Po (Jack Black) and his group of kung fu fighting allies are back in Kung Fu Panda 3 but this time the noodle devouring panda has a new challenge to overcome. Po is going about his business of being a martial arts bad-ass when his long-lost biological father, Li Shan (Bryan Cranston) returns to reunite with his son. Po then travels with …
I’m not the biggest fan of Dreamworks animated flicks. Too often, they rely on star power and neglect the fact that CGI animated flicks are meant to tell more impressive tales for all ages. But lately, the studio seems to be finding their stride, especially now that I don’t have to see those f***ing Shrek sequels touted every year. How …
Back in 2008 Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks acquired the rights to make a live-action version of Ghost In The Shell. Last Updated: January 6, 2015
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Despicable Me may be about Gru, his adopted family and a scheme or two to be the greatest villain that the world has ever known, but it’s his minions who stole the show in the first film. They got a bit more of the spotlight in Despicable Me 2, as Dreamworks knew that they were onto something here with the …
Once described by the late Roger Ebert as “Japan’s Blade Runner”, Mamoru Oshii’ seminal anime film Ghost In the Shell has been a gigantic influence on some of Hollywood’s biggest sci-fi blockbusters for the last 25 years (the Wachowskis once said that without it, The Matrix probably would never have happened), and for the longest time now Hollywood has been trying to return the …
How To Train Your Dragon is the kind of animated film that gets better with repeated viewings. Hell, I wasn’t even sold at first, but after being convinced to give the movie a second chance, I found myself appreciating it more. What I did particularly enjoy in round deux however, was that it was a done-in-one story. Still, How To …
I’ll be honest, and admit that the first time that I saw How To Train Your Dragon, the film just didn’t gel with me. It looked magnificent, I’ll give it that, but something was off. Then I watched it again, and it finally clicked. It’s one of the better movies that Dreamworks Animation has pushed out in several years, a …
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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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