The announcement of the Academy Awards nominations is never without some surprises. Movies and actors that you thought were shoe-ins might have been snubbed, while other nominations might have come out of left field. This year, I’m kind of surprised that Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for Joy. Yes, I know she got the Golden Globe for it, but Joy hasn’t been …
When it comes to the Hollywood awards season, we’ve already had the ridiculous schadenfreude of the Razzies and the sometimes confusing accolades of the Golden Globes (The Martian is the Best Comedy? Huh?!). But now it’s time to get serious – no, more serious than that! – as the Oscars are upon us! While the world is still reeling in …
Just as Craig spoke about a few days ago, the movie Awards Season is officially upon us. And as usual, the Big Three got kicked off last night with the 73rd annual Golden Globes Awards (the other two being the BAFTAs and Oscars, of course). The event was held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverley Hills, California and saw British …
It’s a slow start to the New Year with only three new releases this week, all of which are… meh. Means less work for me though! But, with Awards Season around the corner, things should start picking up again from next week. In the meantime, here’s what we have to look forward to. Joy JOY is the wild story of a …
Jennifer Lawrence is a star that just keeps burning brighter, enjoying a very successful acting career with a couple of massive franchises under the belt – and picking up awards along the way. But it would seem that the talented 25-year-old is not just content with acting anymore and wants to step behind the camera to do some directing as …
After last week’s drought we are finally getting on to the end of year blockbusters. This week, we have Katniss Everdeen kicking ass and taking names, Owen Wilson in a breathless action-fest of a thriller and Arnold Schwarzenegger… in a zombie movie! Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part Two At the end of the saga, Katniss Everdeen realises that the stakes …
Despite it being mentioned right there in the title, there’s very little left in Liongates’ box office smashing dystopian sci-fi series that is a game. The Hunger Games may have started its cinematic adaptation life as a poppy brightly coloured YA spectacle masquerading as thinly veiled social commentary courtesy of Gary Ross’ briskly entertaining first film, but ever since Francis Lawrence …
I kind of feel a bit sad for the The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. That may sound like a strange thing to say about the highly anticipated final chapter of a box-office record breaking franchise that has been a gigantic critical and commercial success for nearly 4 years now, but it just so happens to be a highly …
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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