Movie folks have talked Terminator: Dark Fate to death since it landed on screens with a thud last November. We're aware of how big a bomb it was, and how unenthused most people still are about it. But Tim Miller's flick is about to land on Digital, so I figured it was high time I give it a watch. Every fibre of my being wanted to hate this movie, but it's actually quite an entertaining entry in the series. It's easily the best sequel since T2, and I'm one of the few who didn't mind Rise of the Machines. The opening eight minutes are by far the best. This is where Dark Fate justifies its existence, and plays with the idea that if something's supposed to happen, it's going to happen. There's nothing we can do to stop it. The fatalist in me loved that.  How about the remaining two hours? This is a decent action/sci-fi film. Linda Hamilton is a joy to watch, and brings renewed -- and angry -- life to Sarah Connor. Mackenzie Davis makes ...

The latest trailer for Top Gun: Maverick dropped earlier today and, by all accounts, it looks like everything we'd expect from a Top Gun sequel... only 34 years after the first one came out. Given Top Gun was one of the biggest hits of the 80s, it's surprising it took this long for a sequel to hit. But that's not what this column is about. Shawn and I spoke about long-after-the-fact sequels on the show several weeks ago, the Cliff Note's version of which is not everything that's old needs to be new again. Sure, 2018's Halloween was a big hit, as was Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. But recent efforts to tap into nostalgia like Terminator: Dark Fate and Charlie's Angels bombed, and bombed hard. How successful Top Gun: Maverick, and the upcoming Matrix 4, will be is still in the cards. But I think we're near the end of the nostalgia wave. Trends typically last four or five years in Hollywood, and Stranger Things, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and eve...

You read that right; there's a new Scream movie headed our way, and it's being developed at Gary Barber's Spyglass Media Group... and that's all we know about the project. Well, Bloody Disgusting also reported franchise creator/screenwriter Kevin Williamson isn't involved in the project. Just in case you're wondering. We have no idea if this is a continuation of the original series of four films starring Neve Campbell, or if this will go the reboot root so many horror franchises have taken. Or if they'll do what David Gordon Green did and ignore all the sequels. A few days ago I wrote not everything old needed to be new again, and that's definitely how I feel about a new Scream movie. I don't think there's any burning demand for another entry in the series, much like The Grudge or Bad Boys, although they both look decent. I'm sure the box-office performance of those films will impact how a new Scream turns out. Yes, Halloween made...

Little more than a year ago we told you District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was on board the pending RoboCop reboot at MGM. This was pretty cool news as Blomkamp's penchant for violence and social commentary seemed a perfect fit for the franchise. And he was intent on making it a sequel to the original film, much as the new Halloween was, and would ignore the sequels, TV series, and lacklustre remake. Well, not any more he's not. Check out why from the man himself: Off Robocop. I am shooting new horror/thriller and MGM can’t wait/ need to shoot Robocop now. Excited to watch it in theaters with other fans. N — Neill Blomkamp (@NeillBlomkamp) August 15, 2019 And there is no rejoicing... Funny how studios work. You'd think creativity and talent would trump a need to get something out to the masses. But I've dabbled in this business for nine years now, and shouldn't be surprised this is not the case. My enthusiasm for more RoboCop has wained... but I am...

Because Hollywood is totally bankrupt of new ideas, and people have a very short attention span, there's a new Charlie's Angels movie headed our way in November. And it's not a sequel to McG's early 2000s stab at the franchise. This time we get Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska as the Angels, with Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart and Djimon Hounsou as Bosley (Don't ask. I didn't). Banks is also the director on this one.

Hollywood might be out of fresh ideas, but they seem to be doing a damn good job of repackaging old films for a new audience. Evil Dead, Halloween, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Blade Runner 2049 were successful in making old franchises new again. Now it looks like Shaft is gonna do the same.

I dug -- up to a point -- Guillermo del Toro's two Hellboy movies. They were fun, and offered a spirited turn by Ron Perlman as the hero of the title. But I cried me no tears when a reboot was announced, as I've nothing invested in the character beyond those movies. My interest peaked when Neil Marshall, who directed my favourite werewolf movie of all time, Dog Soldiers, signed on to direct.

I'd honestly forgot a new Terminator movie was headed our way, let alone one that brings back Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, but Shawn sent me a pic of Hamilton on set and I was like "oh yeah, right." So why not post said pic of Hamilton as Sarah Connor in Terminator 6? Why not indeed!

The Halloween franchise is a strange universe indeed, having been retconned and reimagined several times in its 39-year history. Well, today big news hit about another huge twist in the franchise -- Jamie Lee Curtis will return in the next Halloween film . . . and she's playing Laurie Strode!!

Jason and Shawn are back one more time before switching to a loose schedule for the summer, and they've got something a bit different to talk about this episode. How different? Think TV. Yup, The Basement takes a break from movies to discuss how good television has become, with quality programs like Marvel's Daredevil and Jessica Jones, House of Cards, and Banshee drawing big talent away from the big screen. What are Basementites watching and what do they think? Stick with us!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a couple of aging movie geeks named Jason and Shawn reviewed movies on a weekly basis on 92.5 FM CFBX Kamloops. One such week, just before Christmas of 2012, and right before the Mayan apocalypse, they sat down to review Steven C. Miller's slasher flick Silent Night, a cyber-based short film called Reboot, and interview the director of the indie horror Rites of Spring. And it was good.

A couple of years ago we reported screenwriter/director Shane Black was tapped to helm a sequel to the 1987 action classic Predator. Well, an update has arrived in a BIG way. How big? How about a teaser image promising the movie is indeed being made. Yup. Check it out:

Well, The Basement's last word on reboots, remakes and rewhatevers. I know movie geeks will go on and on about how Hollywood has run out of original ideas and is just riding the gravy train of successful franchises. No matter what is said here, that will be the general opinion among film bloggers. And they'll be right.

Silent Night Jason: Stephen C. Miller's seasonal slasher movie has everything I could have hoped for. Dismemberment, death by wood chipper, boobies, a bad attitude and a flamethrower murder or three. And it's sleazy as fuck. I dug the shit out of it! It also highlights a very real, and often overlooked, cynical view of the holiday. Christmas isn't all roses and good cheer. There are a lot of people out there, like myself, who hate this holiday. And there are more than one or two who tend to go a little mad some times. Enough philosophy. Jaime King is as good as ever in this. This woman sticks by her genre movies and she owned it here. But kudos as well to our Bad Santa. He said but two words, yet turned in a great performance as an iconic horror bad guy. This dude was bad to the ass, and creepy to boot. I dug him a lot. If I see him climbing down my chimney, I'm grabbing the family and running out the back. I'm adding Silent Night to my seasonal wat...

Christmas comes a couple of weeks early to The Basement this year as Jason and Shawn engage in some seasonal "cheer" with one of the two films on the chopping block tonight. Let's just say this is a Christmas tale right up The Basement's alley. But first, the Basement Boys sit down with Rites of Spring writer/director Padraig Reynolds for a one-on-one chat about his hit independent horror film and the not one, but two, sequels in the works. It's an interesting and insightful chat that traces the roots of horror back to the 1970s and 1980s, and is a must hear for any movie and fright film fan. As for that Christmas movie, the Basement Dwellers take on Steven C. Miller's slasher flick Silent Night. Genre faves Jaime King and Malcolm McDowell star as cops on the trail of a killer Santa Claus. Miller's movie is said to be a loose remake of the notorious Silent Night, Deadly Night from the 80s. Is this version naughty or nice? Stick with us! Then get re...

So say the folks over at Bloody Disgusting, who revealed today that Platinum Dunes is no longer moving forward on Halloween 3D or the Hellraiser reboot. But sources told the site Harvey and Bob Weinstein, the brothers in charge of Dimension Films, are contemplating another relaunch of the Halloween franchise, which they took over with Halloween 6 and continued through Rob Zombie's recent reboot. All I can say is fuck no. Please fuck no even. Stop. Just stop. We don't need another reboot, especially considering that Zombie did his just five years ago. Love them or hate them, his film's exist. But we don't need a third film or a relaunch. You want to make money off the Halloween name, Weinsteins? How about re-releasing the original films in theatres. One every Halloween would be great. But leave the franchise alone and come up with a new, original idea. Horror fans and movie fans are hungry for one. Make a good movie, and we'll come and watch it. Leave the brand...

No, the upcoming cyberpunk thriller Reboot isn't a re-imagining of the classic 90s animated series of the same name. Instead, writer/director Joe Kawasaki has gone the -- gasp -- original route and crafted a short film about the convergence of humanity and technology. In contemporary Los Angeles, a young female hacker named Stat (Emily Somers) awakens to find an iPhone glued to her hand and a mysterious countdown ticking away on the display. Suffering from head trauma, and with little recollection of who she is or what is happening, Stat races against time to figure out what the code means, and what unknown event the pending zero-hour will bring. We're gonna chat with the folks behind Reboot this fall, which is when the film is expected to start screening around the globe. There's also a sneak peek scheduled for next month at the hacker conference DEF CON. Until then, scope out the trailer below and keep tabs on the film via its official website , Twitter an...

Alright, the day was just too big to promote one trailer, so The Basement brings you both of the big trailer premieres. Don't say we don't dig each and every last one of you, because we do. Granted, neither preview changes the game when it comes to our anticipation for each film. We in The Basement were already sold on The Expendables 2. No amount of awesome on display below changes that. Now, we just want to see it even more. This is kick ass, redefined. As for The Amazing Spider-Man? Sure, it's a nice trailer, and I love the character. But this is a rental for me. I had my fill with the Sam Raimi take, and I'm not plunking down $10 for more. But I know this is a movie I will watch and enjoy with my son when he's old enough. The Expendables 2 opens August 17. The Amazing Spider-Man hits July 3.

Sorry, it was just too easy. But what other way is there to introduce the official logo for Warner Bros. upcoming Superman flick Man of Steel? And it's nice to see that director Zack Snyder and company are pretty much going the traditional route for the latest telling of the Son of Krypton. The logo is a little darker, a little more gritty, but there's no way to mistake that this is a Superman movie. We've balked at the project in the past because, really, does the world need another Superman origin story? No. But Shawn -- the world's biggest Superman fan -- likes what he sees so far in terms of Henry Cavill's physical interpretation of the character. And praise Jebus Lex Luthor isn't the main villain. Amy Adams and Russel Crowe co-star in the film, which is still in production. Man of Steel is slotted to hit theatres in June 2013.

OK, OK, Depp isn't actually playing the classic Western hero The Lone Ranger. That's actually Armie Hammer as the masked man. Depp is Tonto. In case you couldn't tell. Director Gore Verbinski has take some liberties with the look of both legendary characters. Not being a purest, I'm not really concerned. I'm also not all that excited about the project either, but the casting is interesting and I don't mind what I see here. Judgement will be reserved for when some actual footage arrives. My dad grew up a Lone Ranger fan and, by default, so did I. As long as this film doesn't make my old man roll over in his grave, I'll be happy. The film is set for release May 31, 2013.