Kurt Russell and westerns are just meant to go together. The last time the veteran actor strapped on a six-shooter, a badge and the world’s most manly moustache, it was for the incredible Tombstone. Now Russell is back in the saddle for upcoming western Bone Tomahawk and this time he has a lot more to contend with than some cowboys …
Making movies is a passion, though sadly talent and passion aren’t mutually exclusive. Sometimes the best intentions go wrong, which results in such immortal catastrophes such as The Room and Samurai Cop. Last Updated: October 6, 2015
The last time Martin Scorsese, Terence Winter and HBO hooked up, we got the brilliant Emmy Award-winning Boardwalk Empire. Now they’re joining forces again for a new TV series, and this time they’re even throwing in some Mick Jagger. Those powerhouses of film, TV and music have now developed Vinyl, an exciting new drama set in the turbulent 1970’s music scene. …
The whole running gag of Leonardo DiCaprio never winning an Oscar is well publicized, but Leo may just be getting the last laugh after all. This change of fortune may just be thanks to The Revenant, the latest movie from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind last year’s Birdman. I mean he got Michael Keaton to an Oscar nomination in …
While Kervyn and I may clash on a number of topics (such as our long-standing debate on how to pronounce the name of M Night Shalakashka properly), one thing we do quite often see eye to eye on when I’m standing on a ladder is movie music. Specifically, our long-standing love affair with Daft Punk, the electronic music duo of …
Most of the the time when it comes to people fighting each other, it involves PK’s, hair pulling, and somebody holding somebody else’s “dop”. Occasionally, a broken bottle and/or a “goose” is also involved. But every once in a while though, all that skop, skiet en donnering can be straight up artistic. Such is the case with The Assassin, the …
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void isn't just about new multiplayer. It's the ending to a five year trilogy that Blizzard has been setting up, and the Protoss are finally ready to fight back.
You know that whole “Save the cheerleader, save the world” thing? Yeah, that didn’t actually work out, especially the whole “cheerleader” part! The absence of Hayden Panettiere from the cast roll of upcoming event series revival Heroes Reborn was a huge clue, but now it’s official: Claire Bennett, the seemingly immortal cheerleader from the first series, has indeed bit the …
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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