Five new films open in South Africa today, and apart from a touch of romantic comedy fluff, this week’s new releases seem to place the emphasis slap-bang on violent defiance of injustice. Last Updated: March 7, 2014
Let’s be honest for a second here: Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300 is not really a good film in the truest sense of the word. It doesn’t have much of a story, the acting for the most part is decent but not truly noteworthy and it gets rather silly in places. That being said though, what it …
There’s a commonly known adage about not reinventing the wheel, and – as addendum – especially not when said wheel is a fist pumping, CGI painted spectacle of blood, guts and glory that has garnered quite the fanbase. All the trailers thus for 300: Rise of an Empire, director Noam Murro’s sequel to Zack Snyder’s blood soaked hit, seemed to indicate just …
We’ve already had one – pardon the pun – amazing trailer for a hot sequel today, and now it’s time for a couple of muscled Greeks to see if they can do the same. They may not have radioactive arachnid powers or be masters of the electric boogaloo, but what the digitally enhanced warriors of 300: Rise of an Empire do …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: September 20, 2013
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: July 22, 2013
SPARTANS! AHOO! AHOO! AH- Oh wait, sorry. Wrong movie. Those whooping cough Spartans were actually from Zack Snyder’s original movie, 300. Judging from this first trailer for its sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, though, it seems like new director Noam Murro – with new leading man, Sullivan Stapleton – is simply just picking up where Snyder left off, both in terms of …
There may be no Gerard Butler and a well-oiled and well-abbed Spartan fighting machine in 300: Rise of An Empire, the sequel to Zack Snyder and Frank Miller’s 300, but what we do have is Sullivan Stapleton’s scraggly beard and the seemingly permanently mascara’d face of the villainous Eva Green. And thanks to some new images, character descriptions and plot synopsis we …
It would be naive to say climate change is not real — or that …
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.
Critical Hit is built on the idea that we are more than one thing. Are you a hardcore gamer who also enjoys a night out at the movies? Perhaps you’re a professional cosplayer who is searching for the perfect burger, or maybe you’re just interested in high-end tech and Netflix binging. Covering gaming, entertainment, tech and geek, Critical Hit offers information and critique from a staff of diverse, knowledgeable and fiercely opinionated writers.
