One of the sadder stats associated with living in Africa, is that very few of us have not been affected by HIV-AIDS in some form or another. It’s an unfortunate reality we have come to live with. Back in 1980’s America though, the reality was much different as denialists labelled it a bogeyman epidemic blamed on the homosexual community. Tackling …
You know how every year shops seem to be putting up holiday decorations earlier and earlier, until now, depending on which side of the shop you’re on, you could be celebrating either Christmas or Easter? Well that’s happening to movies. The last quarter of the year is usually when all the Oscar bait movies start coming out, but it seems we’re …
Last week we discussed overrated directors. This week we want to know what acclaimed and/or popular performers you just cannot stand? Are you over Johnny Depp’s quirkiness? Is Angelina Jolie both unsexy and the world’s most unconvincing action heroine? Is Jason Statham as dull as a pile of sawdust? Does the bile tickle the back of your tongue every time …
I’ll say one thing about Mirror Mirror. If you have a daughter under 10, chances are she’ll absolutely love this colourful fantasy comedy – the first of two Snow White fairy tale adaptations coming out in 2012 (the second being Snow White and the Huntsman next month). For everyone else in the audience though there’s little to recommend about Mirror …
From wolves to thoroughbreds, monkeys to Julia Roberts, it’s a very critter-centric weekend at the movies – with the following new releases hitting cinemas… The Grey: My pick of the week is this survival thriller from the creative team responsible for 2010’s A-Team movie. After a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness, Liam Neeson attempts to lead the small band of …
The two iconic actresses are teaming up for the big screen adaptation of the Pulitzer ulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, August: Osage County, which will be directed by John Wells. Prepare for a weepy, tissue-sales increasing drama. Last Updated: February 16, 2012
Years of writing about gritty reboots, watching violent genre films and being a rather cynical human being have left me quite jaded. So you can only imagine how nauseatingly sick I feel right now after having watched the latest, whimsical trailer for Mirror Mirror, yet another take on the Snow White fable. Directed by Immortals’ Tarsem Singh, Mirror Mirror is supposed to be a lighter, family friendly version of the classic …
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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