See that pic above? Well, I dare you to tell the ginger on the left he has no soul [Editor’s note: Feeling testy, Nick?]. Oh? You’re all silent now? Good. Because these bad boys have serious anger issues and the scariest is actually the one in the middle. That bald head, those glasses, that beard, wait a minute, it’s Walt …
I can count on no hands the amount of people I know that saw Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin. Which is to say, nobody, including me. This is despite the fact that Saulnier’s feature film debut was hailed by many as not just one of the best films of 2013, but one of the best American revenge thrillers of the last …
It appears that this was the week for stars. On Wednesday we all geeked our brains out for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but before that we actually kicked off the Star-ry sci-fi goodness a bit earlier than expected when Paramount unveiled the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond four days ahead of schedule. And damn, it’s explosive! No, really. …
When it comes to zombies in movies, series or games I have to be honest and admit I am as fresh to the idea as they are when they dig themselves out of the ground; I’ve had enough. Even the reasonably decent Warm Bodies irritated me because the market is so saturated with the walking dead. So when I watched this …
Damn, how about that Spider-Man news from yesterday? Have we all recovered yet? Because, I don’t know about you, but I think it’s a pretty freaking huge deal! Having Spider-man officially form part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is massive, and speaks volumes about where the MCU is heading and what we can (hopefully) expect from upcoming storylines. Slightly less …
I sometimes wonder what Shakespeare would have to say about all the different iterations of his plays that have made it to the big screen. There was the immensely popular Baz Luhrmann version of Rome and Juliet all the way back in 1996 (eek!) and the more recent Much Ado about Nothing (2012) directed by Lord Joss Whedon, a film …
Vampires have had a really bad time of it ever since the Twilight series came out. Gone are the days of the decadent, broody, romantic Anne Rice vampires, replaced instead with creepy, sparkly, washed-out wimps from Stephanie Meyer’s wish-fulfilment fantasies. Last Updated: March 10, 2014
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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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