Four new movies open in South Africa today, and the question is whether locals will continue to flock to tried and tested sequel faves like Despicable Me 2 and The Wolverine, or become enamored with the geek-bait that is my movie pick of the week. And that is… Last Updated: August 2, 2013
To say that I’m a Guillermo fan would be an understatement. From the hauntingly macabre Pan’s Labyrinth to the twisted fun of Hellboy, his love of the unusual is a perfect marriage with his visual flair and authentic passion for the projects that he tackles. Like Whedon, he has become something of a geek god, and many find it surprising …
Grab yourself a partner who shares similar dirty thought patterns, strap yourself into a massive Jaeger mecha that’ll have several Japanese manga artists rolling in their graves and prepare for a slobber-knocker, because Pacific Rim is almost here. The hype machine is nearing the apex of its promotional blitz, and this time, the focus is on the pilots and the …
Yesterday we got treated to one hell of a new IMAX poster for Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim, but it seems like these Jaegers ain’t done offloading their payload of awesomeness quite yet. Warner Bros have unleashed 56 new high res images as well as a new extended TV spot for the highly anticipated mechs vs monster movie for your geeking out …
Pacific Rim is a movie about big robots fighting an even bigger threat. Which sounds like perfect material for a video game tie-in.
This weekend past saw the successful launch of South Africa’s very first Comic Con. Oh wait, no. I actually mean the complete opposite of that, because nothing happened! Now while having no convention to call our own still sucks, at least there’s now one less convention-related thing that the real conventions can lord over us thanks to this previously WonderCon …
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Gullermo Del Toro has been awfully chatty lately. Earlier this morning we brought you the plot details for his version of the classic ghost story, Crimson Peak, but we all know that what you guys really want to know about is giant robots punching massive lizard creatures in their monster faces. Well that’s exactly what you’re going to get with a …
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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