Author: Chris Singh

Chris Rock has always been a clever comedian, but one should never doubt his flair for a bit of dramatic acting. For those who remember him as Pookie from the classic New Jack City, Rock has always been able to bring depth to his characters, masked by his always animated persona. It’s these acting chops…

The IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has partnered with renowned wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard to launch their new BAR150 programme, aimed at celebrating 150 years of mixology. The focus of the new programme and partnership will be to revamp cocktail menus across IHG’s many hotel bars, adding new signature cocktails. To help celebrate this…

Director Paul Thomas Anderson has faithfully adapted a novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon for Inherent Vice, an hilarious look into a 1970’s L.A, awash with drugged-up eccentricity as a convoluted would-be missing persons case is sniffed around by a stoner private investigator. Said P.I is portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix who brings Larry…

One thing The Walking Dead has never been particularly good at is juggling such a big ensemble cast, which is why the tail end of Season 4 remains some of the show’s finest hours since the first season. This is why we catch up with one character and really flesh them out, and then watch…

The really really ridiculously good looking Ben Stiller and the so-hot-right-now Owen Wilson re-teamed as Derek Zoolander and Hansel (from classic comedy Zoolander) to actually walk the Maison Valentino catwalk show over in Paris. This marks a return for the duo after first appearing on our screens 14 years ago. Their walk was preceded by…

In what is perhaps the most revealing trailer Game of Thrones has ever released for a season, a new 1:51 minute sneak peak has debuted via Apple’s hotly anticipated Spring Forward keynote. We take a look at Dany’s triumphant ‘break the wheel’ speech, a potential war between Bolton and Baratheon, new characters, and more. With…

With the exciting launch for Netflix in Australia and New Zealand around the corner, the online service, in partnership with Beyond Distribution, has announced that a number of new and classic local programming will become instantly available on it’s March 24th arrival date. Local stand-up comedians will be well represented on Netflix, with great specials…

While HBO prepare for the April 12th premiere of the fifth season for fantasy epic Game of Thrones, they have announced that the second in their Catch the Throne mixtape series will be released for free on Soundcloud ahead of the big day. It’s all about bringing the show to life through contemporary styles of…

New Netflix original series Bloodline already has the benefit of a supreme cast, with the likes of Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacek, and Ben Mendelsohn. All have proven their proficiency in high stake, dramatic roles, particularly Chandler, who is still remembered and adored for his lead role in sports drama Friday Night Lights. With a strong…

After ALOT of false starts, Independence Day 2 is finally in the bag, and is currently scheduled to be released in Australia on June 23, 2016 through 20th Century Fox. Now we just need a to know a full cast, right? Well director Roland Emmerich has confirmed that even thought we won’t be getting Will…

Oh you thought award season was over? Not at all. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films are gearing up the 41st Annual Saturn Awards to celebrate achievements in both film and TV. While they haven’t been big winners in other awards shows, it’s looking like Anthony and Joe Russo’s Captain America: The…

Marvel’s highly anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron is building up quite well, with teasers here and there and a few official trailers. It’s time to add another trailer to the mix, and this is the most revealing yet. The new look gives us a bit of a preview of Scarlet Witch, Ultron’s ominous background, a…

“Remember” was an episode which could have easily fell flat, taking us away from the hardened, terrifying road and finally exploring the Alexandria Safe Zone – a big, significant location in the source material. There was no falling here though, as the writers and episode director Channing Powell – who handled Season 4’s brilliant “Internment”…

Get out your diaries and pencil in 24th March because that fateful day is the day that Australia and New Zealand finally, officially, get digital service Netflix. With the launch of the service will be thousands of hours of movies, TV shows, and kids programming. “Many Aussies and Kiwis have heard a lot about Netflix…

The menacing atmosphere of New York in the city’s most violent year, 1981, is portrayed in J.C Chandor’s A Most Violent Year with stunning – almost creepy – realism, giving us a gritty crime drama that could have easily been mistaken for an 80’s classic. While not quite as gripping as Godfather, this film has…

Rick and his group have come a very long way since they abandoned their temporary digs at the prison; everything since then has been dark – very dark. Loss, mistrust, and tension have plagued the group every step of the way and we have watched as these characters that have been developed so well, that…

Hollywood megastar Will Smith is more reliable than not, with a track record of big, successful films like Independence Day and Ali. Some flops have thrown him off course along the way but his latest role in the film Focus is looking to shake the skepticism he is sometimes approached with, promising a big return…

Ahead of online service Netflix launching in Australia and New Zealand soon, a trailer has been released for one of the big TV series we will be getting and things are looking very promising. Aussie Ben Mendelsohn looks to be at his best as the plays the black sheep and eldest son of a contemporary…

How longer can the group sustain themselves while on the road? And is there a point? With two big losses recently and a metaphorical storm surrounding them, that was the big question of “Them”. After the art-driven direction of last week’s excellent (and depressing) episode we were given something which very much resembles 2009 film…

The spillage from Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary special is likely to cover the entire internet soon enough, with many highlights going down as the massive guest list takes over the studio for an hilarious 3.5 hours of #SNL40. One segment that particularly stole the show however was a little love ballad for none other…

Jim Carrey is Matthew McConaughey, Kate McKinnon is Justin Bieber, and Will Ferrell and Alex Trebek in a revival of one of Saturday Night Live’s classic sketches, Celebrity Jeopardy. Amongst many other on-point celeb impressions, this skit sits as one of the standouts from SNL’s 40th anniversary special, which is currently the number one trending…

Yet another gem comes from Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary special, with both Mike Myers and Dane Carvey surprisingly bringing back the iconic duo of Wayne and Garth – from Wayne’s World – to recall one of the most popular sketches in the show’s history. Watch them break down top 10 things we love about…

It’s time like following Saturday Night Live’s epic 40th Anniversary Special through the internet because you aren’t able to actually watch (or stream) it that makes living in Australia seem a bit bland. To makes things better, FOXTEL have decided to air the whole shebang on Australia’s home of comedy The Comedy Channel. Saturday Night…

George RR Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the books which have been adapted into the HBO hit Game of Thrones, has sent a warning across the realm, heralding death on a scale far larger than that in his deadly book series. Showrunners D.B. Wiess and David Benioff are, according to Martin,…

Iconic late-night television program Saturday Night Live has been around for an impressive 40 years, and so a huge celebration is in order. Over the years, SNL has given the world some of the most memorable and discussed TV moments in history, sticking to the tried-and-true formula of one big celebrity guest thrown into a…

With Chris Rock’s super comedy Top Five headed for Australian cinemas, the man himself will be coming to Sydney to showcase the film in March. Information about what exact date he will be visiting Sydney is still to be confirmed but the important thing is that he is locked by Paramount to be the city…

Colin Firth isn’t exactly the type of guy you would imagine as a highly capable master spy, but after watching Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service it’s quite hard to get the image of him in badass mode out of your head. Firth (code name Galahad) portrays a dapper, and quite ridiculous, super spy in…

Dr Dre and Ice Cube are rolling through Compton in the introduction to the official red band trailer for biopic Straight Outta Compton. Reminiscing on the highly influential and controversial hip hop group, they visit the likes of Game and Kendrick Lamar and talk about the impact they made back when they released their classic…

A behind-the-scenes feature has been released to boost up anticipation for the upcoming Top Five, Chris Rocks’ latest film which has been receiving some excellent reviews from the U.S so far. While Australia is yet to see a cinematic release, we are given more insight into how Rock has assembled such a massive, talented cast…

Mark the 28th July 2017 in those calenders because that’s when we finally see classic superhero Spider-Man film franchise is re-booted (yet again). There’s a difference here though; due to a new partnership between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios, good ol’ Spidey will be seeing his new film released as part of the Marvel…