When it comes to reboots, the default response is almost always teeth gnashing followed by some choice four letter words. But 80’s comedy franchise Police Academy is one instance where most film fans probably won’t have any objections, due to the fact that after the first two films, the next five stunk worse than a hobo’s jockstrap. So if anybody can make …
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 4, 2014
Bugger Agents of SHIELD and Gotham, the only new series that I’m truly excited for now is Constantine. The show has the talent, it’s got the look and main actor Matt Ryan looks like he walked straight out of the comics for the title role of the hellblazer himself, John Constantine. And so far, the show sounds plenty faithful to …
If there’s one person to thank for the success of Marvel movies, it has to be Kevin Feige. Right from the beginning, Feige has been handling movies in that universe, plotting a course that has netted parent company Disney billions upon billions of dollars. And it’s a course that is plotted out to 2028 already. Last Updated: April 4, 2014
Here’s an interesting prospect for a film. Robin Williams stars as one of the angriest people in New York, which is really saying something. All that stress eventually lands him in hospital, where after a session of badering Doctor Mila Kunis, he ends up being tricked into believing that he only has 90 minutes to live. Cue one desperate scramble …
It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
Thanks to the work of Sylvester Stallone and his two Expendables movies, old people shooting guns are now considered cool, and not just menaces to society as my grandma and her M4 Carbine found out (hey, she lives in a rough neighbourhood!). But sooner or later, some young whippersnappers also need a chance to blow stuff up with the geriatrics, and that’s …
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 3, 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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