Kids love animals. Kids love talking animals. Kids love talking animals that go by the name of Paddington Bear even more, hence a new live-action/CG hybrid feature film starring the famous marmalade sandwich loving bear being voiced by Ben Wishaw. Yes, James Bond’s new Q is the voice of Paddington Bear. Just don’t expect any fancy gadgets. Thankfully Paddington doesn’t …
Despite being told by several people, including my fellows slaves here at The Movies office, that I definitely need to watch Iron Sky, I somehow still haven’t gotten around to it yet. The 2012 Finnish film from director Timo Vuorensola and writers Johanna Sinisalo and Michael Kalesniko, may not had got much love from the critics upon release, but has …
After 15 years, the Naruto manga has finally ended. Or has it? Well, sort of yes and no.
Gentlemen, it is the end. The end of series 8 of Doctor Who and Peter Capaldi’s first jaunt in the TARDIS. Last week’s Dark Water was a slow episode that built up with a horrifying twist or two as the Cybermen returned, but that wasn’t the biggest surprise of the episode. I won’t spoil that specific moment here, so while …
The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot these days – I’ve personally done my fair share of slinging – and thus it has lost it’s efficacy a tad. But I’ll be damned if this final trailer for the last installment in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy hasn’t just returned the word to it’s former glory. I was bit pretty tough …
Now, I’m not much of a gambling man…Actually that’s a complete lie, as I may owe some money to some bad people judging by the fact that my right hand is a mangled maw of broken bones and ligaments right now. I know that feeling guys. I know how it can crush your soul to be up thousands and then …
There’s a gap in television these days, that hasn’t really been filled in. It’s the kind of gap that TV shows such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel and Reaper used to fill. I’m talking magic, adventures and a gang of misfits battling these threats. TV shows along those lines have been few and far between. But maybe The Librarians …
Dragon Age: Inquisition keeps saying that your choices will matter. Here's some gameplay footage overlaid with voiceover giving us examples.
If you’re choosing a tool for TikTok or Instagram Reels in 2026, here’s the …
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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