Damn it, this week really sucked. First Monday brought the news that David Bowie passed away, and now we’ve lost Alan Rickman as well. F**k cancer, am I right? Oh well, let’s see what’s on circuit this week to take our minds off of things. The Big Short When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused …
Ride Along was a decent popcorn comedy – sit back, don’t think, and just enjoy the ride along (hah!). What made it entertaining was the chemistry between its leads Kevin Hart and Ice Cube – and that chemistry looks to be back in full force in the latest trailer for the upcoming sequel. The official plot synopsis is as follows: …
Ice Cube and the crew are back and this time they’re introducing a couple of new faces to round off the trilogy for the Barbershop franchise. The first movie was released in 2002 and revolved around social life in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago, providing the platform to deliver some good laughs as well as a few …
The last time director F. Gary Gray and Ice Cube collaborated on a movie was the 1995 cult classic Friday. Now 20 years on we have Straight Outta Compton. A hard hitting biographical drama following the lives of some of hip hop’s biggest players and arguably the most notorious gangster rap group to come out of the states: NWA. Straight outta …
Kevin Hart certainly seems to be appearing everywhere nowadays and is in my opinion, the current king of comedy. I for one am not complaining. With two movies already raking in serious cash at the box office this year in The Wedding Ringer and Get Hard, he is set to return in the cop comedy Ride Along 2 alongside Ice …
To paraphrase a famous Notorious BIG song: You’re nobody… until somebody… makes an unofficial sequel to the record breaking, critically acclaimed biopic about your life as a rap pioneer. Well, maybe that “nobody” part is a bit of an understatement as director F. Gary Gray’s hip hop biopic Straight Outta Compton has been cleaning up at the box office, already claiming …
The first Ride Along film wasn’t exactly groundbreaking comedy. It was filled with cliches, tired old tropes and a predictable plot which was easily resolved. And yet, that film worked, thanks to the chemistry between stars Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. And while Ice Cube may have come straight outta Compton and straight into Hollywood with his well-practised cranky cop …
Get ready for one of the most important biopics in hip hop. Hell, it’s probably the FIRST important biopic in hip hop. Naming the most influential act in hip hop is impossible. There are simply too many. As is the tradition in the genre, I can namedrop a few: Afrika Bambaata, Grandmaster Flash, Erik B & Rakim, Run D.M.C., The …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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