Category: Movies

  • There Is A New Wizard In Town

    There Is A New Wizard In Town

    Yesterday night I had the opportunity to go and watch a preview screening of Doctor Strange, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As always, I have some thoughts. First of all, let me start by saying that I personally knew who Strange was in the Marvel comic universe, but I’ve never read too…

  • My Hot Take On The Suicide Squad

    My Hot Take On The Suicide Squad

    Yes…yes…I know, I’m very late to the party, but I finally went to see Suicide Squad last night, and as always I have something to say about it. Let’s start with the budget. I finally understood why this movie had to make so much money to break even from the initial investment. One word: soundtrack.…

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Last night I went to see the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: Civil War. Let me get this out of the way immediately: this is the best Marvel movie to date. Simple as that. Now let’s see why this is. Of course this post will contain some spoilers here and there,…

  • Star Wars Special: C-3PO

    Ever wandered why C-3P0 appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a bright red arm the first time we see him? Well, now we finally get to know that! As teased by J.J. Abrams in the Secrets of the Force Awakens documentary, a special Marvel comic has just been released to tell us the…

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Early Impressions)

    I cannot really guarantee a full spoiler-free piece, so only read this after you’ve seen the movie! There’s been an Awakening. Have you felt it? I’ve seen The Force Awakens three times by now, and I’m on my way to see it a fourth time. I’ve listened to the special episode of The Incomparable about…

  • SPECTRE

    SPECTRE

    Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned. Last night I went to the cinema for the premiere of the latest James Bond movie: SPECTRE. I had mixed feelings going in, I came out with an even greater mix. Let me talk you through some of those mixes. Since the beginning, SPECTRE was billed as the natural sequel…

  • The VFX Of The Martian

    Ian Failes, reporting for fxguide In this article, brought together from interviews by Mike Seymour and Ian Failes, fxguide delves into the effects work with the key players, including Stammers who was the overall visual effects supervisor and aided on the production by VFX shoot supervisor Matt Sloan. MPC handled Mars surface shots, Framestore worked…

  • Writing’s On The Wall

      Today marks the release of the theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie SPECTRE. Recorded by Sam Smith, the song just dropped on the main streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify and company.   I just had a listen to it.   The first listen is always the most difficult one. My first…

  • Marvel’s Civil Wars Teams Revealed

    Spoilers Ahead. Be Warned. YouTuber MrSundayMovies may have completely ruined the surprise1 of who’s going to fight against who in the upcoming Captain America’s chapter: Civil War.   It looks like suddenly this movie has become interesting for real. One sure thing is that once again it’s going to be packed with many different heroes…