This week’s new releases are between a slacker-turned-super-agent, dizzyingly death defying stunts in the best use of IMAX to date, a brutally good movie about the war on drugs between the US and Mexico, a disappointing retelling/prequel of a classic movie, and four movies on limited release, all wildly different but all highly praised. The Walk The Walk is the …
I cannot recall a single moment during all the cloak and dagger mysteries, bone-crunching fisticuffs and metal-twisting car chases of the Bourne franchise, where I thought to myself “Dude, I sure wish that, like, somebody could do a crossover between this Matt Damon badassness, and like, Pineapple Express! Duuuuuude!”. Clearly though, I don’t subscribe to the same school of thought as screenwriter Max …
It may have fallen like Ice Cube’s street-cred after making Are We There Yet?, but Straight Outta Compton is still going strong at the US box office. Keeping a first place slot, Straight Outta Compton took in another $26.8 million in domestic sales, edging out newcomers such as Sinister 2 and American Ultra. Horror sequel Sinister 2 was aiming for a $15-$18 million opening this …
I’ve never seen the appeal of having secret sleeper agent assassins in your employ. Because no matter how damn good their mental cover is, you’re always going to find yourself wanting to kill them, for reasons. And that’s a Hollywood science fact. It’s a trope that Jesse Eisenberg has to deal with in American Ultra, as he finds himself being hunted …
We’ll soon be seeing Jesse Eisenberg face against Superman and his grumpy friend in Batman v Superman, but that doesn’t mean that the Social Network star can’t get all super on his own. And I mean “super” as in “super soldier”, which is probably the least likeliest way ever to describe Jesse Eisenberg, but also the mighty fun looking central …
Did you have a hard time believing the news that Jesse Eisenberg, that kid from The Social Network who spoke like an aggro Woody Allen, was going to be the new Lex Luthor? Well, then you may just find your plausibility stretched even further to know that he’s now also a super-spy action hero. Who just so happens to also …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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