From a man in a bad halloween costume sticking out his arm while somebody off camera throws a net to a team up that hulk smashed the box office records (and a certain god of mischief), we’ve certainly come a long way when it comes to superhero movies. And yet, despite the fact that we’re around the corner from a …
Roland Emmerich’s Stargate is a film that I have a completely biased and illogical opinion of. I know very well that the film has some serious flaws, but I love that “banni wei” movie so damn much. This is a view that’s shared by so many fans around the world, and when something is as popular and revered as that, there’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: September 6, 2013
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Doctor Who and that one creepy uncle dressed up as Father Christmas that gets your mom to sit on his lap, but the less said about that the better. Doctor Who has been a Christmas staple of mine ever since the BBC started showing a special episode every year from the revived series. Last year’s …
The most enduring character in the X-Men films isn’t Wolverine or Charles Xavier’s failing range of hair-care products. It’s Mystique. In the core films, she’s had a pretty strong presence, evolving from a buttt-naked ass-kicker to a solid character with her own motivations and goals. Who happens to be butt-naked. Jennifer “Hunger Games” Lawrence is pretty much in charge of …
Just when you thought Sir Ian McKellen couldn’t possibly be any cooler – the man is already Gandalf and Magneto, and he’s best friends with Captain Jean Luc Picard, whose wedding he’s going to perform – this tidbit of news comes flying in off the interwebs. McKellen, apparently not content to just play two old white guy pop culture icons, …
We all love a good ghost story, and if you’ve been reading The Movies for a while you know that we love anything watermarked by Guillermo Del Toro. The sight of his name on a poster converts our money directly into popcorn and soda, even in the cases when he’s not the director. Last Updated: September 6, 2013
It’s a busy week in terms of new movie releases, with five new films hitting South African cinemas today. For the record, the emphasis seems to be primarily on comedy of the action-packed kind. Last Updated: September 6, 2013
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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