It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Snowpiercer. There’s been a trailer or two, and a massive battle wherein director Bong Joon-Ho strived to keep the original cut of his movie intact, one wherein action and visual effects were balanced with a strong critique of the social class system. Joon-Ho won that battle eventually, ensuring that his movie would be …
Everybody has bad days. Just ask the guys at COPE and Agang. Oh, you don’t know who that is? Exactly. But bad days are not just reserved for lame duck political parties though, they happen to all of us. And sometimes, as this trailer for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day shows, they happen to your entire family …
Like it or not, but Warner Bros will never allow a franchise such as Lethal Weapon to ride off into the sunset. WB has been planning to reboot the tale of a mad cop and and his long-suffering buddy for quite a while now, but the various pitches have been stuck in development hell. Lately though, it seems that the …
I don’t care what anyone says about Nicolas Cage. yes, the man has starred in many, many terrible movies as of late. The thing is, each film he has been in, he’s delivered a great performance. Some may say that Cage is an absolute nutball when he acts. I reckon the man is just way, way ahead of his time. …
Five new movies open today, although it seems to be a bit of a low-key week before the next big midyear blockbusters – with superheroes and spandex – reach our screen. Lone Survivor: From director Peter Berg comes this big screen adaptation of the non-fiction book and real-life military operation. Four Navy SEALS (Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and …
Slashfilm has done a massive interview with writer/director Joe Carnahan (NARC, Smoking Aces, The A-Team, The Grey), so massive that it needs to be split into three parts. The first part is out, and in it Carnahan talks about a myriad of topics like the success of the Marvel movies, how he may be doing that Death Wish remake after all, and what …
After the massive surprise success (both commercially and critically) of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, nobody is going to want to take their hands off these damn dirty apes. One of the reasons what that film’s quality caught so many unawares was due to the trailers for the film making it look like flung celluloid monkey poo. Universal are …
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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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