Being trapped in the Antarctic is daunting enough, so imagine being trapped there alongside a shapeshifting horror from beyond… The Thing’s appeal is easy to illustrate. When it was released in 1982, the movie entered into the low side of the top ten, hung on for a few weeks and ended its run making slightly more than its $15 million …
Plenty of new releases hit the North American box office this past weekend, bringing some serious competition to the current cinema darling, The Lego Movie. Robot cops, more Kevin Hart and Russell Crowe in a winter wonderland were just some of the new flicks gunning for the top spot. But dead or alive, there could be only one number one …
Man, Alan Moore is gonna sue somebody! The league of extraordinary TV ideas may have been killed outright in the case of Penny Dreadful, but at least it sports a boatload more quality than that train wreck of a film. So win win! The Showtime series kicks off on May 11, and sees famous literary figures team up to stop …
And for a completely different kind of awards show. The Oscars arrive on March 9, but there was one more big awards show to go. The British Film and Television Awards handed out plenty of trophies last night, to movies that had been released on that side of the pond. Because of that release schedule, films such as Dallas Buyers …
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Its Valentines Day, and while I use this opportunity to tell some people to go shove their cupid arrows where the sun doesn’t shine, some folks are going to make damn certain that this day isn’t wasted. In order to celebrate this day of LOVE, Magnolia Pictures has released a new trailer for Lars von Trier’s upcoming Nymphomaniac: Volume 1. …
One of the greatest pieces of science fiction of the 20th Century, has to be Dune. Over books, novels and mini-series, that universe grew to become something that could have easily rivaled Star Wars and Star Trek. Way back when Frank Herbert had written his first book, interest had grown in adapting it for the big screen. David Lynch eventually …
It’s Valentine’s Day today and your choice of new movies for backseat cinema cuddles this weekend is surprisingly vast. From inane comedy to historical drama, take your pick. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: It’s been a decade since the world first met Will Ferrell’s idiot 70s TV anchor Ron Burgundy in the comedy that went on to achieve cult status. …
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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