2015 has seen a number of post-apocalyptic movies being released. Mad Max: Fury Road was a box-office hit while the future of the Terminator series hangs in the balance after Terminator Genisys disappointed fans, critics and general audiences. The adaptation of Robert C. O’Brien’s novel Z for Zachariah is being released in theaters this weekend, a […]
You read right. A movie based on yet another popular video game franchise is getting ready to hit the big screens. We know what you’re thinking, “groan, another video game movie.” And you have every reason to think that. There is not one movie based on a video game property that you can confidently call […]
There are maybe a handful of comic book movies that really gain a noticeable amount of ire from fans and audiences. Sure, there are many that are hated and cast aside, but mainly those are forgotten and, eventually, recategorized as simply “not worth the time”. Honest and sustainable ire only comes into contact with a […]
And here we are again. Yet another attempt at tackling the titular character from IO Interactive’s best-selling video game series, Agent 47. Anyone even vaguely aware of the trend of lackluster films based on video game properties might approach this film with a certain degree of caution. Unless of course they were among those who were pleased […]
The 1980s brought us many great cartoons like the original Transformers series and Thundercats. Standing alongside them was 1983’s He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, a series by Filmation that was based a line of toys by Mattel. A film has been in the development for years with Sony Pictures and Escape Artists and […]
Marshland (aka La isla mínima) is one of those films which completely immerses itself in a fascinating landscape, but does not forget to tell an interesting story. Alberto Rodríguez’ work swept the board at last years Goya Awards (the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars), taking home ten awards including the major categories of Best Film, Best Director and Best […]
There was a time in the wake of The Bourne Identity and Austin Powers when spy movies were afraid to be fun. Spies had to be gritty, stern and embroiled with shaky cam-laden fight scenes with no hint of a smile. But now, with Guy Richie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E., coming out in the wake of Kingsman: The Secret […]
