With Joel Silver/Terry Gilliam and Zack Snyder recently taking turns to throw each other’s adaptation of Alan Moore’s Watchmen under the proverbial bus, there’s been a lot of talk of what could have been in the comic book adaptation. Inspired by that, I thought I’d take a look at 10 other comic book adaptations – some good, some bad and some nuttier …
In life, the only certainties are death, taxes and James Bond sequels. Overall, it’s one hell of a franchise, with the 23 various films being essential viewing for any species of hominid that can walk upright and operate a cellphone. A new film is on the way, and it’s currently being scripted by John Logan, who is pulling solo duties …
A movie trailer is relatively simple to make these days. Set up your characters, throw in just enough exposition, add a money-shot before the end and wham bam thank you ma’am, you’re done. This trailer for Afflicted however? It’s already starting at the end and working its way backwards. And for this super-powered horror, it’s pretty damn effective. Last Updated: …
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They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but from what I’ve learnt from movies, it’s usually a dish best served covered in warm arterial blood. And that seems to be exactly the case in Blue Ruin, a new revenge thriller from cinematographer-turned-director/writer Jeremy Saulnier. The movie picked up nothing but crazy positive buzz when it made the rounds on …
There are some films that you should never take a first date to. And that’s something I learnt the hard way when I bought tickets for The Human Centipede, thinking that I was going to go see a cool nature documentary. The first movie starring the awesomely-named Dieter Laser was pretty gross. The second, even worse. And the third? Well, …
When you think of comic book movies, it’s hard to imagine other actors as iconic characters. Iron Man without Robert Downey Jr? Thor without Chris Hemsworth? Get out of here! But one actor who has surpassed all of his fellow heroes, has to be Hugh Jackman. For 14 years, he’s been the best there is at what he does, and that’s …
I’m generally not a fan of mixing my horror with another genre (I’m genre-ist like that), but I have to admit that the idea of a comedy-horror-musical like writer/director Jerome Sable’s Stage Fright really intrigues me. Maybe it’s the juxtaposition of the terror with the usually overly happy singing and dancing, or the fact that the horror shrieks will now be in key, …
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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