When writer-director Neill Blomkamp burst onto the scene in an explosion of bloody alien gibs and “fooking prawns” with District 9, two things happened: 1) Hollywood, and the world, was introduced to a brave new filmmaking voice that wasn’t afraid to take some violent, visceral risks while still engaging the ol’ grey matter; and 2) the bar for his next …
Does the latest game in the XCOM franchise live up to a grand legacy, or should it have remained classified?
Saints Row is back, with a new outing filled with super powers, crazy action and guns that fire streams of Dubstep.
Brit Marling loves to ask questions. In Another Earth, the writer-actress delved into questions of self-forgiveness, with Sound of My Voice it was all about questions of faith and with her latest, The East, she broaches the subject of public accountability and morality. These are most definitely not new questions being asked in cinema, but what Marling does is ask them in really …
Movie magic isn’t easy. I don’t mean the magic of movies itself, but rather depicting the art of illusion and prestidigitation on the big screen. Thanks to the fact that we can now do just about everything with CGI (even when sometimes we really shouldn’t), it’s just plain difficult to convince audiences that yes, that white dove actually did originate …
If there’s one thing that comics book are great at doing, it’s pushing the reset button. Usually such events happen across a multiple amount of series, tie-ins and lunchboxes with ALL OF CREATION AT STAKE! DC pushed the restart button back in 2011 with The Flashpoint Paradox. That series saw a new age for the company, as heroes were retooled …
Following in the footsteps of the critically mauled X-Men Origins: Wolverine was never going to be a tall order. You would have to put in a concerted effort to make an even worse film featuring the X-universe’s most famous elder statesman. The true challenge was in healing the damage done to the character by his shambling first solo outing, and luckily for …
When it comes to the Romantic Comedy genre, predictability is usually the order of the day. That and Julia Roberts/Katherine Heigl/Jennifer Aniston being clumsy while a boy stands in front of this girl asking him to love her. I Give It a Year has none of these. And I couldn’t be more happy about that. Last Updated: July 18, 2013
Cooking for your family is one of the most important responsibilities in daily life, …
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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