By Simon Miraudo December 18, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013′s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]
Continue readingThe (Pod) Casting Couch – The Incredible Burt Wonderstone / A Good Day to Die Hard
Looking for a film podcast to whisper sweet cinematic nothings in your ear? Only one features Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo and Andrew Williams, as well as reviewer Shannon Harvey. That’d be The (Pod) Casting Couch, where each week the latest releases are analysed within an inch of their life, outrageous digressions are indulged, and flights of fancy are flown. […]
Continue readingThe harder they fall – A Good Day to Die Hard review
By Simon Miraudo March 19, 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard is merely masquerading as a Die Hard sequel, much in the same way Hans Gruber once tried to fool John McClane by pretending to be innocent American hostage Bill Clay. John Moore helms the latest failed re-incarnation of Bruce Willis‘ signature franchise, proving […]
Continue readingBruce Willis says Die Hard 6 is going to happen
While promoting the fifth Die Hard instalment, A Good Day to Die Hard, Bruce Willis informed BBC’s One Show that John McClane will indeed ride again. Asked if a sixth Die Hard will happen, he simply responded: “Yes.” We’ll take it! That is literally all the information we have. Considering this franchise is still kicking 25 years after the first picture debuted, we […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2013
The 10 most exciting films of 2013. By Simon Miraudo. Though the holidays are over and many of us are back at work, it’s hard to feel anything but elation during January. With the whole year ahead of us, anything is possible. Yes, we can lose that Christmas weight! Yes, those new Arrested Development episodes […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: A Good Day to Die Hard
A teaser trailer for the fifth Die Hard film, appropriately and punnily titled A Good Day to Die Hard, has arrived online. It’s more of an announcement of the feature than an indication of what it contains, but there is still plenty of action to enjoy. Also, one great line from Bruce Willis’ wise-cracking John McClane, the self-declared […]
Continue readingAussie cast as John McClane’s son in Die Hard 5
Australian Jai Courtney has been cast as John McClane’s son in the fifth instalment of the Die Hard saga – the puntastically titled A Good Day to Die Hard – Deadline report. WAAPA graduate Courtney, who had minor stints in All Saints and Packed to the Rafters, most recently starred in Spartacus: Blood and Sand alongside fellow Aussies Viva Bianca and the late Andy […]
Continue readingDie Hard 5 gets a pun-tastic new title
Following on from the fine tradition of Die Hard sequels past, Die Hard 5 has been christened with a simultaneously awesome and cheesy moniker. CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment Tom Rothman has revealed the name of John McClane’s next adventure will be A Good Day to Die Hard. Further details spilled by Rothman include the […]
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