This weekend past saw the latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: The Dark World, thunder its way into local cinemas. Despite the fact that it had some flaws, I walked out of it grinning like an idiot due to it’s invigorating action sequences, epic mythology, high fidelity visuals and constant laugh out loud humour. But did you guys agree? …
Up until now, we’ve known little about Duncan Jones’ Warcraft, but the panel at Blizzcon 2013 has teased more information about the script, cast and revealed some concept art of Azeroth. Last Updated: November 11, 2013
Christmas is coming a little early this year, sweetie! 23 November to be exact, as that’s when Doctor Who’s highly anticipated 50-year Anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor, gets released and we not only finally get the answer to the mystery of John Hurt’s Doctor actually is, my wife and I also get to resume our argument on who’s 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: November 8, 2013
Colin Farrell and Russell Crowe have both played a wide variety of characters in a kaleidoscopic assortment of films between them, from walking computer programs to vampires to singing French policemen to futuristic triple-agents to Roman gladiators. But there’s always time to take on something new, which in this case is an adaptation of Mark Helprin’s critically acclaimed novel, Winter’s …
As a self declared film geek and serious lover of Paul Verhoeven’s classic filmography, I know that every single time somebody mentions the new Robocop reboot, I should be hacking their internet connection, finding out where they live, and then pelting them with eggs and/or bricks as they exit their stronghold of bad taste. My street cred demands it. And yet, …
Only three new movies hit South African cinemas today, clearly giving the following pick of the week space to flex its box office muscles. Last Updated: November 8, 2013
Well, well, well. Looks like there may just be some truth to some Wonder Woman rumours after all. Maybe. Hopefully. The initial rumour was that Thor‘s Jaimie Alexander was involved somehow, but it looks she’s off the list due to her commitment to Marvel. Schmoes Know threw out a second rumour yesterday that ex-Bond girl Olga Kurylenko was testing for the …
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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