There is a lot to be said about ambition. And in Hollywood over the last decade or so, quite often it was being said by Andy and Lana Wachowski, the writer-director siblings of The Matrix, Speed Racer and Cloud Atlas fame. Irrespective of whether their films were comprehensively successful or not, they were always still willing to push the envelope, to go for those big ideas. …
Confession time: I really enjoyed Magic Mike. The movie may have put off some folks with all the beefcake dude-ity and bumpin’ and grindin’, but once you got past those topless theatrics you actually found a surprisingly solid character drama that was occasionally kind of fun. The biggest surprise (that was not in somebody’s shorts)? Channing Tatum. Not only did ol’ Charming Potato actually …
I wish I had a time machine. That may be an odd way to start a review about a sombre true-crime drama, but my temporal fantasies has a purpose: I just wish I could see the look on the face of 2013-Me, when I tell myself that in 2015 I will watch a chilling, disturbing character study, steeped in themes …
To quote the great Muhammad Ali: “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up”. And 20th Century Fox certainly backed it up in 2014. “It” being the dumptruck they backed up to the bank to offload the crazy amounts of box-office money they made around the world last year. Fox officially announced yesterday (via ComingSoon) that helped along by such …
I have to say that the duo formerly known as the Wachowski brothers, now as just the Wachowskis, did a damn good job of creating one of my favourite movies, that being The Matrix. I’ll even put my neck on the line and say I enjoyed the other two, just not as much as the first though. So I am tentatively excited that Jupiter …
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Foxcatcher is the upcoming biographical drama based on the lives of Olympic wrestling champions Mark and Dave Schultz (Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo respectively) and their patron John du Pont (Steve Carell), which we first covered here and is currently getting very positive critical reception at festival screenings ahead of release. In an exclusive interview with Yahoo! Movies star Channing Tatum …
Even though I felt it was a slight step off from the comic brilliance of its predecessor, there was still a crap load of funny material to be found in this year’s 22 Jump Street. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill were once again on point as undercover buffoons Jenko and Schmidt, and co-director Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie, …
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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