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The Week in Disappointment – Batman v Superman, Terminator, Watchmen TV Series, Nicolas Cage and The Lord of the Rings and more

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice rated PG-13 for ‘sensuality’” Makes perfect sense. You could feel the pulsing sexual tension emanating from the screen when he ripped the top off of the Batmobile. Matt Damon knows what I’m taking about. “Matt Damon says ‘it must […]

The Week in Disappointment – Ghostbusters, Wolverine, Matt Damon as Daredevil, Prometheus 2, Hayden Christensen returning to Star Wars and more

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Every week the entertainment world provides us with the unfortunate, the inexcusable, and the questionable. Here are this week’s disappointments. Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver to appear in Ghostbusters reboot. None of this is surprising or even worthy of mention. When they figure out how to get Harold Ramis to appear in the film, wake […]

Rumour: Matt Damon to cameo in Thor: Ragnarok

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Warning. Potential (minor) Thor: Ragnarok spoilers follow… If rumours are to be believed, Matt Damon is heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, albeit for a very minor cameo appearance in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok. According to the Weekly Planet podcast (via CosmicBookNews), Damon is set to appear in a scene on Asgard where a play is recounting the […]

Movie Review – The Great Wall (2016)

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The Great Wall, 2016. Directed by Yimou Zhang. Starring Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai, Cheney Chen, Xuan Huang, and Andy Lau. SYNOPSIS: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a […]

Jason Bourne Hasn’t Changed At All: That’s Good and Also Not So Good

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Samuel Brace on the Bourne franchise following the release of the fifth instalment, Jason Bourne… The Bourne Trilogy was a big part of my life growing up. From 2002 to 2007, Bourne reinvented the spy thriller leaving its mark on every other film in the genre. The brutal, down to earth, personal thriller with jet […]

Movie Review – Jason Bourne (2016)

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Jason Bourne, 2016. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles and Riz Ahmed. SYNOPSIS: The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. To say that I love the original Bourne trilogy is a massive […]

Matt Damon open to another Bourne movie, if Paul Greengrass returns

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With Jason Bourne topping the box office with an estimated domestic opening weekend of $60 million [read our reviews here and here], Matt Damon has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he’s open to another return to the spy franchise, assuming Paul Greengrass once again returns as director. “Yeah, it’s definitely open,” states Damon, who has […]

Second Opinion – Jason Bourne (2016)

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Jason Bourne, 2016. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, Ato Essandoh, Riz Ahmed and Scott Shepherd. SYNOPSIS: Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past. While doing some research on The Bourne Franchise (I have seen the […]

Three more join Alexander Payne’s Downsizing

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After delivering another knockout film last year with the sincere Nebraska, director Alexander Payne is busy at work gearing up to shoot his latest film, Downsizing, a science-fiction dramedy about a man  and his wife who try to reinvigorate their lives and voluntarily have themselves shrunk down. Unfortunately for the man, his wife backs out at […]