Something happened during Safe, Cockney asskicker Jason Statham’s last bit of celluloid violence. Somewhere during all the flying kicks to the spleens and elbows to the occipital lobes, Statham the Action Man became Statham the Acting Man. Now Statham has never been a horrible actor (see The Bank Job, Blitz etc), but this was possibly the first time he punched me …
Ryan Reynolds sure has come a long way since his Van Wilder days. Instead of a just pretty boy funnyman, he’s now a pretty boy funnyman that gets paid millions of dollars. But despite his current elevated Hollywood status, there’s one film project that he’s just been unable to get off the ground: a Deadpool solo film. Reynolds already played a version …
If you’ve been staring at the same old promo pics for Riddick – Vin Diesel and writer-director David Twohy’s third chapter in the adventures of their intergalactic badass anti-hero – over and over again until your eyes go all silvery and you feel the need to carry a big knife and talk in a low bass rumble, well then well …
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“Kul jou hier. Kul jou daar… en siedaar!” Firstly, if you remember that line, then you’ve just given away your age. Secondly, I do love me a good magic movie; The Prestige, The Illusionist, etc. I also happen to really love a good heist movie as well. And with the amount of clever misdirection that they both employ, it’s a little surprising …
The first Percy Jackson film wasn’t that bad at all. Despite clearly coming from a sea of Harry Potter influenced clones, enough of the original source material surfaced just long enough to give the film some Grecian taste, as the young son of Poseiden embarked on a quest to uncover his godly heritage. And thunderbolts. A sequel has been bubbling …
I’m used to films stretching the whole “aspiring” lead character schtick, by now. Fievel wanted to be a sherriff in An American Tail film that quickly out-stayed its welcome. Buzz Lightyear wanted to be a real space ranger in the first Toy Story. Hogarth wanted to rule mankind with the massive fist of his Iron Giant robot and introduce communism …
Ever wondered what Transformers director Michael Bay gets for Christmas? Most likely a shiny new car. That gets blown up. By the US military. While an Aerosmith track plays in the background. The man really likes cars, is what I’m saying. So much so, that he’s planning on shooting the fourth Transformers film in his favourite car porn burg, Detroit …
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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