This week climb a mountain with some friends, they may not be perfect but at least you have your best friend – and everyone remember to watch out for bees! Everest Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their …
This week we’re taking a trip across across America via the highways of Nostalgia and Gross-ness, M. Night Shyamalan returns with – PLOT TWIST! – a good movie, Charlize goes dark, and a couple of musos have a very long chat. Vacation The next generation of Griswolds is at it again. Ed Helms stars as Rusty Griswold, the son of …
In between the action of bald super-agents and unnecessary franchise continuations, we also have some drama from aging rock stars, two comedies from New Yorkers and Joburg, and Jake Gyllenhaal getting punched in the face. A lot. Agent 47 HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, and …
This week is all about 60’s spies (with Superman!), teenage literary drama and some predictable cheese (any of the last three movies will fit that description, so that’s handy). The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” centers on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent …
This week must be the first time one new release’s title perfectly describes another’s. Yup, Fantastic Four is a Trainwreck, but at least Trainwreck isn’t a train wreck as well. Fantastic Four FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their …
This week, Tom Cruise rocks another Mission Impossible movie, an Academy Award nominated actress teams up with Jennifer Lopez of all people on a vigilante mission of justice, and some French-Canadians have jaded critics salivating over their popcorn. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against …
This week, Marvel hits another home run, Samuel L. Jackson takes on terrorists, and more teenagers film things with their cellphones instead of running for their lives. Ant-Man The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man.” Armed with the astonishing ability …
There’s almost nothing good coming out this week guys, honestly you might as well stay at home. Or go watch Jurassic World again. But whatever you do, please don’t give Adam Sandler any more money. Pretty please? Pixels As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie “The Fire Blaster” Plant (Peter …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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