It seems that these days you can’t go anywhere without some sort of national secret being leaked, like the fact that President Jacob Zuma has built a special pleasure dome into his not-a-compound*. Thanks to the world wide web, secret-leakers are now able to post all manner of information quick and anonymously, but when it comes to finding a face …

It may not have been a ratings success, but its safe to say that Sharknado will be a cult hit, much like films Sharktopus and Snakes on a train became when word of mouth increased for the toothy project. With that being said, the SyFy channel is more than willing to pump some more cash into keeping B-grade horror flicks …

IGOR, IT’S ALIVE!… And it’s multiplying?! 2013 seems to be the year of Frankenstein, with (at last count) six different productions on the way either adapting or taking their inspiration from Mary Shelley’s famed literary creation. The one with the highest profile would undoubtedly be Stuart “Tomorrow When the War Began” Beattie’s I, Frankenstein, but how can you tell that one …

Steve McQueen is no stranger to getting inside people’s minds and hearts with such emotionally harrowing tales as Hunger and Shame, but it would appear that for his latest effort, he’s gone and scanned my brain as well. Assembling a cast of some of my favourite actors in the biz currently (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano and more) for this …

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While Hollywood constantly chews and regurgitates on its monster staple diet of vampire, werewolf and zombie, there is a world of other horrible nightmare creatures just waiting to be exploited. Any South African will immediately be able to name our main contribution: that horrid little demon that stalks around at night, hides under beds and grabs you when you are …

After watching skyscrapers get Man of Steeled and seeing much of New York laid to waste in an alien invasion, what we need now is a doctor. And not just any doctor mind you, but a Strange one. You’ve got to give Marvel credit, as they’re thinking ahead with long-term plans for their comic book films. While the currently under …

Things have been quiet on the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past lately. The Bryan Singer directed sequel to the superb X-Men First Class is looking to bridge the divide between two X-Men universes, as well as that wretched Brett Ratner directed X-Men 3 film. The addition of Peter “Game of thrones” Dinklage to the main cast has also …