Yes, we’re right in the middle of the Hollywood awards season, with the Golden Globes taking place this weekend past, and the Oscar nominations being released later today. But while those two biggest awards shows are all about honouring achievements in movies, there’s another that exists for exactly the opposite. I’m of course talking about the Golden Raspberry Awards aka …
The year of 2015 is the worst performer in recent memory for box office releases – and we’re only in JUNE. Or we are ONLY in June. This is a strange business… Last Updated: June 12, 2015
The last of the Oscar-bait movies are coming to our cinemas in drips and drabs, but other, less serious movies are starting to come back as well. Thank goodness we can get a chance to turn our brains off and indulge in some mindless entertainment again! The Theory of Everything This is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the …
Last week, American Sniper had a fantastic January debut, scoring tens of millions of dollars at the box office. This week, Clint Eastwood’s wartime drama is still dong gangbusters, as the film has gone big with one of the best second weekend takes of all time. With another $64 million in the bank from North American ticket sales, that puts …
Johnny Deep is no stranger to strange, having appeared in some of the weirdest movies around. This time around though instead of white face paint he dons a moustache because, well, moustache. Depp is leading a cast of rather famous names in Mortdecai, a spy-like thriller that reminds me of Johnny English, only with less English and more American. Directed by David Koepp (Premium Rush) Mortdecai piles …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: October 3, 2014
Johnny Depp is a conundrum. Despite being an obviously talented actor, the last few years have seen him develop a tendency to just disappear into a sea of blandness on-screen unless he’s playing some ludicrous caricature of a character with a penchant for exorbitant amounts of makeup and funny headgear. But when he plays these crazy characters, he takes them …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: July 11, 2013
Humans want connection and the internet is so far the best connection machine. A …
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.
Critical Hit is built on the idea that we are more than one thing. Are you a hardcore gamer who also enjoys a night out at the movies? Perhaps you’re a professional cosplayer who is searching for the perfect burger, or maybe you’re just interested in high-end tech and Netflix binging. Covering gaming, entertainment, tech and geek, Critical Hit offers information and critique from a staff of diverse, knowledgeable and fiercely opinionated writers.
