With Jack and Jill and That’s My Boy both releasing in South Africa this year, Hotel Transylvania could have completed the Adam Sandler trifecta of awfulness. After all the funnyman does more than lend his voice to this animated comedy – he’s executive produced it as well, with his wife and daughter providing dialogue for a few minor characters. Hotel …
Despite four new films bearing down on the box office this past weekend, it was a quiet time over at the cinemas, with most films not exactly making much of a dent overall. Blame apathy, political focus or the bad weather of Hurricane Sandy, but it’s clear that most people were content to stay at home and watch a film, …
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: October 26, 2012
Taken 2 has been riding high for two weeks now, as Liam Neeson continued to genocide most of the eastern part of Europe. But that bloody reign of terror has finally come to an end. Two new releases came out to take on the man with the real iron fists, in the form of Tyler Perry ditching the drag for …
There were plenty of new releases this past weekend at the North American box office, ranging from Ben Affleck’s new film, Argo, through to movies based on several psychopaths and objectivism. But could any of them beat a bloodthirsty Liam Neeson? Last Updated: October 15, 2012
What’s more appealing? Liam Neeson using his holiday license to curb the population of Europe, or yet another Tim Burton film that veers to close to past successes, hoping to capitalise on that nostalgia? Taken 2 and Frankenweenie debuted this past weekend, but as usual, only one of them could claim the top spot. And that was a match that was over …
One of these new films is going to suck…your blood! There was an influx of new movies this past weekend at the American box office, from Adam Sandler in a family friendly, non-sparkly vampire film, through to Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt in Looper. Only one of them could be king of the box office though, and between CGI …
Six new movies open in South Africa today… although I’m sure the geek and comic-loving crowd have eyes for one film only. Last Updated: September 28, 2012
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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