I haven’t been able to shut up about Tron: Ares ever since it was announced that the movie was actually happening. All of the updates, bread crumbs, and theme park rides along the way have led us to this very moment: the day where tickets for the Jared Leto-led threequel are now on sale. What’s
When Nine Inch Nails was announced as doing the musical score for this fall’s Tron: Ares, I think I speak for all fans of The Grid when I say that news was most welcome. The previous debut of the picture’s first single, “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” only helped double down on those
The year 2000 kicked off the new millennium, promising innovation and a big, bold step into the future for us all. In terms of cinema, IMAX’s presentation of Fantasia 2000 heralded such a happening - but it wasn’t until 2002’s re-release of Apollo 13 that major Hollywood films would be
In the world of game-to-film adaptations, one of the most tantalizing prospects yet to be realized is the world of Activision’s Call of Duty franchise. While a previous attempt to translate the military saga to the big screen failed to materialize, a new player has entered the game almost a decade
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Who could've guessed that a film about a stinky fisherwoman and a wicker husband would end up being one of the most romantic movies of the year? For all its vulgarity and absurdity, Wicker weaves a surprisingly sincere, shockingly sweet fable of against-all-odds love and a dismantling critique of
Few studios have set such a precedent within their own genre quite like Laika Studios. With each painstakingly crafted story, they consistently find new ways to level up stop motion animation and push the limits of what can be accomplished. Stop motion is already a marvelous feat of patience and
