When it comes to Australian post apocalyptic movies about cars, there’s usually only one name that immediately springs to mind: Mad Max. Writer/director David Michod would like to change that. The Animal Kingdom helmer may not have a young leather-bound Mel Gibson or a giant man dressed in BDSM gear calling himself The Humungus, nor is the car that is 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: April 22, 2014
Too often we give TV a narrow task: entertain us. Things like books and music can be expected to move and enlighten us, even shock and disturb us. Last Updated: April 22, 2014
While I’m not against the idea of Warner Bros and DC making big screen versions of Batman, Superman and the rest of the Justice League, I also kind of think that they’re focusing on the wrong medium for these films. Hell, why bother going the live action route? DC’s animation department far exceeds anything that Marvel can do, and I’d …
I first met Noel Clarke as Billie Piper’s sorta-boyfriend, Mickey, who got eaten by an anthropomorphic rubbish bin in the first episode of the modern incarnation of Doctor Who. He’s moved up since then (and I’m not just referring to him being regurgitated by the rubbish bin), not only scoring minor roles in a few blockbusters like Star Trek Into Darkness, …
When it was announced at Comic-Con 2013 that director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel‘s follow-up would see the first onscreen pairing of arguably the two biggest superheroes ever, the internet experienced it’s very own Bane back-breaker. Fans have been clamouring for (and writing very dodgy slash-fiction about) Superman and Batman going cape to cowl for ages, so for this to finally …
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: April 17, 2014
Movie heroes sometimes take themselves way too seriously. This is probably because (unless you’re an 80’s action hero) there’s often not much time to come up with icebreaking one liners while fighting for your life, finding a loved one or whatever it is movie heroes do. And that’s where the comic relief character comes in. The guy/girl the writer has …
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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