Five new films hit South African cinemas today, and they seem to be split between silly action-packed escapism and more astute examinations of dysfunctional human relationships. The LEGO Movie: The biggie release of the weekend is this animated action comedy for the whole family. Screening in 2D and 3D, the film uses a CGI-replication of stop-motion to convey the real-world …
There’s a trick to making a good ridiculous movie, and it’s not even a particularly clever one: Just accept that your movie is ridiculous and lean into it. So when the story you’re telling is about gargoyles battling demons over a 200-year old patchwork monster, I expect some sense of kooky fun, not a film as listless as a corpse, …
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If there’s one monster more enduring than even the most relentless horror movie slashers, it’s got to be Frankenstein’s monster. From Boris Karloff to Robert DeNiro, ol’s nuts and bolts has been lurching around for almost a century now in film and television. But in the latest flick starring that icon, he’s going to be a lot more agile on …
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: October 2, 2013
IGOR, IT’S ALIVE!… And it’s multiplying?! 2013 seems to be the year of Frankenstein, with (at last count) six different productions on the way either adapting or taking their inspiration from Mary Shelley’s famed literary creation. The one with the highest profile would undoubtedly be Stuart “Tomorrow When the War Began” Beattie’s I, Frankenstein, but how can you tell that one …
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: July 12, 2013
I once heard Training Day helmer Antoine Fuqua’s last name pronounced not as “Few-Kwa”, but rather as “F@#$ Yeah”. Never has that slip of the tongue been more fitting than with Olympus Has Fallen, the first of two (that we know of) “terrorists take over the White House” action flicks for 2013. If you’re a fan of skop, skiet en donner, you’ll be …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
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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