New on Netflix: April 2018
New movies are dominating the Netflix releases this month. Whether they're Netflix originals or the movies you loved from yesteryear, you've got a lot of film to catch up on!
OSCARS 2016: Who will take home the awards?
So it’s the Oscars this Sunday, which to most of us probably doesn’t mean much. They don’t exactly have a solid record of always picking the best movies or performances for the year past – but nonetheless it’s still the most coveted prize in the business and fun to try and determine who will walk away with what Oscar. This …
Movies out Today: 29 January 2016
Before we start with this week’s new releases, I’d like to take a moment to thank Kervyn for the sacrifices he makes for us. While Craig was getting all high-brow and cultured with this week’s Oscar-bait movie The Danish Girl, and Nick was gleefully (if not a little bit obsessively) salivating over The Hateful Eight, Kervyn had to sit through …
We review THE DANISH GIRL – A raw take on a weighty topic
I want to begin by saying that The Danish Girl is not for everyone. While the story of a man looking to transition to a women is well told, masterfully acted and does a solid job in encapsulating the fears and emotions of the characters – it can make you deeply uncomfortable in the manner it goes about telling the …
And your 2016 Oscar nominations are…
When it comes to the Hollywood awards season, we’ve already had the ridiculous schadenfreude of the Razzies and the sometimes confusing accolades of the Golden Globes (The Martian is the Best Comedy? Huh?!). But now it’s time to get serious – no, more serious than that! – as the Oscars are upon us! While the world is still reeling in …
Extras! Weekly Round-Up! 04/09/15 – 10/09/15
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
Eddie Redmayne is THE DANISH GIRL in this first trailer for the early Oscar contender
I don’t mean to sound like a bad Hallmark card, but sometimes things happen at a certain time for a reason. The Danish Girl, a biopic of the incredible story of Lili Elbe, the Danish artist who became one of the first people in the world to undergo gender reassignment surgery, has been bouncing around Hollywood for more than ten …
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