In the gory aftermath of The Lone Ranger’s great big misfire at the box office and with critics, Johnny Deep is said to be close to signing off on a double dip of the wackadoodle hatter from Wonderland. Essaying a role that wasn’t at all a stretch for him, he rode the character to a billion dollar payday for Disney …
Here’s one way to end off your Friday. It’s always been easy to see which era Disney films belonged to, based on their animation style. With CGI being the favourite of this generation, Disney may have started something with Tangled a few years ago. That specific style continues in Frozen, which I’m hoping will have the same story quality to …
Four films open in South Africa today. It’s a big week for ensemble casts although the biggie release is very much in the midyear blockbuster mould… for better or worse. Last Updated: July 12, 2013
Iron Man, Spider-Man, Daredevil and the Hulk! All teaming up to stop the forces of evil from taking over the world! What could possibly go wrong in this game? Actually, plenty.
You’ve got to envy Robert Downey Jr. Out of all the actors who have appeared in their own movies based on characters in capes and tights, he’s become the true face of the Avengers franchise with his portrayal of Tony “Iron Man” Stark. But after a trilogy of Iron Man films and an Avengers appearance that left him huffing a …
Three films open in South Africa today, and two of the three are sequels/prequels set in academic environments. Time to head back to school at the cinema… Last Updated: June 21, 2013
We’ve seen a fair bit of concept art for Frozen, Disney’s reimagining of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fairy tale, “The Snow Queen”, and those images along with the film’s synopsis claiming that it was “the most daring comedy-adventure ever to hit the big screen” led me to believe that we were in for something epic. What I wasn’t expecting was a …
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: June 14, 2013
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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