When scribe Drew Pearce created No Heroics, the acclaimed British sitcom about the off-duty antics of a group of D-list superheroes, little did he know where that cape and cowl gig would lead him. Fast forward a few of years and Pearce is still playing with superheroes, only way more successfully. Global hit Iron Man 3, which Pearce co-wrote with director Shane …
Was there ever any doubt that a fifth Mission Impossible film would be on the way? I’ll say one thing about the franchise, and that’s that each film has had a signature style so far. JJ Abrams kept it all Aliasey in the third film, Jon Woo had Cruise kicking a ridiculous amount of ass in the second movie and …
There’s an old local adage that goes “mooi van ver, maar ver van mooi” which is just about as perfect a description for director Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion as you can get. Kosinski proved with the greatest Daft Punk music video ever made aka Tron Legacy, that he possesses a visual imagination that is second to none, and Oblivion is that imagination at …
Every now and then, you get a film that showcases a stunning performance from an actor. Think Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook or Daniel Day Lewis in everything ever made. And then you get that one performance that is so mental, so insane, that it’s genius. Here’s ten such performances where the actors …
Sci-fi dominates at South African cinemas this weekend, with all 3 new releases dealing with matters of technology and extraterrestrial exploration. Last Updated: April 19, 2013
Tom Cruise has been a busy man the last while, with his upcoming film Oblivion looking pretty entertaining, and he seems to be staying in the realms of sci-fi with his latest casting news. Last Updated: April 16, 2013
Oh, it’s a great day to be a sci-fi fan! Earlier this morning we checked out the stunning first trailer for Neil Blomkamp’s Elyisum, which is sure to be burning up the internets today. But not content to let Matt Damon and his exo-skeleton have all the fun, we have 21 new high res images for Joseph “Tron: Legacy” Kosinski’s Oblivion. …
With just under 3 weeks until its release and we get to see Tom Cruise do his Wall-E with a big gun impersonation, the promo engine for writer-director Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion has gone into overdrive. So sit back, relax and get ready for a whole lot of futuristic small man syndrome and also some cool beats from a couple of Frenchies. Last …
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
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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