Ask just about any hardcore Star Wars fans what the worst aspect of the prequel trilogy was, and there’s a good chance you’ll get “Jar Jar Binks” as your answer. With his dimwitted clumsiness, silly mannerisms and pseudo-Jamaican lingo, he had many a fan considering inter-species homicide. But here’s the thing: When George Lucas initially conceived of Star Wars, he was appealing …
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Forget He-Man – This is the animated Conan… Have you heard of Frank Frazetta? Probably not – the legendary fantasy artist’s heyday was a few decades ago, though his work continues to ripple throughout all of the fantasy genre and beyond. Last Updated: March 31, 2014
I’m just going to give you a minute to stop screaming shrilly from excitement at reading that headline… …Okay, you all done now, Darryn? Good. As I was about to say, after seeing a veritable mountain of dollar bills stuffed into the box office g-string of director Steven Soderbergh and star Channing Tatum’s male stripper sorta-biographical dramedy, Magic Mike, there was …
We’re on an ark yo! Noah took top spot this past weekend, beating Divergent into second place with it’s biblical adaptation epic tale of man vs nature. Banking $44 million, Noah may not have made a massive splash, but it did create a strong opening for Russel Crowe after recent flop films failed to ignite the box office. Arnie Scwharzenegger …
The biggest release of the weekend past was undoubtedly the star spangled Avenger’s second cinematic outing. International, critics have been abuzz with great things to say about the film, and I have to agree with them. The film is exciting, smart, gripping, brilliantly choreographed, has major stakes and payoffs and will probably create action movie superstars out of co-directors Joe …
It’s not that we haven’t seen enough Jungle Book movies in the past, but that the majority of them have been rather too happy. Singing bears, goofy snakes and a hapless hero who should be dead by all rights, are trademarks of this approach. And with more than one new Jungle Book film on the way, the bear necessities will …
As dwarf king Thorin Oakenshield, Richard Armitage has had to face down horrors like losing his homeland, giant trolls, a fire breathing dragon and Hobbit foot hygiene, and somehow through it all he remained a strong, fearless leader. But that was over in the make-believe land of Middle Earth. Back in Silverton, Colorado things won’t be that easy, as Armitage …
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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