Many years ago, a Portuguese cafe owner told me “NO SHANGE ONLY SHAPPIES!”. I had no idea what he meant, but beneath all that simmering low-cost rage and poor attempt to disguise his thinning hair, he might have been forecasting an upcoming 2015 film. That film is indeed called Chappie, as director Neill Blomkamp reunites with his frequent acting collaborator …
It is a great age for animated TV. While I’m still patiently waiting for The Simpsons to finally be cancelled, there are a plethora of far superior TV shows out there that cater to the more adult market. Top of my list, would easily be Archer. The ongoing activities of secret agent Sterling Archer and his co-workers over at ISIS …
It is with utter sadness and a drop of hope in humanity that I write this piece. It isn’t related to war, it isn’t related to poverty or even the plight of our bees. No, this is much worse. Lifetime has made a Grumpy Cat movie called Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. The Lifetime Channel (a rather ironic title …
The weekend reports are out and Nightcrawler appears to be a huge hit. Last Updated: November 4, 2014
I’ll say it again, Syfy is bringing sexy sci-fi back. As per THR Syfy is planning to adapt the late Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s novel 3001: The Last Odyssey into a miniseries. Stuart Beattie (Collateral, Pirates of the Caribbean) is set to write the script and executive produce alongside Ridley Scott (do I really have to tell you what he’s …
It’s pretty clear here that I’m addicted to the movie scores of Hans Zimmer. Not a day goes by where Kervyn doesn’t enable my addiction, popping up and offering me a quick hit of Dark Knight and Lion King, before skulking back into the shadows. While Man Of Steel may not have been a perfect Superman movie, it did have …
Despicable Me may be about Gru, his adopted family and a scheme or two to be the greatest villain that the world has ever known, but it’s his minions who stole the show in the first film. They got a bit more of the spotlight in Despicable Me 2, as Dreamworks knew that they were onto something here with the …
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: November 3, 2014
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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