The Twilight Saga came to a close last year, and the Razzies are farewelling it with a gift basket full of scorn. Breaking Dawn Part 2 has dominated the 33rd annual Golden Raspberry Award nominations, collecting 11 nods across 10 categories. Despite their pledge to celebrate the very worst in film, the Razzies have mostly […]
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The 10 Worst Films of 2012
December 17, 2012 
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The 10 Worst Films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the business […]
Continue readingBoard to death – Battleship review
August 9, 2012 1 Comment
Battleship – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, and Rihanna. Directed by Peter Berg. Rated M. Originally published April 11, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Battleship is now available on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia. Blockbusters, ho! With the American summer sailing ever closer, audiences are bracing themselves for the inevitable onslaught of big-budget features that have made the period so highly anticipated (and feared). Though […]
Continue readingUniversal sues The Asylum over Battleship rip-off
May 2, 2012 2 Comments
The Asylum is famous for releasing direct-to-DVD soundalikes of popular movies: Transmorphers, The Day the Earth Stopped, Sunday School Musical. The list is, almost literally, endless. Universal Studios has taken umbrage with their latest mockbuster, American Battleship, claming that it’s a rip-off of their board-game adaptation Battleship (well… yeah). According to TMZ, Universal has filed […]
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April 11, 2012 5 Comments
Battleship – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, and Rihanna. Directed by Peter Berg. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Blockbusters, ho! With the American summer sailing ever closer, audiences are bracing themselves for the inevitable onslaught of big-budget features that have made the period so highly anticipated (and feared). Though March releases John Carter and The Hunger Games threatened to kick off proceedings early, they failed; John Carter by not […]
Continue readingInterview: Peter Berg (Battleship)
April 11, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Peter Berg (Battleship). By Simon Miraudo. You might recognise Peter Berg from his 106-episode stint on the hit drama Chicago Hope. These days, however, he’s more likely to appear on TV as himself; popping up on shows like Entourage and Californication as ‘Peter Berg: big-time director’. The success of his last film, Hancock (which […]
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