If Oscar Isaac isn’t careful, he just might become a geek culture icon. The talented actor spent years working the indie scene too much critical praise in movies like Inside Llewyn Davis and A Most Violent Year, but now he’s really jumped into the pop culture spotlight playing an X-Wing pilot in the new Star Wars as well as tackling the titular …
[column size=one_half position=first ] I’m going to go out on a limb here and argue that when The Hunger Games hit our screens, it wasn’t really a rip-off of Battle Royale. Last Updated: November 3, 2014
[column size=one_half position=first ]In defense of its big flop reputation, Waterworld is not one of the worst movies ever made. It’s one of the most awesome. Last Updated: September 29, 2014
The X-Men franchise is in a good position right now. Director Bryan Singer started something magical with the first two films, while a third flick kept the franchise alive despite having a terrible effect overall, leading to Mathew Vaughn to give the series a soft reboot with X-Men: First Class. Enter X-Men: Days Of Future Past which saw Singer …
Yet another public holiday in South Africa means the vast majority of the week’s new film releases are out from today – Workers’ Day. And there are seven of them. 3 Days to Kill: Kevin Costner plays a terminally ill CIA agent in this action espionage thriller, written by Luc Besson and directed by McG. Costner’s character wants to reconnect …
If there’s one thing that Marvel Studios proved to everybody else, is that you have to have a plan. They have plans until 2028 for their universe, Sony has a massive Spider-y plan involving sequels and villains, and Warner Bros\DC… Well, they kind a have a plan now, which is a lot better than their old “plan” of just randomly …
It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
If there’s one trend picking up in big budget films lately, it’s that studios are more than willing to greenlight not one but multiple sequels if they can. That’s the case with the upcoming X-Men First Class Sequel, Days of Future Past, as that’ll be followed up in 2016 by X-Men: Apocalypse. Will Singer be back to direct yet …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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