Whether you consider him a visionary or a copy-cat tyrant, there’s very little doubt that late Apple boss Steve Jobs had a significant impact on modern society and its technology. Which is certainly a lot more than can said of jObs, the rather lacklustre 2013 movie that tried to tell the controversial figure’s life story but ended up quite ho-hum, …
Before we continue, I would just like to point out that yes I am fully aware of how that headline might read, but we run a family friendly business here and I’ll have none of your dirty thoughts sullying the place, thank you very much! Now onto the most important business: How Ashton Kutcher is better than Michael Fassbender. The …
Like a typical Batman, just when we were all turning around to celebrate or say something profound, Christian Bale has vanished from the scene. The scene in this case being director Danny Boyle’s (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire) planned Steve Jobs biopic, which Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, West Wing, The Newsroom) is scripting. After the lackluster effort that …
I don’t know what the collection noun is for Danny Boyle fanboys (fanboyles?), but I am definitely one. 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Trainspotting, 127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire, Trance, The Beach – The acclaimed British director has had quite the diverse filmography and I’ve enjoyed just about all it, as he hopped between genres with regularity. And now he’s hopped back …
The first biopic for Steve Jobs came out in 2013 with the imaginative title of Jobs and starred Ashton Kutcher as the iPhone creating genius. Sadly it wasn’t a very good film (although I think Kutcher was pretty decent) receiving just 44% on Metacritic. So I am weary but also a little excited by the news that Christian Bale is …
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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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