Yakuza Apocalypse, 2015. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian, Denden, Riko Narumi, Shô Aoyagi, Reiko Takashima and Lily Frankie. SYNOPSIS: When Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge. Controversial film-maker Takashi Miike has divided audiences over the course of his […]
Movie Review – Anomalisa (2015)
Anomalisa, 2015 Directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Starring David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Tom Noonan SYNOPSIS: A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary. Chew on this: the two most emotional films of 2015 are Anomalisa and Inside Out; both animated features that are more […]
Mad Max: Fury Road and 45 Years take top honours at the 2016 London Critics’ Circle Awards
It was another good night for Mad Max: Fury Road at the 36th annual London Critics’ Circle Awards tonight, with the action extravaganza picking up Film of the Year and Director of the Year (George Miller), while Tom Hardy was also named British/Irish Actor of the Year for his work in Fury Road, Legend, The […]
George Miller is done directing Mad Max films
Speaking with Page Six, Australian director George Miller commented on the exhausting working conditions of completing each Mad Max project, also definitively stating that he is done directing films in the franchise. “I won’t make more Mad Max movies,” the director states. “Fury Road with Charlize Theron, Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Riley Keough was forever […]
Extended synopsis for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
With the movie due to hit cinemas in the coming months, UK cinema chain VUE have posted an extended and detailed synopsis for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It doesn’t offer up much more than we already knew, but it’s pretty cool none the less. Check it out below: “Following his titanic struggle against […]
Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
Anghus Houvouras on whether Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull… Fandom is forgiving. History has proven this again and again. A cultural phenomenon like Star Wars is an interesting experience because fans are forgiving to a fault. Kevin Smith once called The Phantom Menace […]
Andrey Ivchenko set for villain role in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
The Tracking Board is reporting that Andrey Ivchenko (Freezer) has signed on for a villain role alongside Vin Diesel in the extreme sports action sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. The film is currently in production under director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia) and sees Vin Diesel reprising the role of Xander Cage from the 2002 […]
Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose join xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
The cast of Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) and Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black) are both in talks to appear in the upcoming action sequel. The film, which is now in production under director D.J. Caruso […]
Jet Li, Tony Jaa and Deepika Padukone join Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
The cast of Vin Diesel’s upcoming action threequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with Twitch Film reporting that Jet Li (The Expendables), Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak) and Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone (Cocktail) have signed on to the film. xXx 3 will see Diesel back as super spy Xander Cage, alongside the […]
Early reactions to Deadpool are very, very positive
Last night fans were invited to a secret screening of the upcoming comic book movie Deadpool, and the reactions are rather positive. Fans in attendance thought they were there to see some footage, and were surprised when the whole film was introduced by Ryan Reynolds, who was also joined by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, Marvel Comics […]
