For a guy who started off his career as a singing eunuch (how else could he hit those high notes?), Justin Timberlake has made a reasonably successful transformation into an actor as well. And while his last starring movie, In Time, is best quickly forgotten, that hasn’t stopped him from trying his hand at this movie star business once again. …
Oh look, it’s only 11:30 and we’re already seemingly into the WTF? portion of our scheduled programming. Classic comic Archie – you know, the one with the far fetched tale of two hot girls fighting over a ginger – has never had a full length feature film, and that’s something that Warner Bros is apparently going to correct. Only, if …
It’s a big week for science fiction fans, with two major genre entries hitting South African cinemas in addition to a couple of comedies. Last Updated: June 7, 2013
When Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the anti-Bourne of the espionage genre, arrived to much acclaim last year, it seemed to herald in a new phase of slow burn spy thrillers that was all brains with very little brawn. But while Tomas Alfredsson’s take on John Le Carré’s tale was brilliant, Anton Corbijn’s The American was already burning slow a few …
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: June 6, 2013
Much like their lead killers/sociopaths/monsters, horror films refuse to die. Strike it right with one franchise, and you’ve got a license to churn out sequels for years to come. One movie maniac that hasn’t been seen or heard from in a couple of years though, is ol’ hockey-face himself, Jason Voorhees. The Friday the 13th franchise has been in limbo …
Welcome to Step 2 of Selena Gomez’s plans to leave her cutesy Disney past behind, and while playing the gun toting owner of a souped up Mustang that Ethan Hawke needs to save his wife, is definitely not as dramatic as her previous role in Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers (I’ll save you the google search: yes, she does get naked), who in …
When one of the world’s most acclaimed directors and arguably (I’ll do that arguing, by the way) the world’s greatest living actor put their then-bearded heads together last year, they created something magical in the Oscar winning Lincoln. Now Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis might just be teaming up again, this time to tackle PTSD stricken soldiers Last Updated: June 6, 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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