As you may have realized if you’ve frequented this website for any extended period of time, I’m a bit of a sci-fi geek. And when it comes to my vociferous appetite for mature sci-fi that moulds big ideas around affecting kernels of humanity, Alex Garland has been keeping me well fed for years. The acclaimed writer penned Danny Boyle’s Sunshine and 28 …

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Like all South Africans of a certain age I have read a lot of Harvey Comics. Hands-down my favourites were the giant baby bird Baby Huey and the devil Hot Stuff. But I always had time for Richie Rich, much like how Archie fans really prefer Jughead, but they’ll tolerate Archie’s dysfunctional love triangles. Richie is a super, super rich …

The basic concept of the Expendables is simple one: Have a bunch of action hero actors all team up together. But some actors don’t need to team up with anybody, because due to the amount of iconic roles they’ve played in their careers, they’re practically an action hero team unto themselves (not to be confused with Jean Claude Van Damme …

I really like edgy and nutty comedies set in situations that one would usually not see humour in. With that in mind I am rather excited to watch Zero Motivation, a term that we at themovies usually use when describing the daily habits of Trevor. This comedy is set in an undisclosed Israeli army barracks and follows the daily lives …

Can you believe it? We’re almost completely finished with the eighth season of Doctor Who. The freakin’ eigth season! Peter Capaldi has been a magnificent Doctor so far, and a sharp departure from Matt Smith’s lovable Time Lord as he gallavanted around the universe. And he may just be my favourite incarnation to date as the last of his species. …

Spoiler alert for those of you who haven’t read the books: In the The Hunger Games: Mockingjay shit blows up! And I mean that in both the literal and figurative sense. As you can see in this final trailer for Part 1 of the franchise’s closing chapter, there’s a whole heap of pyrotechnics on display but the scale of the …

For three decades, the biggest robot at the box office has been an Austrian with an amusing accent and deadly one-liners. Terminator has been around for longer than most of us have been alive, and it may indeed be time for a change. Sort of. Or at least a film that doesn’t piss on Terminator 2: Judgement Day’s ending. Terminator …