John Carpenter is one of those filmmakers who made such strong influential films, that they still resonate with audiences to this day. In fact, almost half of his movies that were made during his 70s and 80s hey-dey have already been remade or are currently been remade to make them relevant to audiences today as well. And now there is …
Continental Europe has some serious chops in animation, but has generally failed to woo the U.S. and other markets. This may change with The Little Prince, an adaptation of a very popular book. Last Updated: April 21, 2015
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I’ve reviewed a few movies in my time that I really looked forward to. The first degree burn I received was for 47 Ronin, a samurai movie that looked promising but ultimately was let down by the numerous production hurdles, issues with directors and decisions on what language it should be released in (I mean come on?!) So I went into Seventh Son with …
It feels like I’ve been writing about Seventh Son, an adaptation of popular YA fantasy novel “The Spook’s Apprentice”, for years now already. Oh, wait. I actually have been writing about it for years! The Jeff Bridges led flick finished its principal photography in back in 2012 already, but was then shelved when VFX company Rhythm & Hues went bankrupt (famously …
Twenty years. That’s how long Jeff Bridges has been trying to bring an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s acclaimed 1993 novel “The Giver” to the screen. He purchased the film rights two decades ago with the original intention of his father Lloyd playing the film’s titular Giver, but alas, his father passed away just a few years later while the film was …
We haven’t seen much fantasy released on the big screen as of late, but I have a feeling that’s all going to change. There’sa ton of swords and sorcery content being planned for future release, but right now the nearest such flick is Seventh Son. That movie has a solid cast lined up so far, with Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, …
Way, way before Katniss Everdeen and friends started running around, and YA was merely another way of saying “Yes”, Lois Lowry wrote “The Giver”. Her tale told about a colourless (literally) dystopian future in which humanity’s feelings are suppressed in a totalitarian – but misguided – means of keeping the peace, and in which a teenager has to uncover 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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