We had a tradition in my university residence, a weekly movie club of sorts. Every Saturday, to recover from the hangovers that usually followed a Friday night out, a group of friends and I would gather in the common room and watch a horror film. The selection rotated every week so that we all got a chance to choose what …
Could the two creative mins behind Marvel's Doctor Strange be working on a secret new sequel to that movie, or something else entirely.
Hugh Jackman's swansong in the Wolverine franchise will end with the Canadian berserker facing a Sinister foe.
Hugh Jackman's swansong in the Wolverine franchise will end with the Canadian berserker facing a Sinister foe.
There’s something about the first Sinister movie that is just…well, sinister. The corruption of innocence, a truly terrifying evil in the form of Buhghuul and some ace editing made for one of the most unsettling films of 2012. So of course it’s getting a sequel! Good luck sleeping ever again! The sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit horror movie. In the …
It’s that time again at The Movies, where you stand the chance to win two tickets to a movie with a complimentary popcorn and coke thrown into the deal! Last time we gave away tickets to the war movie FURY and you all seemed to enjoy that, except for our JHB readers that is, thanks to those damn those rolling …
I’m calling it now, 2013 is going to see a serious push for more movies based on video games, much like the early 2000s did for comic book movies. The latest such film to get thrown onto the adaptation surgery table however, is one that actually has a pretty damn good story, legacy and style, in the form of Deus …
Despite four new films bearing down on the box office this past weekend, it was a quiet time over at the cinemas, with most films not exactly making much of a dent overall. Blame apathy, political focus or the bad weather of Hurricane Sandy, but it’s clear that most people were content to stay at home and watch a film, …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
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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