Marvel officially closed off their Phase 2 this weekend past with the release of Ant-Man, a movie that may have had a troubled production but ended up being pretty great. It’s a substantial change of pace for Marvel, eschewing the crazy big cosmos-shaking ramifications that has underpinned all their recent fare for a story that’s much smaller in scope (and …
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 …
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 …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
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 …
Okay, Universe! I get it! I really need to watch 2006 cult classic comedy Wet Hot American Summer! I mean the brilliantly goofy and retro teaser trailer for Netflix’s planned TV series prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp already had me convinced that I had missed out on a wacky gem, and that preview barely even showed …
Everybody has their List of Shame. You know, that group of movies and TV series that everybody has seen except you. On Darryn’s list you’ll find such criminal entries as Battlestar Galactica and Fight Club. Yes, he’s never seen Fight Club – I am Jack’s Sense of Utter Disbelief. I tell you about his grievous exclusions to distract you from …
So you’re not the easily convinced sort, and not even a bunch of pretty positive early reactions to Ant-Man has you amped for Marvel’s latest flick. Maybe you need to stop sucking lemons see a bit more of this movie than the same few scenes that we’ve seen recycled several times for the film’s small handful of trailer thus far? …
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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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