GI Joe Retaliation may not have have been worth the extra 9 month wait, but at least…ah, screw it, I got nothing. Still, if there’s one thing that films like this are good for, it’s showing off your new TV and Blu-Ray player with explosions. And here’s what you’ll be getting if you throw down some cash for the flick …
If there’s one role that Robert de Niro is easily associated with, it’s that of a gangster. A Mafioso to be exact. A made man in that genre, de Niro has moved on to other roles in the decades since he popped up in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, but it’s always welcome to see him back in a gangster role. Except …
Wreck-It Ralph is a very touchy subject around here. Mention the critically acclaimed animated movie – as well as the fact that Brave beat it at the Oscars – around these parts, and Darryn goes all HULK SMASH! Okay, so it’s more like SLOTH LAY THERE! but his intentions are serious, yo! We absolutely adored the videogame-centric animated film, especially how …
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There are movies out there which are testaments to the creativity of mankind. Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Ghostbusters and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, to name just a few. And then, there is the kind of movie which is begging to be picked up by distributors, but goshdarnit, they just can’t see the genius of of the flick. Of course, I’m …
And the Guardians of the Galaxy casting news just keeps on coming in, and more importantly, keeps on surprising. For a movie that features a talking tree and a smoking raccoon who could make a hooker blush with his colourful language, Marvel sure have rounded up a stellar cast for the movie. After this weekend’s news that Doctor Who alum Karen Gillan has joined …
I’m not the biggest Tim Burton fan around here, that honour belongs to Lourens, but even he would have to admit that there was something just a bit off about Burton’s adaptation of classic children’s tale Alice in Wonderland. Maybe it was Helena Bonham Carter’s Red Queen, with her head like Nicki Minaj’s backside, or maybe Johnny Depp’s Hatter, that looked …
Whether you like or hate him, you’ve got to admit that Christopher Nolan knows how to make a good looking film, with a decent story to boot. Plot holes be damned! With Batman behind him, and Superman hitting cinemas soon, Nolan is now once again tackling his own project in the form of Interstellar. And he’ll have some familiar company …
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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