As a fellow local boytjie, Gavin Hood certainly put my patriotism to the test when he made X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It was a beserker rage of badness, quite the opposite of Hood’s previous award winning drama Tstotsi. But Hood has certainly not chosen the easy road to his redemption, choosing to adapt Orson Scott Card’s classic sci-fi novel Ender’s Game. And …
With all the Star Wars brouhaha, I seemed to have forgotten all about another eagerly anticipated sci-fi film being released next year. Written and directed by local boytjie Gavin Hood, the adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game has been rather silent of late, with the last substantial bit of news coming all the way back in April. But now a …
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Adapting something like Orson Scott Card’s award winning science fiction novel, Ender’s Game, would always be a daunting task. It is a tale of friendship, bravery and kids displaying an alarming propensity for violence. What’s not to love?! Hell, it’s even considered proscribed reading by the United States Marine Corp. Because of this, it’s no surprise that fans are 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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