You’ve read Kervyn’s original Prometheus review. Now let’s find out if the man was being too harsh… or too generous. As a “He Said She Said” counterpoint, here’s another take on Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sci-fi thriller. Prometheus is actually a pretty difficult film to review, given that any discussion of it almost automatically veers into spoiler territory. As such, …
At this time of year, fantasy and science fiction dominate at the box office. This week is no different, with the release – in South Africa and the US – of one of the most highly anticipated sci-fi thrillers of 2012. Meanwhile, the only other 2 releases with the courage to open against this behemoth cunningly cater for a very …
After months of teasers, features, images and trailers that seemed hell-bent on showing you every single frame of footage before you’d ever taken your first sticky-soled step inside the cinema, it’s finally here: Prometheus – acclaimed director Ridley Scott’s return to Science-Fiction Back in 1979, Scott had captured – and in some cases tortured – imaginations with his gothic space horror, Alien, and now, 33 …
Here we have it, ladies and gentlemen – the best so far of the new wave of live-action fairy tale adaptations. This isn’t to say that fantasy actioner Snow White and the Huntsman doesn’t have its flaws, but visually it’s so sumptuous, and its magical scenes so breathtaking, that you can overlook a good chunk of the film’s many plot …
It’s a good few weeks to be a film-lover in South Africa, thanks to the release of 2 highly anticipated blockbusters. Next Friday marks the release of sci-fi thriller Prometheus (deep breaths, Kervyn!) and today it’s the turn of 2012’s apparently darkest fairy tale adaptation, which has been blowing people away since the debut of its first trailer… Snow White and …
The Road Warrior is finally returning. One of the most difficult and time-consuming sequels to ever be realised, has at long last managed to set a concrete date for filming, and unlike all those other, other times that director George “Happy Feet” Miller had promised to bring back his cult favourite Australian hero, it looks like this time, nothing is going …
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Up until now, all the images released for Ridley Scott’s highly vaunted return to science-fiction, Prometheus, has been rather dark and gloomy. Which is perfectly understandable as you tend to not want to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers it up, when you’ve just discovered an alien threat of apocalyptic proportions that has the potential to wipe out our entire species. …
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
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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