It’s going to be a couple of years until we see another Avengers movies, BUT that doesn’t mean that smaller screens will be going cold turkey on some action from that universe. Banking on that success from the film, a new series starring the further exploits of the Strategic Hazard Intelligence and Logistics Directorate is almost upon us. Agent Son …
We’ve seen certainly seen our fair share of dystopian futures before, but I think that Snowpiercer – acclaimed Korean director, Bong Joon-Ho’s English language debut – has to be a first: A post-apocalyptic future based on what it’s like to use the Metrorail train services in South Africa. They’ve got cold weather, everybody’s dirty, a lot of shady looking characters and …
If I’ve been beating the Only God Forgives drum a fair bit around here lately, it’s not because a) I want to see Ryan Gosling’s pretty face or b) I’m jealous of Ryan Gosling’s pretty face and want to see it walloped like a red-haired stepchild. The fact is that Drive, Gosling’s previous collaboration with writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn, was just that …
I went to London for the first time ever this year, and one thing that I noticed was pubs. Pubs everywhere, pubs as far as the eye can see filled with locals having a pint of the bitter stuff. I firmly do believe that while our British pals can easily match our drinking quality, one thing that they’re supremely superior …
If there’s one thing that the Fourth of July weekend is good for, it’s not fireworks and the barbecuing of dead animals. It’s movies! Historically speaking, the Independence Day weekend is a damn good time for films to really rake in some cash, as the long weekend provides extra hours for people who should be at school/work, with which …
If you haven’t made the time yet to check out some of the animated DC Comic book films, then you’re missing out on movies which put some of the recent big screen efforts to shame. Last year saw the iconic Dark Knight Returns story adapted, while Superman made a smaller appearance this year in Superman: Unbound. Great films, and at …
In a cinema year filled with blue pyjamas wearing aliens, cutlery fisted mutants, monster punching robots and some little people stealing some gold (and no, that last part is not for a film about Darryn’s family) it’s kind of hard to get noticed when you’re just a small budget dramady. But luckily for film festival favourite, The Way, Way Back, it …
When it comes to playing comic book characters, Ryan Reynolds treats his career like Pokemon: He’s gotta act ’em all. He’s played Green Lantern, will soon be soon be seen in the live action adaptation of R.I.P.D, and for years was attached to the role of The Flash. But the one superhero movie he’s really struggled to bring to the screen, …
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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