The question of what we’re “gonna do” when “da bad boyz, bad boyz” come for us, is one that we haven’t needed to answer for some time now. We may need to remedy that shortly though, as Martin Lawrence has just confirmed that Bad Boys 3 is indeed on the way. While chatting to talk show host Conan O’Brien about his new TV …
Lucy is a wild movie, filled with weird ideas and some impossible physics. But having the idea of a super-powered drug mule and her resultant powers in your head is a concept that could only be sold with some solid art to illustrate such a film. Fortunately, such art was indeed on hand. Last Updated: August 15, 2014
I don’t care how jaded or cynical you happen to be, but remembering a certain catchy guitar riff that was then followed by a weekly dose of a ridiculous gigantic monster getting seven shades of kaiju beaten out of it by teenagers with attitude was one hell of a way to spend an afternoon. I’ve still got a ton of …
I have a confession to make. One that millions of others share. I’m hooked on The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack. Almost every mainstream movie uses music for artistic needs. Whether that be for yanking on your heart strings or raising the hairs on your arms, music is an almost vital element of storytelling in cinema. And in Marvel’s latest …
There are slim pickings this week as far as new releases go. Besides for The Expendables 3, we’re having another quiet-ish week. Here’s what’s on offer: The Expendables 3 Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (played by Mel Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms …
You could say that Martin Scorsese owes Andrew Lau one. Despite having had already attained and maintained his legendary filmmaker status for decades, it wasn’t until 2006 that Scorsese finally landed his Best Director Oscar. The movie he got it for was The Departed, a movie that is actually an English language American remake of Lau’s equally critically lauded Hong Kong …
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: August 14, 2014
When it comes to horror remakes, there are great movies and truly awful ones. The Hills Have Eyes is arguably the most shining example of how to revisit a terror classic, followed closely by the new Evil Dead. Last Updated: August 14, 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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