I’m just going to go out on a limb here, and guess that while writer-director Michael Dougherty likes superheroes, he sure as hell doesn’t like national holidays. Dougherty was the co-writer on Superman Returns, X-Men 2 and also co-penned the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, but has one previous feature film directing credit to his name, the horror flick Trick R Treat. …
It is a good time to be a fan of very specific TV shows right now. In less than two weeks, a certain Time Lord returns, and two weeks later, so does a scarlet speedster. The Flash ended on a hell of a cliffhanger, one that also teased the future of the series and of things to come. And with …
Rexxar, the beastmaster from the Warcraft universe, is now available in Heroes of the Storm. Take a look at his launch trailer, and decide if he is worth your hard earned gold (or cash) or not.
Nothing can derail or drive an election better than spin. And according to a marathon of The Thick Of It that I watched on Netflix, spin doctors are a force to be reckoned with. It’s also a sub-genre that we really see explored in Hollywood, with the last such film that I can recall right now being the 1997 satire …
Saint Seiya will always be one of those series that helped push anime forward towards western audiences. The simple tale of good vs evil and endless power-ups made for some cracking good entertainment when you were ten years old. And now, it's making excellent video game fodder.
Now since I’m just a lowly South African guy who’s used to sweating in the holiday season heat, I’m definitely no expert, but I’m pretty sure that when people talk about having a white Christmas they’re referring to snow and not cocaine. Luckily for our entertainment though, Seth Rogen didn’t get that memo in The Night Before, the upcoming hilarious …
The One-Punch Man manga has been a massive hit around the world, so naturally, it’s getting an anime adaptation. Here’s your first look at the upcoming show, and the ridiculous supporting cast.
Season 3 of Arrow wasn’t exactly the best. Unlike the superb second season, series 3 of the Starling City vigilante drama was one wherein the show managed to continually trip over itself whenever it picked up steam and squandering a genuinely decent antagonist as the Arrow took on the League of Assassins and Ra’s Al Ghul. Still, season 3 did …
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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