We’ve seen lots of films over the years where the main characters are on some kind of Need for Weed quest to get high, but I can’t recall ever hearing of a film where a rather upstanding young man teams up with a drug dealer to get his mom high, so that he can help her pull her life together. …
Kicking ass has been around since the dawn of movies. From the slapstick slaps of Laurel Hardy, through to awkwardly choreographed attacks from the seventies Kung Fu boom, culminating with Tony Jaa destroying and remaking the universe every time he throws a flaming leg kick, violence has always played a crucial, if exaggerated role in the movies. Here’s a look …
Upcoming indie action film, Motel, is shaping up to be a project that has drawn in quite a few high profile actors. Robert De Niro, John Cusack and Martin Klebba are on board for this tale of hitmen and other motley assortments of crooks, and now, they’re being joined by the weird one himself, Crispin Glover. Last Updated: July 5, …
Can you believe that it’s already been 25 years since a certain wascally wabbit played havoc with Bob Hoskin’s temper and blood pressure? Yep, Roger Rabbit is returning once more, just in time for a Blu-Ray DVD release, as the wacky rabbit once again has to get to the bottom of who the heck framed him! Last Updated: July 5, …
Exactly where the Wizard of Oz came from is probably not a question that’s been keeping many of us up at night, but Sam Raimi is going to try to answer it anyway with his upcoming, OZ, The Great and Powerful. Up until now, all we’ve known about the project is that when in costume, lead James Franco looks exactly …
You have to hand it to Neil Blomkamp. In a world where not even chronically cryptic JJ Abrams can keep a secret, he has somehow managed to keep pretty much all details of his debutante project, Elysium, under wraps. But with recent confirmation that the movie will be making an appearance at next week’s Comic-Con, it’s now finally time for …
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Looks like ol’ stoney-face is finally starting to realise that he might have to show some less brutal than usual attitude to the public, as the marketing for the upcoming Dredd finally starts to heat up. Posters are usually a decent way to get things moving, and with a film set in the city of tomorrow, there’s now a banner image to …
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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