Nowadays, it seems that prequel-reboots of old franchises are all the rage. James Bond, Star Trek and X-Men have all been successfully revived, ready to entertain another generation. Next up
Marvel Studios’ master plan is going well. Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Thor have each made the jump from page to screen, their adventures paving the way for ‘The Avengers’.
‘Cars 2’ is preceded by ‘Hawaiian Vacation’, a short film set in the Toy Story universe. Despite the fact that ‘Toy Story 3’ was supposed to be the end of
“Transformers, robots in disguise! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons”. Simple lyrics, from the theme-tune of the 1980s cartoon, outline what ‘Transformers’ is all
‘X-Men’ has been saved. It never quite reached the painful lows of the ‘Batman’ franchise under the misdirection of Joel Schumacher, but after the last two distinctly average outings, the
‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ started off as a single, surprisingly good, film. With the addition of two poor sequels, it became an embarrassing franchise. Part 4 has a new story,
Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Hanna (Saoirse Ronan), who was raised in a forest by her father Erik (Eric Bana). As an ex-CIA agent, Erik
The final pieces of Marvel’s master plan are falling into place. Developing their key characters one film at a time and sowing the seeds of hype with post-credit teases, Marvel
At the end of 2008’s ‘The Hurt Locker’, an ex-soldier struggles to choose which type of cereal to buy. Accustomed to life-or-death situations, he is incapable of such a trivial
Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up on a train, with no idea how he got there. A total stranger (Michelle Monaghan) treats him like an acquaintance. His reflection in
Zack Snyder has become a name associated with spectacular action, and his attachment to the next ‘Superman’ project has caused geeks everywhere to salivate. However, some have questioned his talent
Over the years, Pixar has pretty much dominated the field of CG animated films. Sure, there have been plenty of competitors, such as Dreamworks (‘Shrek’) and Blue Sky (‘Ice Age’)
Since ‘Unknown’ was announced, the internet has been abuzz with talk of it being another ‘Taken’, a film responsible for rebranding Liam Neeson as an action-man of sorts. And why
There are plenty of lower-budget independent films that have gone on to be more critically acclaimed and more financially profitable than big-budget Hollywood pictures. What is rare, however, is an
In the trailers, shots of a tsunami and a smoking London tube station tell us to expect disasters. From all over the world, people track down Matt Damon, who used
A pop-art animation shows a pair of hands, wrapped around an iPhone. On the screen, the thumbs tap out the opening credits. Occasionally, the hands reject incoming calls from Mom.
Darren Aronofsky originally intended to make a single film about a love affair between a wrestler and a ballerina. That didn’t work out as planned, and so ‘The Wrestler’ (2008)
‘Tron: Legacy’ is not a perfect film, and nobody will feel otherwise. Some elements of the story are cloudy. The lead actor is a bit wooden. CGI young-Jeff Bridges is