Happy US Independence Day everybody! And to celebrate this Fourth of July, we kick off with a truly American tradition. No, not Will Smith punching aliens in the face! I’m of course referring to Vince Vaughn fathering 533 children! Okay, so that’s not really an American tradition either, but hey, you try working a trailer for a movie about Vince …
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that movies these days have a spandex fetish, what with all the Supermen, X-Men, Batmen and other heroes flying around the place. Truth be told, this is pretty much the second golden age for these genre flicks. The mid-90s saw the first age of hero films die off for a couple of years, thanks to …
Man, I loved the first Cloudy movie. It struck the right mix of humour and crazy, with animation that suited it perfectly. So of course, a sequel was commisioned quicker than a new food pun could be born. Inventor Flint Lockwood is back, along with the rest of his supporting cast, in order to stop food from taking over the …
Holy remake Batman! Is nothing sacred in Hollywood? Nope! Now hold my belt while I show the corpse of It’s a Wonderful Life what my batarang looks like. Yep, Los Angeles is home to many up and coming remakes right now, and one particular film franchise that has everyone up in arms is the reboot of The Crow. While it’s …
It would appear that today I’m all about the lady love, specifically when the ladies love each other. Earlier this morning it was Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace swapping lipsticks the hard way, and now we have Juno Temple giving Kathryn Hahn a lap dance in Afternoon Delight. For some of you, that sentence would already be enough to click …
Grab yourself a partner who shares similar dirty thought patterns, strap yourself into a massive Jaeger mecha that’ll have several Japanese manga artists rolling in their graves and prepare for a slobber-knocker, because Pacific Rim is almost here. The hype machine is nearing the apex of its promotional blitz, and this time, the focus is on the pilots and the …
Ok, so that doesn’t sound all that impressive, but “sources” have supplied Variety with some numbers for the premium offering from Paramount Pictures, and they do tell a tale. The $50 dollar tickets included seeing the movie 2 days before the official release, a pair of custom 3D glasses, a limited edition poster, popcorn, and a copy of the Blu-ray, …
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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