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As far as remakes go, Fede Alvarez’s 2013 version of Evil Dead was not bad at all. It reflected a lot of the gore and horror of the original film while still doing a bit of its own thing. Last Updated: February 18, 2015

After two movies and various other actors, I think we may have a Hulk that the public adores. Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner was a great departure from previous attempts to bring the Jade Goliath to life, as he breathed new life into the character with a nuanced performance. Strangely though, Ruffalo’s Hulk has yet to receive his own standalone movie. …

Dan Brown’s fourth Robert Langdon novel, Inferno, and the third (thankfully skipping the godawful The Last Symbol) to score a movie release following 2006’s The Da Vinci Code and 2009’s Angels & Demons has finalised its main cast; with some nifty casting/character images that are about as subtle as the books. Tom Hanks will reprise his role as Robert Langdon where …

Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 was…not very good. It was an alright movie, but it was hardly a return to form for witty Jack and his high sea adventures. It still made bank at the box office however, paving the way for a fifth film in the franchise that reunites Johnny Depp with Geoffrey Rush,Kevin R. McNally, and Stephen Graham who reprising …

And the top grossing movie of the week is? Well, no prizes for guessing this one, especially if you read Darryn’s article on it. Last Updated: February 18, 2015

It’s almost time for the big one! The 87th Annual Hollywood Circle Jerk Academy Awards are on this Sunday (22 February) and there are lots of strong movies up for awards this year. Check here if you need a reminder of who’s nominated. Seeing as no one really cares about the majority of the technical categories, here are my predictions …

I was really worried about Kingsman: The Secret Service. Despite my glowing endorsement joining all the incredibly positive buzz for the film, there was a genuine fear that film, an ultra-violent balls-to-the-wall bit of superspy escapism, would flop horribly at the box office, seeing as it was opening against steamy juggernaut Fifty Shades of Grey. But what looked like a huge mistake …