Some people like to have a little more of an idea of what a film is going to be about before they attempt to watch a film, even if the revealed trailers already look cool or if the film is based on a winning franchise – like Marvel for instance. And so, if you are one of those people that …
When it comes to the hierarchy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I highly doubt many people – if any – would place the two Thor movies anywhere close to the top. Despite the fact that they’re responsible for Marvel’s most compelling villain, they’ve just been… decent. Entertaining to various degrees with more than enough technical polish to work, but they don’t …
When just about every single superhero movie featuring a suave and/or snarky male hero is announced, Nathan Fillion’s name is almost never far behind on the lips of fans. Since breaking out in Josh Whedon’s Firefly, Fillion has been a perennial fan favourite actor and his hordes of admirers have eagerly been waiting for him to finally become a big screen …
It’s an exciting time to be a Marvel fan! With the release of Captain America: Civil War (which opens tomorrow!), Marvel has officially kicked off their Phase 3. With 10 movies it’s their biggest phase yet, and we’ve got a lot to look forward to. First up is obviously Civil War itself, which is, by all accounts, totally fantastic. And thanks to …
So we’ve been hearing rumours for a while now that Sylvester “UH EM DAH LAW!” Stallone has a role of some sort in Marvel’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. I didn’t think too much of it as writer/director James Gunn has a habit of putting his favourite actors into his movies in small roles (Nathan Fillion is in the original Guardians but …
As many of you may know my man crush for Chris Pratt is as legendary as the levels of Trevor’s depravity, a crush that started with the oh-so-awesome Guardians of the Galaxy! I also have great respect for James Gunn, a risky choice to helm a huge Marvel movie as his only other ‘major’ work was Slither. So I follow both, in the …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
We’ve already had our first major glimpses at Marvel’s Phase 3 plans with that incredible trailer for Captain America: Civil War and those new pics/details for Doctor Strange, but there’s still a lot more than just star-spangled heroes and supreme sorcerers on offer in the comic book film studio’s next slate of movies. And speaking to Empire (via CBM), Marvel Studios …
Managing modern online gaming communities, peopled by over 3.6 billion players, requires balancing user …
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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