Contrary to popular belief, Jennifer Lawrence actually has more coming out in the next few months than just some more leaked cellphone pics. And the biggest entry on the young Oscar winner’s calendar is undoubtedly The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the first part of the final chapter in the record breaking YA adaptation franchise. This is literally the …
Like the great Rick James once declared, “Cocaine is a helluva drug!”. And if you were the infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, it could build you a helluva empire, one that put fear in the hearts of your enemies and food on the tables of your people. Also, about $30 billion in your pocket. In short, Escobar was one intimidating …
I have seen and really enjoyed both the previous Hunger Games movies, as well as read all the books (which I admittedly enjoyed less the further along they went). I mention this for two reasons: 1) so that our readers won’t accuse us of writing “the worst articles ever” again, just because a writer hasn’t seen a particular movie, and 2) I …
Well, of the week’s five new releases it’s really obvious who the box office champion is going to be… Last Updated: November 22, 2013
Much like with the unwilling contestants fighting to the death in the arena in The Hunger Games movies, the odds are never in your favour when it comes to sequels. There seems to be an unwritten rule that when a first effort is great, the follow-up will be less so. Even author Suzanne Collins’ popular Hunger Games books succumbed a fraction to …
A couple of months ago, the promo campaign for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the sequel to the blockbusting YA adaptation that totally wasn’t based on that violent Japanese movie, kicked off with a flurry. We had everything from posters to fashion shoots, prompting me to warn you guys that a flood of further material was sure to follow. And then …
As of late, animated films seem to be going for the shock and awe effect. Following Dreamworks’ The Croods, Epic is the second CGI-animated movie of 2013 to place emphasis on awestruck adventure, with both the characters and audience exploring a dazzling new world for the first time together. Certainly in this aspect, the latest from Blue Sky Studios – …
Back in the early part of 2013, before Tony Stark and friends Hulk smashed it into kindling, the box office had one young Queen: Katniss Everdeen. Gary Ross’s adaptation of the dramatic trials of the arrow-shooting heroine became an almost overnight smash, raking in the praise as much as it did the box office records and dollars (all 686 million …
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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