Movies

The upcoming film Ten is described as a tense action thriller in which a group of DEA agents go rogue and decided to swipe millions of dollars in drug money from the agency. Everything goes according to plan, until the agents begin dying at the hands of an unknown assassin, forcing the remaining team members to fight for the money and their lives. It's being directed by David Ayer, based on a script by Skip Woods. Ayer you'd likely… Read More

Hopefully none of you still had your fingers crossed for a Terminator sequel from the man who made the first two iconic films. According to a new interview, James Cameron just has no interest in doing that kind of thing anymore. When asked by the New York Times what projects he's working on for the future, Cameron offered the following extended soundbite: I’ve divided my time over the last 16 years over deep ocean exploration and… Read More

The above image comes courtesy of director Edgar Wright's Twitter feed. It appeared earlier today alongside the words, "Received this in the mail. What can it mean?" Though we have yet to hear any official confirmation, the image has given hope to the legions of Marvel fanboys around the 'net who have long been praying for a film based on Hank Pym's insect-themed alter ego. Wright, who is most famous for directing… Read More

For the sake of brevity, and placing faith in the idea that you're all worldly, knowledgeable people, we'll assume you're already aware of The Avengers. The Disney/Marvel Studios film has been hyped for months, and over the past few days Digital Trends has been rife with info on the flick, its characters, and the overarching mythology surrounding this thing. This level of exposure seems to be paying off for Marvel, as The… Read More

The Avengers is out today, the culmination of a lengthy setup that spans five years and five blockbuster movie releases: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger. Over the course of those releases, the seeds for an epic story have been planted. We've learned about the characters, their motivations, and their interpersonal relationships. We understand the bigger picture forces that are… Read More

In 1995, filmmaker Robert X. Cringely was working on a TV mini-series dubbed Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires. In the course of creating the show, Cringely interviewed Apple figurehead and nouveau geek demigod Steve Jobs. That interview, contained within a VHS tape, was misplaced by Cringely following the show's debut, and it wasn't until last year that the sizable remnants of the interview were rediscovered.… Read More

Though it's not much, here's what we know so far. Disney has a project in the works currently known as "1952." Whether this is a reference to the year or not is unknown. Specific cast and plot details are completely lacking, but we know that Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof have signed on to do ... something. Bird you may know as the director of the recent Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (not to mention recent… Read More

For the most part, the trailer released this morning for the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man is exactly what you'd expect. Spider-Man (as played by the only guy in that Facebook movie you didn't want to punch) cracks wise to armed thugs, swings through the streets of New York City and is a fugitive, being hunted by police captain Dennis Leary. Also, there's a giant lizard man, a pretty love interest and menacing corporate… Read More

There’s an The Avengers movie out in movie theaters today and it’s a good one by all accounts. Hooray! There is not, however, an The Avengers video game out alongside said movie. Hooray! Fine video games based on comic books have been released in the past (Batman: Arkham City) and even halfway decent video games based on movie adaptations of comic books (Spider-man 2 for GameCube and PlayStation 2) but there have been far fewer of the latter.… Read More

I have to admit, despite the bubbling geyser of geeky joy that the sheer possibility of an Avengers film elicited, and despite the somewhat awkward and consuming love I have for Joss Whedon, I was nervous about this film. I did my best to avoid news, clips, and spoilers of any kind in preparation for this review, so it wasn’t the product itself that had my hackles up, it was the idea of the movie. It was due to years of conditioned responses. As… Read More

A new trailer for The Expendables 2 hit the 'net this morning, and as one would expect from a series specifically designed to revive the glory days of hyper-masculine, overly-muscled dudes shooting gigantic guns, and dropping hilariously witty quips before dispatching the nebulously ethnic villain of the week, it's quite fun for all children of the 1980s. Granted, there are a half-dozen instances where one could point out that… Read More