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Early word on “Star Trek Into Darkness” is that it is an action-packed, funny crowdpleaser, but has a mechanical feel to it and tries a little too hard to service the hardcore fans. Electroshadow will reserve judgement until seeing it for own eyes. Til then, we have the sequel’s returning director JJ Abrams at handContinue Reading

“The Expendables 2″ has just been released and although it is a big improvement over the first one (read Electroshadow’s review here), its opening weekend Box Office take was merely okay — $60 million globally so far. Still, plans for a 3rd instalment are already underway, as producer Avi Lerner announced last week. Usually, withContinue Reading

Jamie Foxx has built up quite a rich body of work. In addition to winning an Oscar (for “Ray”), he’s done everything from comedy to action. Now, he’s trying his hand at a Western, one that touches on the sensitive and, considering his ethnic background, painful subject of slavery. Foxx jumped at the chance toContinue Reading

The South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival is currently going on in Austin, Texas and a number of genre movies have made their debut there. Among them is the long-delayed “The Cabin In The Woods”, directed by Drew Godard (writer of “Cloverfield”) and produced by Joss Whedon (director of “The Avengers”). The word from criticsContinue Reading

33-year-old actor Tyrese Gibson is a busy bee, although it may not seem like it to audiences. After all, besides the “Fast & Furious” franchise and the “Transformers” trilogy, he hasn’t popped up on the big screen very much. But Gibson has a regular sideline in the music business, plus he just co-wrote a bookContinue Reading

Director Christopher Nolan is under a lot of pressure to deliver on the third and final (for him) Batman film. But he certainly isn’t letting it show. The 41-year-old Brit is known for his cool, calm demeanor, and even when he is clearly passionate about a certain topic, such as filmmaking, he always comes acrossContinue Reading

Biopics are one of the favoured projects for actors to flex their creative muscles, and in the process maybe pick up an award or two. Charlize Theron did it, Jamie Foxx did it, and now Don Cheadle is trying his hand at it too. The 47-year-old actor has been working on a biographical film ofContinue Reading

The first “Happy Feet” was a critical and Box Office success, though a number of people found the shifts in tone (wacky comedy to sombre environmental drama) a little jarring. The more surprising thing is that it was directed by the guy most known for his ultra-violent and definitely not kiddie-friendly “Mad Max” series. Yet,Continue Reading