There are people who stood 18 hours in the queue to make it into Comic-Con’s Hall H this weekend past, only to have it culminate in nothing more than a line from a 30-year old comic book and a picture of a logo on-screen. And you know what? They loved it! And that’s because a Batman VS Superman movie is …
“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” This quote isn’t entirely true about Man of Steel, the highly anticipated reboot of the Superman film franchise – as well as potential launching point for a Justice League film to rival Marvel’s The Avengers. It’s just that huge explosions and mass destruction alone do …
Three new movies open in South Africa today, with one of the new releases being one of the most highly anticipated blockbusters of 2013. I think you can guess which of the following it is… Last Updated: June 28, 2013
So yesterday we got word that comic scribe and Fox creative consultant Mark Millar thought that outside of being caught out for using your super golfing powers to pull lots of porntastic tail and then having to give your Swedish wife half in the ensuing divorce settlement, Warner Bros\DC Comics’ Justice League movie was actually the quickest way to lose …
If there is one thing that can stop the man of steel, it’s not Kryptonite, but rather, Legalnite. Or more specifically, lawsuits. The last son of Krypton has been in court houses for longer than Judge Judy in recent years, as Warner Bros and the estate of the creators of the character, have battled it out for the rights to …
If you’re a DC fanboy then I suggest you move up laundry day, because based on how this week is going, you’re going to need some clean underwear. Just yesterday, we had Zack Snyder sort of backtrack on his statements from a year ago, when he hinted at the fact that Man of Steel may just be tying into and laying …
With Green Lantern turning out to be a bigger pile of green poo than Hulk’s morning ablutions, and with Chris Nolan saying he’s done with Batman, a lot is riding on Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. For one thing, it’s a reboot of Superman, arguably the most well known Superhero of all time, which is already daunting enough. But then there’s …
Upfront, let’s get a few important questions out the way about The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. 1) Will I be able to understand masked villain Bane? Yes, most of the time. With concentration. 2) Is Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman bland? In combat yes. As a character, definitely not. 3) Is there an after-credits …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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