These days trailers can be rather damn terrible. Not only do they give away the entire plot of a movie but often also literally show you the ending, albeit even just a half second glimpse at it. So when I watched Arrival’s first trailer I must confess I was rather concerned. I was worried that Sicario director Denis Villeneuve was …
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Last week I posted a teaser trailer that had me rather excited about the upcoming science-fiction film Arrival. Directed by Denis Vileneuve of Sicario fame I said it shared some visuals that reminded me of Interstellar, but I’m not so sure anymore! Now I think it reminds me of a spruced up Independence Day crossed with The Day the Earth Stood Still. That being said the visuals are stunning …
I love science fiction which is why I enjoyed the 1996 movie The Arrival, which looks nothing like the 2016 Arrival (no article!). The new film has piqued my curiosity though in a way only a teaser trailer can and for that I feel a mixture of guilt and glee. Arrival boasts some serious talent too, like Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker which is enough to get …
Well, I guess that settles it. Much like James guessed when he recently wrote about the news that Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario was getting an unexpected sequel not featuring Emily Blunt’s lead character, this new film will in fact not be a direct continuation of the story told in the 2015 masterpiece crime-thriller. We knew that Soldado (which means “soldier” in Spanish, like Sicario meant “hitman”) would see …
I’m still not sure how I feel about this. A Blade Runner sequel? I mean I cut my teeth on the original (I can’t believe I have to say that now) and since then most science fiction movies have had to endure my comparisons, fairly or not, that is the case. Blade Runner really got me – the gritty world that replicant hunter Rick …
Please note: This review was submitted by guest writer/local filmmaker Willem Grobler I went into Sicario with lofty expectations. After Denis Villeneuve’s triumphant Prisoners (2013), how could I expect any less? That film made me deal with many deep, brooding and dark emotions for a while after I’d left the cinema, and Sicario is no different. In fact, if anything, …
Director Ridley Scott has a lot on his plate at the moment. He’s currently out and about doing press rounds to promote The Martian, starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on… Mars, which was very well received following its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival; and it’s a timely return to form for the legendary director because he’s also …
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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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