It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
There wasn’t much on offer at the North American box office this past weekend, but it was quality over quantity. A return to Middle Earth once again headline the festive opening of season, while a certain other cross-dresser made a Christmas return. OH LERD! Last Updated: December 17, 2013
Tis the season to be jolly, tralalalalala. With Christmas fast approaching, Disney only wanted one thing, and that’s for Frozen to emerge at number one at the North American box office. And it looks like the house of mouse got an early yuletide gift after all. Last Updated: December 9, 2013
If you had told twenty years ago that the goofy bartender from Cheers would be playing a seriously intimidating bad guy, opposite not only the little kid from Empire of the Sun who grew up to become arguably the best Batman ever, but also the new Batman’s younger brother, I would probably have given you a serious taste of the side eye. But these are …
If you had told me 20 years ago that goofy Woody Harrelson from Cheers would one day become a serious dramatic actor, I would probably have told you to slap my silly and call me Susan if that ever happens. Well, hi, my name is Susan and you slap like a girl, Darryn, as Harrelson seems be giving bigtime acting heavyweights like …
Need one final trailer to end off your Friday? Well here’s a solid one starring Batman, an Affleck, the Green Goblin and the last king of Scotland. Cott “Crazy Heart” Coopers next film is once again set in the heartland of America, but it’s a movie about brothers, violence and a kickass Pearl jam song. Last Updated: July 12, 2013
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The criminals of Gotham are probably all breathing a huge sigh of relief now that principle photography has wrapped on The Dark Knight and Batman himself, Christian Bale, has retired the cape and cowl for good. But what will the talented (and probably sore-throated) actor be taking on next, now the he no longer needs to beat up psychopaths in …
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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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