Once upon a time, Ridley Scott was one of the best and most beloved filmmakers in Hollywood. The Blade Runner and Alien director has seen a huge slump in later years though, from the bland Robin Hood to the much derided The Counsellor to the divisive Exodus: Gods and Kings and of course the movie that launched a thousand “just …
Fantastic Four should have been a great movie. The best family in Marvel Comics, portrayed by a hot list of some great young talent in Hollywood and helmed by a visionary director in the form of Chronicle‘s Josh Trank. And sweet Suzy, it was anything but that. Fantastic Four is a trainwreck, and that’s being kind. What should have been …
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The Avengers may have the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man or even Captain America, but when it comes to real heroes Joss Whedon is at the top, you hear me?! Yes, I am a bit of a fanboy I’ve had huge respect for the writer and director ever since the Buffy days and with his upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron just around the corner …
Superhero comic books can be immensely diverse. Just because your lead character is decked out in primary coloured spandex doesn’t mean you should be pigeonholed to only telling one type of story catering to prepubescent boys. Case in point: Daredevil. Yes, the character has done his fair bit of camp technicolour swashbuckling, but under the guidance of such vaunted comic …
Sorry, Miles Morales fans, but I have some bad news for you guys. After much speculation that the upcoming Marvel produced Spider-Man reboot would see a new face beneath the webbed mask, it has now been confirmed that as far as Spidey movies are concerned, there’s only one man boy for the job: Peter Parker. This admission was made by …
Ladies and gentlemen, the next era of Spider-Man now has a new guiding hand. Sony and Marvel reaching a deal that benefited both parties with an arrangement to use the character in films from both of those studios, was good news for the fans. And now, it’s Drew @Cabin In The Woods” Goddard who’ll be rebooting the character as a …
Yesterday morning, the Internet experienced a Spider-explosion (luckily not this one) when news broke that after months of rumours and hearsay, Sony and Marvel had finally brokered a deal that would bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The press release announcing this game-changer wasn’t big on detail or clarity though – most importantly, on whether Andrew Garfield will stay in …
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
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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