I haven’t done Guilty Pleasures in a while, but one film that I’ve been meaning to tackle is The Rundown. Combining Dwayne Johnson, Sean William Scott and Christopher Walken into an adventure film worthy of Indiana Jones himself was a touch of brilliance back in 2003. And ten years on, it’s the kind of movie that deserves a sequel. Which …
…Graphic novels, that is! Okay, okay, so that wasn’t the best “plot twist” ever, but hey, I had to at least give it a try, right? After all, this is Fight Club we’re talking about here! The point is that Palahniuk, author of the original novel which David Fincher famously adapted for screen in 1999, is actually working on a couple of …
Well, of the week’s five new releases it’s really obvious who the box office champion is going to be… Last Updated: November 22, 2013
Lara Croft could return for another Tomb Raider game soon, with an announcement expected at the end of this year.
You think that death and taxes are a certainty in life? Well buddy, you haven’t counted on Christmas being about as predictable as a Julius Malema blame game. Tis the season of gaudy advertising, terrible gifts from your grandmother and that f$%^ing Boney M drummer boy song being looped endlessly. Add It’s a wonderful life to that list, as thanks …
As far as comic book roles go, Hugh Jackman is the Wolverine. Even though he wasn’t the first choice to play the character when Bryan Singer brought him and the rest of the X-Men onto the big screen, he owned his role and has been running with it ever since. The Wolverine is a prime example of this, as Jackman teamed …
If there’s one horror movie franchise that really milked the cow, it has to be SAW. Since the first film debuted back in 2003, every year since then saw a new batch of victims get the Jigsaw treatment. 2010 saw the franchise finally get a break with SAW 3D, the seventh film in the franchise. But where there’s a …
When everyone is competing for a slice of the same Young Adult genre movie pie, there’s bound to be a few movies that get left with less than nothing on the table. Take The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as an example. It’s the kind of movie that ticked all the cliched boxes for those kinds of films, but it …
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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