Let’s be honest about Woody Allen’s last film, Blue Jasmine: Cate Blanchett was fantastic in it and fully deserving of all the awards buzz she received, but the film as a whole just didn’t match up to her high bar. This is especially apparent when viewed in comparison to Allen’s previous jaunt, the magically charming Midnight in Paris. But based on …
Good old secret agent flicks! Usually, when you think of a cultured and refined intelligence agent working for the British crown, you imagine James Bond. Thing is, the current incarnation of James Bond is a bit of a brutish chap, really. You need an agent that can be both refined and lethal when the situation calls for it. Enter the …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: May 20, 2014
Five new movies open today, although it seems to be a bit of a low-key week before the next big midyear blockbusters – with superheroes and spandex – reach our screen. Lone Survivor: From director Peter Berg comes this big screen adaptation of the non-fiction book and real-life military operation. Four Navy SEALS (Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and …
By now, the West Memphis Three story has been thoroughly milked by the movie industry, with four films telling the same story. So what the hell, let’s add a fifth movie to that pile. The Devil’s Knot tells the same tale, but this time, from the perspective of the parents who lost their children in a shocking 1993 murder in …
Noelle has a thing for Paddington Bear – and luckily, not in a Furry kind of way – so I need to type this up really fast before she comes into the office and proceeds to squee. Yes, squee, as the first teaser trailer has dropped giving us our first glimpse at how everybody’s – but especially Noelle’s – favourite …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: November 21, 2013
Hollywood has a knack for translating current hot topic headlines to movies in record time, but occasionally they look to tell a story from the past that may not be as well known. Writer director Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot doesn’t quite fit that bill. The true story of a 1993 triple homicide in West Memphis, which saw the (twenty year old spoiler alert) …
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
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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