Good old secret agent flicks! Usually, when you think of a cultured and refined intelligence agent working for the British crown, you imagine James Bond. Thing is, the current incarnation of James Bond is a bit of a brutish chap, really. You need an agent that can be both refined and lethal when the situation calls for it. Enter the …
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Six films open in South Africa today, with two of the week’s biggest releases centred on dysfunctional, destructive families. Last Updated: November 1, 2013
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Man, the Brits are lucky. They’ve got some of the finest actors ever emerging from that side of the pond, thespians who are tackling everything from high drama to superhero capers. Take Colin Firth for instance. Alongside Hugh Grant, he made a sloppy fight that was written about in a diary look classy, and he stuttered his way to Oscar …
In case you missed it, yesterday saw the release of the debut trailer for the real Die Hard 5. Oops, I meant Antoine “Training Day“Fuqua’s “terrorists take over the White House” action flick, Olympus Down. And if badass heroes and big explosions make you happy, then it looks like this film will have you grinning ear to blown off ear. …
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Until The Avengers hulk-smashed their way into my geeky heart, X-Men: First Class was my favourite of the Marvel comics based movies, and a lot of that had to do with the stylish direction of Kick-Ass (adjective or movie title, use as you feel fit) director Matthew Vaughn. He produced an incredible film under really tough conditions with First Class (he only …
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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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