Well, it had to happen some time. The might Star Wars: The Force Awakens has finally been pried off the top spot on the US box office chart. And all it took was an angry black cop, a fast talking loser and a weirdo Asian guy – all of which actually sound like the setup for a joke, although in …
I feel I have to open this review with a disclaimer: Unlike some of my more reactionary peers, I don’t find anything inherently criminal about remakes. Some of the most widely considered greatest movies of all time have actually been remakes. But 2015’s Point Break is emphatically not one of them though. The Katherine Bigelow directed 1991 original starred Keanu …
Welcome to 2016! I’m slowly getting used to writing a 6 instead of a 5, at this rate I’ll get the date right some time in February. Hope that everyone had a fantastic holiday, and managed to catch some of the new movies that came out in the last few weeks of 2015. To my shame, I only managed to …
Due to the break we took recently, it’s been a few weeks since we last did a box office report. But really, you didn’t miss much since there’s essentially just been one story – really the only story – dominating the headlines: Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattering every box office record in front of it as it makes a …
Well, I must say I’m glad that we’re back, but there is a lot to catch up on! For Kervyn, this meant feverishly posting about every cool trailer that came out while we didn’t have a website (Star Trek Beyond, The Legend of Tarzan and Independence Day: Resurgence to name but a few). For me, this meant having to put four …
If you happen to be a fan of both the game PayDay 2, and the classic film, Point Break, good news – there’s some extra content coming to Overkill’s shooter which marries the two of them together. The Point Break Heists DLC will be out tomorrow, and includes both premium and free content.
We’ve still got quite a few big movies to look forward to for the rest of 2015. If you caught James’ article last week predicting the rest of the 2015 blockbusters, there are some seriously big movies coming soon. The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with Ant-Man, The Hunger Games franchise concludes with Mockingjay: Part 2 and Star Wars gets a …
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 Thursdat, so if …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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