When it comes to the Hollywood awards season, we’ve already had the ridiculous schadenfreude of the Razzies and the sometimes confusing accolades of the Golden Globes (The Martian is the Best Comedy? Huh?!). But now it’s time to get serious – no, more serious than that! – as the Oscars are upon us! While the world is still reeling in …
Did you miss us? We took some time off from the site to experience the magic of Christmas with our loved ones, but while we did that Marvel was also all about the Christmas magic. Specifically the magic belonging to their Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange, as they revealed the first official pics (via EW) of Benedict Cumberbatch as the title …
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 …
Southpaw is a boxing drama that could go Toe-To-Toe with the best of them, probably landing even more jabs than most. There have been plenty of famous boxing movies made over the years, none more popular than Rocky, and they mostly follow the same recipe. The hero goes on a journey to greatness, then falls from greatness, ensues a strenuous …
With both Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man now in the bag, we’re basically in the final stretch of Marvel Studio’s first grand plan for their universe. Their Phase 3 will kick off next year with the massive Captain America: Civil War, before seeing new faces in the likes of Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel and more introduced into …
Thanks to looks, personality or general demeanour, actors can very easily be typecast in certain roles. Owen Wilson makes the perfect beach bum, Michael Cera is always the awkward indie teen and Christopher Lee can’t be anything but a crazy supervillain. But what about when movies get weirdly specific with their typecasting? Sean Bean is notorious for (almost) always dying …
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 …
Much like Matthew McConaughey’s “McConnaisance”, we need to get a snappy title for the resurgence of Michael Keaton. The “Keatoning”? The “Keaton Return”? Whatever the heck you want to call it, there’s no doubt now that it’s in full swing. Fresh off the back of an Oscar nominated meta-performance in Birdman, Keaton now leads a stellar cast that includes Mark …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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