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: July 24, 2013
Nothing beats a good biopic. I honestly don’t care if the events within are about as real as my legendary fight with General Zod where I single-handledly brought down real estate values, but they make for great cinematic fodder. And while I’ve yet to see a movie based on events “inspired” by the life of Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee was the …
Let’s call a spade a spade, or to be more accurate, call Robert De Niro a talented actor who has apparently contracted an extremely virulent case of Cant-turn-down-scrip-itis. The Oscar winner has had a run of poor movie choices over the last couple of years, and while I’m definitely not saying that his latest pick, Luc Besson’s The Family (or is it’s …
Traditonally animated films are a rare sight these days, with the majority of such flicks being produced in the now more popular CGI technique. But seeing a 2D film with high production standards? Now that’s even rarer. Still, Japan happens to love that medium dearly, with Studio Ghibli being the current king of that genre. That’s the studio that’s responsible …
By all accounts, The Wolverine is a damn good film that has its own adamantium edge in a crowded market of superhero blockbusters. Well, for most of the time anyway, according to Kervyn’s review. Still, it’s the kind of film that has to tow a line between being accessible to enough age groups and remaining as true to the violent …
Man, no matter how you slice it, Earth is going to suck in the future. I blame that on older folks though, and also myself. Because I hate kids, and if I have to suffer in a world where I can’t afford a house, well screw them as well. Petty vengenace, hoooooooooo! Still, Elysium is looking like an orbital paradise …
There’s reason I’ve been beating the Snowpiercer drum ever since I first heard about it. Korean director Bong Joon-Ho’s The Host (not the Stephanie Meyer one, the good one) is one of my favourite films of the last decade, and having the filmmaker dabble in a mixture of sci-fi and social commentary again gets me all bubbly in my underpants. And now it …
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: July 23, 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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