This is it. The big one. The grandaddy of them all. Yes, the nominations for the 87th Annual Academy Awards, aka the Oscars 2015, are finally here. Held at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California last night, the nominations for all 24 categories were made available altogether (a first for the event), presented by actor Chris Pine, directors …
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 …
If you enjoyed the The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, then I have some potentially bad news for you: You may not find this penultimate chapter in the story of reluctant but incendiary rebel icon Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) agreeable with your palette. That’s not to say that Mockingjay – Part 1 is a bad film – far from it, …
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 …
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 …
We’ve seen the teaser trailers, the teaser trailers for trailers (groan!), the unending lineup of character posters, hell, we’ve even seen the magazine fashion spread! But finally it’s here: the first full trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. And it’s a whopper. Jennifer Lawrence may have been the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons lately, but …
BWAAAAAPP!! The Inception foghorn has become a staple in movie trailers ever since Chris Nolan started telling Leonardo DiCaprio to go deeper (not like that, you pervs!). The ear-drum shattering soundbyte has since been used to denote any major action beat in several trailers, much to the ever-increasing annoyance of fans. And for some reason its in the latest trailer for …
Despite several challengers to the throne, when it comes to YA adaptations, there’s really only one big elephant in the room. Only this elephant is rather good looking and pretty mean with a hunting bow. It’s also about to start it’s madcap dash on the final straight. And now, before my horribly mixed metaphors have you thinking about a sexy, …
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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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