There will be a few spoilers here, dealing with the changes made in this adaptation. Released digitally July 24th and hitting physical release August 7th, Ghost in the Shell is the American remake of the seminal 1995 anime; starring Scarlett Johansson as the Major, a cybernetically (see, Shell) enhanced police officer who strives to uncover … Continue reading
Releasing 31st July, Power Rangers (2017) will hit eager fans with home release. Serving as a fresh and spangly movie version, in the same vein as the Michael Bay lead “Transformers” (2007) series, and the Bay produced “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014). Missed it at the cinema? What’s it like? Read on… In the same … Continue reading
Noel Clarke’s trilogy of gangland strife in London concludes in his third outing as writer/director/star, in “Brotherhood”. Picking up 10 years after “Adulthood”, Sam Peel (Clarke) struggles to protect his family and keep it together as he is faced with finding his place within the world amidst the changing backdrop of London. Joe takes a look… … Continue reading
Set 70 years prior to the Harry Potter series, J.K Rowling enters as screenwriter for the prequel continuation of her Wizarding World franchise – Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. Here’s what long time “Non-Potterhead” Joe thinks of the resurrected venture. I dislike Harry Potter. At least, the film series. Sure, there’s a tonne of craftsmanship … Continue reading
James Wan’s latest offering in the horror franchise “The Conjuring” is out for home release, being a somewhat squeamish horror fan, Joe takes a look. Is it any good? Did it conjure negative emotions? Was something insidious afoot? Something something sinister?The Conjuring 2 continues the story of paranormal investigators, Ed & Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson & Vera … Continue reading
Green Room, written & directed by Jeremy Saulnier, Starring the late Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots & Patrick Stewart; centers on an amateur punk band who are besieged by Neo-Nazi skinheads after witnessing a murder within the club’s ‘Green Room’. Joe’s back to give his two cents… Starting things off I’ll have to acknowledge the fact … Continue reading
In this last episode before the guys take a break, Rob & Joe ramble about Cinema, TV, people making noise, parents taking babies into a 15/18 rated film and the eventual implosion of Hollywood. This’ll be the last episode of Werd Bugger for a while folks, Joe’s off to UNI and moving house, and Rob … Continue reading
Re-released on Blu Ray and DVD on the 22nd of August comprised of a 40 page booklet and a slew of extras comes Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Stalker”. Joe sat down with it, here are his thoughts… Starring – Alexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoli Solonitsyn & Nikolai Grinko Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky I’ve seen it said that “Stalker” is as deep as a … Continue reading
Freshly released and belonging to a small group of genuinely interesting movie featurettes, “Leap of Faith” documents the real life recreation of the titular leap. The Assassin’s Creed Franchise, at least in my mind – and perhaps the sales figures back this up – has faced waning interest as of late. I myself lost … Continue reading
The awkwardly titled “The Transformers: The Movie” is getting a remastered, all bells and whistles 30th anniversary re-release this December. Now there’s a little more information on what extensive lengths Manga Entertainment, Shout! Factory and Hasbro Studios are going to, in order to ensure that this release is as definitive as can be achieved by mere … Continue reading
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