Almost immediately upon its release in 1999, The Matrix changed pop culture forever. Red pills, blue pills, and bullet time entered our vocabularies almost instantaneously. The Matrix’s impact was so great that, invariably, its influences seeped into some of our favorite movies and TV shows, too. From playful jabs to …
Read More »The best The Matrix scenes, ranked!
Are you ready to take another trip down the rabbit hole? Thanks to the distinctive vision of the Wachowskis, The Matrix has become one of the most iconic sci-fi series of all time, with an entire generation of moviegoers discussing what’s real and what’s a simulation. Coupled with groundbreaking CGI …
Read More »Landscapers: Olivia Colman, David Thewlis, and director Will Sharpe on their new darkly comic series
Landscapers is based on the true events of a double murder and its cover-up, but it’s not a traditional true crime story. “The show is so inherently about different versions of the truth, and how hard it is to pin down the truth,” director Will Sharpe tells GamesRadar+. Olivia Colman …
Read More »Riz Ahmed talks his new movie Encounter, on-screen fatherhood, and challenging stereotypes
Riz Ahmed knows the importance of taking risks. “When I’m not fully in control is when interesting things happen,” he tells GamesRadar+, and his role in Amazon’s new thriller Encounter is certainly something different for the actor. Ahmed plays Malik, a Marine Corp veteran who goes on the run with …
Read More »Hawkeye: Marvels unexpected, absurd Christmas show
What comes to mind when someone mentions the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Maybe the Avengers, or the array of villains? Perhaps recent musings on the multiverse? How about Christmas? Wait, not Chrimbo? Well, Iron Man 3 did dabble in the festive season, but in the name of mixing things up, Marvel …
Read More »Is it just me, or is Transformers: The Movie the franchises peak?
It shouldn’t have worked. In the early ’80s, toy giant Hasbro launched their “robots in disguise” via a triple threat of comics, a TV series and action figures. The leap to the big screen in 1986 was simply the next step in a marketing master plan. Likewise, The Transformers: The …
Read More »Eternals: release date, trailer, cast, MCU links, and more
Eternals has almost arrived. Marvel’s next blockbuster is heading to cinemas very soon, and we have the lowdown on everything you need to know about the MCU adventure that promises to change everything. And don’t just take our word for it – Kevin Feige recently said of Eternals: “The impact …
Read More »David Chase talks Sopranos, Many Saints of Newark, and the TV show that gives him hope for the future
David Chase has been telling stories for a few decades now. The writer, director, and producer won his first Emmy in 1978 for The Rockford Files, a detective drama that he wrote 16 episodes for. Even before then, just after leaving film school and heading to Hollywood, Chase had an …
Read More »Nightbooks director talks Netflix’s new horror, working with Sam Raimi, and potential sequel
How do you make a horror movie for kids that doesn’t talk down to them? That’s a question director David Yarovesky – best known for the R-rated Brightburn – aims to answer with Nightbooks, the filmmaker’s new Netflix movie that’s produced by horror maestro and Spider-Man extraordinaire Sam Raimi. Based on the …
Read More »The MCU has a villain problem – and Shang-Chi is the latest offender
Warning: major spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead… Marvel has a Big Bad problem. In the MCU, villains either live long enough to become the hero or, more often than not, are mercilessly dispatched after a solitary appearance. Hela, Ultron, Kaecillus, Ego, Killmonger, and Mysterio (among so …
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