Superhero comic books are a spandexed smorgasbord of different tones, themes and art directions, so it only makes sense that superhero comic book movies should follow suit. Except that they really haven’t though. Despite telling stories ranging from snarky techno-thrillers to pulpy WWII adventures to kooky space operas, Marvel Studios has developed a bit of a reputation for producing homogenous …
Even though the wall-crawler has been kicking around Hollywood for well over a decade now, the Spider-Man film franchise has only had two directors spread across five films. That’s Sam Raimi who helmed the original trilogy, and Marc Webb who put his puntastic name on the recent pair of Amazing Spider-Man flicks. The franchise is however, getting some new blood. …
It’s that time again! What time, you may ask? COMPETITION TIME! And this is the smallest BIGGEST competition Themovies has had to date! As you know last week I let slip in an article on Ant-Man that we had some huge prizes to give away, only I was rather mean and didn’t actually tell you what they were. Well, get …
I have to start off by warning you that you’re going to have to up your daily sodium chloride intake for this story, as what you’re about to read is completely unconfirmed. However, it’s also completely intriguing and has me going into full on Sherlock Homeboy mode to see if this is true! So what has me breaking out the …
Ant-Man is almost here, and I am getting so excited about the new Marvel movie that I fear I am not getting enough sleep! Each day we are bombarded with more info about out ‘little’ hero and by the sound of recent reviews coming in from the States it looks like Marvel has another hit on its hands. So, just to …
How about those Marvel movies lately, huh? They were kind of alright! Good even! Phase 2 started with a bang as Iron Man faced off against the nefarious might of…Trevor, and continued on a mopier Thor, a Captain America movie where Samuel L Jackson wasn’t the baddest mother-lover around and an awesome mix that hit all the right notes. Now …
Is it too late to change the name? Marvel's newest movie hero is headed to your toy shelf!
Think you're ready for the dozens of new Disney Infinity characters that are on the way? Buddy, that's just the first wave of new plastic figures for your shelf.
Cooking for your family is one of the most important responsibilities in daily life, …
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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