Thinking back on Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s rise, especially with his HitRecordJoe project, it made perfect sense that he would write and direct his own movie. And you know what makes even more sense if you’re going to write and direct your own movie where you’re the star? Making your character a sex-addict with Scarlett Johansson as your girlfriend. Oh, JGL, you …
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I’ve got money riding on the next big genre to hit Hollywood being bible movies, as vampire films are eventually going to become about as popular as Gauteng highway tolls. That most likely won’t be anytime soon though, judging by the glut of content related to the neck-biters that is currently circulating around media. And with young adults having easier …
Walking out of Pacific Rim a few weeks back, I realized two things: 1) My heart was still thumping like a racehorse on tik from all the adrenalizing “F–k yeah!” moments, and 2) that film was about as close as we, the human race, had ever come to make a true live-action anime movie. All that was missing were the impossibly …
The original 300 film has to be a guilty pleasure of mine. Because let’s face it, it’s the “KLAP IT BOET” of action films. Direct and to the point, it’s a movie that is purely a visual feast for the eyes. And I have no problem with that whatsoever. In fact, I’m kinda hoping that the sequel keeps that macho …
I think horror films are finally starting to get interesting again. Although it’s slow, these films are starting to move away from the torture porn side of scaring audiences, with recent films in the genre being genuinely creepy and frightening thanks to some clever ideas and experimentation. The ABC’s of death was one such experiment from last year, a film …
Let’s be honest, Woody Allen and John Turturro are not not exactly what you might call “sexy men”. Well that is unless you’re Darryn, but he’s weird. The point is that these are probably the least likeliest lotharios around, especially when the services of Turturro is being requested by Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara for a steamy menage trois. And …
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: August 14, 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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