Z is for Zombieland

[starreview tpl=16] I <3 Zombies, I cannot lie. So when I was asked if I was interested in reviewing ‘Zombieland’ for blu-ray, it was a no-brainer! Who am I to deny the coolness of zombies and Woody Harrelson as the gun-toting zombie-killer from Tallahassee? Zombieland is a very funny take on how to survive if the entire planet (or in this case,… Continue »

The return of Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart heralds the return of Jeff Bridges. Not that he hasn’t already produced fine work prior to this (his creepy and way too convincing psycho-killer Barney in ‘The Vanishing’ springs to mind). In Crazy Heart however, Jeff Bridges takes control of the role with the ease of a seasoned pro and nails it 110 percent. Continue »

The end of the Vampire’s grip on Hollywood?

A new day dawns and so the vampire creeps, creeps, creeps its way slowly back into the shadowy depths of mythology. Or does it? Has Hollywood had its fill of blood-letting and bloodlust? Do we finally bid farewell to Edward Cullen, Angel, Eli and Bill Compton? Or does the vampire continue to dig its nails into the everlasting flesh of… Continue »

Kiwi actors feature in Spartacus

Kiwi actors Lucy Lawless and Craig Parker will be appearing in the upcoming Starz TV series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’ which looks extremely kick ass, I might add. With executive producer Sam Raimi behind the scenes, I have a good feeling about the show. Checking out the trailer gives me a distinctly ‘300′-cum-’Gladiator’ type feel about it with the grittiness… Continue »

Goya’s Ghosts – DVD Review

If you’ve never heard of the artist Francisco Goya you’re not alone. Goya’s Ghosts is directed by Milos Forman and stars the wonderful Skellan Skarsgard as Goya, Natalie Portman as his muse Ines and Javier Bardem as the manipulative and corrupted Father Lorenzo. It’s a movie told from Goya’s perspective and portrays Goya as a lonely but talented artist who… Continue »

The Red Baron flies off the shelves!

I was thrilled to walk into my local video store to find they had The Red Baron advertised on the shelves. Alas, this happiness was short-lived when I discovered every single copy was out! I was eventually able to grab one as it was returned and was pretty hyped to watch this movie all about the infamous “Red Baron” or… Continue »

Paranormal Activity – Movie Review

Distributor: Icon Film Distribution Released: 2009 Genre: Thriller/Horror Credits: Director: Oren Peli Written by: Oren Peli Starring: Katie Featherston (Katie), Micah Sloat (Micah) Rating: M [starreview tpl=16] Considering the budget for this movie (only $15,000 USD) and the millions it made at the box office opening weekend (9.1 million USD according to IMDB), Paranormal Activity is by all accounts, a blockbuster…. Continue »

Avatar – Movie Review

Distributor: Fox Movies NZ Released: 2009 Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci Fi Credits: Director: James Cameron Written by: James Cameron Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Lang  Rating: TBC [starreview tpl=16] Nothing could prepare me for the sensory onslaught that was Avatar in all its 3D magnificence. James Cameron really has done himself proud with this one. Avatar… Continue »
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Comics

Posted 18 Sep 2009

Welcome to Hoxford: werewolves at your...

I was told  to check out this four issue comic book because apparently it’s ‘messed up so I’d like it’. When I heard it was penned by Ben Templesmith, one of the writers/creators of 30 Days of Night, I was interested. But then I read about a mental institute run by werewolves, I was totally sold. The comic book is only… Continue »
Posted 01 Sep 2009

Disney acquires Marvel

You’ve certainly heard of smaller businesses being acquired and consumed by larger, more profitable businesses but Marvel is no small business. It has been confirmed that the comic book giant has just been acquired by Disney for $4 billion USD. That’s a whole heap of comic books, son! What will this mean for the current stable of comic book characters (more… Continue »
Posted 25 Aug 2009

Spawn gets a revival

Remember Spawn? Well according to various sources, Spawn is being brought back from Hell and Todd McFarlane is rumoured to be involved. I wasn’t a big fan of the comic book (although Spawn is pretty cool as far as comic book characters go), and the movie was OK. So I’m not too sure what a revival could do for the franchise… Continue »
Posted 27 Jul 2009

Pinocchio the Vampire Slayer –...

It’s Pinocchio like you’ve never seen him before… but don’t worry, he’s still the little wooden boy he just… kinda got an upgrade. Van Jensen’s Pinocchio the Vampire Slayer has been picked up by Slave Labor Graphics and it looks a little like this: I dunno about you but I’d love to read it, it looks pretty cool. I couldn’t help but… Continue »
Posted 09 Mar 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

I would definitely call myself a fan of the X-Men movies even though the cartoon series and comics were much better. And I won’t go into detail about how the movie version of the X-Men characters was a little different to the both the cartoon and animated series. So we’ve seen 1, 2 and 3 and now they’re branching off… Continue »
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