Critical reception for Divergent was mixed, Kervyn gave it a 2.5 saying it was “a formulaic slog that wastes its talent”, but it was well received by fans of the series and did well enough at the box office to earn a sequel. Now Summit International has released the first teaser trailer and poster for that sequel, titled The Divergent …
I have a dream, that one day little ginger boys like Nick can walk hand in hand with whatever the heck Darryn is, and not be judged by the colour of their (head and body) hair but the content of their character. I have a dream that the suits in Hollywood will one day finally make a biopic about US …
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Move over, Shaft! Get out the way, Sweet Sweetback! There’s a new main man in town and he’s a bad mother-THULA UMLOMO WHAKO! That town is New York City, in which a very special screening will be held this week for Joe Bullet, a 1971 South African action film that was banned after just two screenings by the Apartheid government …
Ascension is Syfy’s upcoming six hour science fiction mystery drama event (kitchen sink) miniseries that Kervyn first mentioned here. Featuring a large ensemble cast headlined by Battlestar Galactic alum Tricia Helfer it marks their first foray into outer space in many years, and now the first trailer has dropped. Official plot synopsis and trailer follow: In 1963, the U.S. government …
Johnny Deep is no stranger to strange, having appeared in some of the weirdest movies around. This time around though instead of white face paint he dons a moustache because, well, moustache. Depp is leading a cast of rather famous names in Mortdecai, a spy-like thriller that reminds me of Johnny English, only with less English and more American. Directed by David Koepp (Premium Rush) Mortdecai piles …
Marvel has only just announced its Phase 3 plans, and amidst Wakandian diplomatic vigilantes and sorceror supremes, I’m damn excited for a Guardians Of The Galaxy sequel. Director James Gunn returns for that next chapter and “perhaps even beyond that.” Now while Gunn has yet to be officially announced as the director for a third GOTG film, seeing as it …
Yesterday, the news that Jonathan Nolan will be adapting Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series for HBO broke, and my mind kind of broke a little as well. I love Asimov’s work, but the Foundation series holds a special place in my heart. It was the first proper science fiction I’d read and it opened me up to a whole new genre. …
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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