Minecraft, one of the most successful video games of all time, is now in the hands of Microsoft. The company just bought Minecraft’s studio, Mojang, for a whopping $2.5 billion. The deal is the largest the company has made since Satya Nadella became the CEO in February. It certainly seems like a very smart move […]
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett offer up an idea for You’re Next 2
Spoilers for You’re Next, obviously… Their latest movie, The Guest, is still out in cinemas (read our reviews here and here) and to promote the movie, director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett took part in a Reddit AMA. But while discussing The Guest, they offered up some ideas for a sequel to their home […]
David Fincher explains why his 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea adaptation never happened
A couple years ago, David Fincher (Fight Club, The Social Network) was knee-deep in location scouting for an adaptation of Jules Verne’s seminal science fiction novel, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea for Disney. After several delays and casting shakedowns, the project failed to materialize and Fincher moved on to adapting Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl instead. It were those disputes […]
Duncan Jones and Rian Johnson interested in directing Preacher episodes for AMC
As we speak, writing, directing and producing duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, This is the End) are hard at work on an adaptation of Garth Ennis’ 1990s graphic novel Preacher for AMC. Over the weekend, the two got into a discussion about the project over Twitter, and caught the attention of up-and-coming directors Duncan Jones […]
Movie Review – Wish I Was Here (2014)
Wish I Was Here, 2014. Directed by Zach Braff. Starring Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Joey King, Pierce Gagnon, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Donald Faison, Michael Weston, James Avery and Jim Parsons. SYNOPSIS: Aidan Bloom is a 35-year-old man who finds himself at major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, […]
Blu-ray Review – Sabotage (2014)
Sabotage, 2014. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Terence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, Max Martini, Harold Perrineau and Mireille Enos. SYNOPSIS: Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house. Skip Woods is the luckiest […]
Doctor Who Series 8 Episode 4 Review – ‘Listen’
Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who series 8 episode 4 – ‘Listen’…. The Doctor: Why do you have three mirrors? Why don’t you just turn your head? This weeks Who is a return to its opening form with “Listen” and one of the best things about this episode for myself is that I have children to watch as […]
Blu-ray Review – The ‘Burbs (1989)
The ‘Burbs, 1989 Directed by Joe Dante Starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Duconnun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore, Courney Gains and Dick Miller SYNOPSIS: An overstressed suburbanite and his paramilitaric neighbor struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family in town is a front for a cannibalistic cult. […]
Ben Affleck talks about playing the Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
When Ben Affleck was announced as playing The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Internet virtually exploded, with opinions ranging from those who felt that it’s the worst thing to happen to the character since bat nipples, to those who simply said that Affleck was “the bomb in Phantoms.” […]
DVD Review – Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
Wolf Creek 2, 2013. Directed by Greg Mclean. Starring John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus, Shane Connor, Ben Gerrard, Gerard Kennedy and Annie Byron. SYNOPSIS: Pig-hunter Mick Taylor is back! Still terrorising the unsuspecting Outback visitors that cross his path. Can his latest prey escape? Some of you will be very pleased to […]