Although they were initially quite successful with MTV’s Clone High and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, it was really 21 Jump Street that put co-writer/directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller on everybody’s radar. By all accounts, that movie shouldn’t have work, but Lord and Miller just seem to have the comedic Midas touch and turned a rather corny old TV series into a brilliantly …
Just like so many of our other favourite movies from when we’re kids, we’ve (unfortunately) been hearing about a remake of John Carpenter’s cult classic Escape From New York for some time now. Luckily for our constantly attacked nostalgia (that’s right we’re looking at you, Michael Bay), there hasn’t been much momentum from this Joel Silver produced effort. But according to a new …
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While streaming service Netflix has been getting plenty of attention for their original programming, Amazon seems to fly a bit under the radar. Their media division, Amazon Studios, also follows a very different model when deciding what to finally produce. They release a number of pilot episodes for Amazon Original Series and allow us to vote on what we’d …
I’m not quite sure whether I should be embarrassed or secretly proud of the amount of Hugh Grant rom-coms I’ve seen. No, wait. Scratch that. Definitely embarrassed. It wasn’t through any fault of my own though, as my wife went through a very strict (and very, very long) “girly movie” phase, and me being the respectful, supportive husband that I …
Torture is always going to be a tricky issue. On the one hand, it’s wrong, immoral and dangerous. On the other hand, nothing gets information out of a prisoner quicker than some shock therapy to the abdomen. Or lower. Tirture sucks however, when you happen to be completely innocent. And that’s pretty much the plot of Rosewater. Last Updated: August …
We haven’t seen much fantasy released on the big screen as of late, but I have a feeling that’s all going to change. There’sa ton of swords and sorcery content being planned for future release, but right now the nearest such flick is Seventh Son. That movie has a solid cast lined up so far, with Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, …
If you had to compile a list of the all-time greatest comic book villains, Doctor Doom would most likely be number one. If you disagree with me on that, then I’m going to launch you and your home into outer space. A new Fantastic Four film is on the way, and with it, a new take on the good Doctor. …
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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