If Oscar Isaac isn’t careful, he just might become a geek culture icon. The talented actor spent years working the indie scene too much critical praise in movies like Inside Llewyn Davis and A Most Violent Year, but now he’s really jumped into the pop culture spotlight playing an X-Wing pilot in the new Star Wars as well as tackling the titular …
Who would ever have thought that when “Rocky Maivia” first showed up in the WWE with his silly eyebrow and even sillier elbow that he would one day become Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, big time Hollywood action hero. But here we are, nearly two decades later, with Johnson headlining that old Hollywood action hero staple: the big budget, FX-heavy disaster …
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A few months ago news broke that the Kickboxer remake landed Tony Jaa and Scott Adkins in its cast. At that time I wrote that the movie could use a few female fighters, Last Updated: December 9, 2014
It seems like prequels are here to stay. We saw the rise of Superman in Smallville. We’re following the rise of Bruce Wayne and his rogues gallery in the silly but actually rather good Gotham. Now prepare for the rise of Superman, in Krypton! Cast your mind back to Man Of Steel, and you have to admit that the opening …
One of my favourite shows at the moment has got to be the CW series The Flash, and not just because I am still recovering from last week’s brilliant crossover with The Arrow! The new show has already cast the 90’s Flash as Grant Gustin’s father (John Wesley Shipp) and now plans to add a possibly pumped up Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame to their …
And that’s a wrap! It’s almost the end of the year, and most of us most likely have a case of the Decembers, wanting to sit back and get some much needed relaxation fuel in our tanks. And that’s something that anyone can relate to, whether they be plumbers or actors. Batman V Superman: Lawn Of Justice did just that …
After years of it sitting in development hell, Fox finally greenlit an Independence Day sequel last month, which for the moment bears the terrible title of ID Forever (ID4Eva!). You’ll notice I said “an Independence Day sequel” and not “the Independence Day sequels”, although there was originally talk about them shooting not just one, but two movies back-to-back. But in …
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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