Thanks to the successes of Arrow and The Flash, and also Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and most recently Agent Carter, there’s a current boom of superpowered folk on TV, with more showing up every week. But when it comes to Powers, Sony’s upcoming adaptation Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Avon Oeming’s critically acclaimed comic, it’s all about not having superpowers. At …
Let’s face it: Neil Blomkamp’s Elysium was disappointing. After the massive critical and commercial success of District 9, the ex-pat filmmaker fumbled with a sophomore effort that was way too heavy-handed and infantile with its politics. At this point in time, we don’t know whether Blomkamp’s third film, Chappie, will rectify that, but thanks to this new trailer we now …
Films based on fairy tales or classic tales have been hit and miss of late. But as the third-highest grossing film of 2014, moviegoers made their opinion of Disney’s Maleficent known, as it took in just shy of $757 million, only beaten by the latest Transformers installment and our favourite dance-off champions, Guardians of the Galaxy. We know our favourite ginger …
Usually when you see the words “hardcore” and “POV” in close proximity to each other on the internet, it means some very, very naughty things. But Russian director Ilya Naishuller’s Hardcore is the very opposite of naughty – as in good, real good. Claiming to be the world’s first full POV movie (though I can think of one or two …
It’s been quite the long, twisty road to get Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s Powers to the screen. Way before the current superhero boom, there had been talk of an adaptation of the critical favourite comic book, and at one stage they even shot a pilot episode with Jason Patric in the lead. But alas, it was not …
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Cinema? TV? Please! The real future of entertainment lies in your video game system! With Xbox going big with a Ridley Scott produced Halo series, PlayStation has also joined in on the fun lately, with their first upcoming show being Powers. Based on the Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comic book series, Powers stars cops who investigate super-crime, …
Neill Blomkamp’s first two films have been a mix of action and drama. District 9 was an alien apartheid analogy, while Elysium was an kinetic film wherein the moral of the story was that rich people are real jerkasses. His next film though? That’s Chappie, a robot gangster comedy. And that mix of genres alone has me sold. Here’s a …
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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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