The last time Colin Firth was involved in a fight on-screen, it ended up with him and Hugh Grant floundering around in a fountain like a pair of near-sighted, mildly drunk toddlers while Renee Zellweger’s Bridget Jones looked on with equal amounts enjoyment and pity. While there are bucket loads of enjoyment to be found in Kingsman: The Secret Service, the only pity …
We’ve posted a fair bit about Kingsman: The Secret Service, the latest effort from director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Stardust), adapted from popular writer Mark Millar’s comic book. The reason for this is because 1), those two names alone got us intrigued, 2) why would we not embrace a movie where Colin Firth is a badass and 2) the …
If you have never heard of Kingsman: The Secret Service before, then kindly direct your attention HERE, where you can read how the people who have already seen director Matthew Vaughn’s latest romp cannot stop talking about how amazing it is, with some even comparing it to Gareth Evans’ The Raid. Yes, a movie starring Colin Firth, one half of the most …
I’ve been very intrigued by Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, but that’s just because I’m always intrigued by anything Vaughn does. Especially when what he’s doing involves a comic book adaptation. Vaughn has already struck comic book gold thrice previously with Stardust, X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass. The latter is an adaptation of acclaimed writer Mark Millar’s comic book, and now Vaughn is once again …
Despite the fact that he had the privilege of being involved in one of the greatest fight scenes in movie history, Colin Firth is not exactly the first person that springs to mind when you’re thinking about a superspy action caper based on a comic from the guy who created Kick-Ass. Firth seems too posh, too refined, but luckily for …
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Watching this trailer for upcoming thriller Before I Go To Sleep – with its story of an amnesiac who has to leave herself notes every day since she can’t make any new memories past a short period of time and who has to solve the mystery behind a violent assault that left her in this diminished state – you would be very hard …
It’s a bit of a quieter week at the movies with just four new releases hitting cinemas in addition to local Marikana-centred documentary Miners Shot Down. Transcendence: This sci-fi drama is the directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer – and frequent Christopher Nolan collaborator – Wally Pfister. Johnny Depp plays a controversial artificial intelligence researcher who finds his consciousness separated from …
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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