can add my name to that pile of glowing reviews as well). That show isn’t sticking around for too long though as it’s merely a (very good) 7-episode stopgap until Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D returns to …
Movie fans in Johannesburg have their own special place in the city center’s Arts On Main/Maboneng district. Last Updated: January 8, 2015
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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