There's quite a mixed bag of movies out today. Between a bad reboot, a good sequel, and an epic 80's moustache (seriously, how does Bryan Cranston do it?), we also have a creepy local horror, and a reimagining of the zombie apocalypse.
Though far from a turkey, the new Ben-Hur plays by safe, traditional formula throughout.
Sci-fi thriller Morgan has had one of the worst wide openings of all time, allowing surprise hits Don't Breathe and Bad Moms to keep on bringing in the dough
Suicide Squad finally gives up the top spot as home invasion thriller Don't Breathe becomes a surprise hit. Meanwhile Ben-Hur's box office woes continue
The Ben-Hur remake has one of the worst blockbuster debuts of 2016, allowing Suicide Squad to hold on to the top spot
I don’t think much needs to be said about the upcoming remake of Ben-Hur. It’s a remake of one of the best films ever made. The 1959 version starring Charlton Heston that is, which was itself a remake of a 1925 silent film, which was a remake of a stage play, which itself was based on a book Ben-Hur: A Tale of …
The new Ben-Hur remake is a conundrum. On the one hand, I’m a gigantic fan of both leads Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell, feeling both young actors should be far more famous than they actually are. But then on the other hand, the one that’s kind of gimpy looking and smells of cheese, I’m struggling to find any merit in …
The moment it was announced that Timur Bekmambetov, the frenetic Russian filmmaker behind Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, would be helming a new remake of classic Ben-Hur, the jokes started rolling in about how he was going to turn the story’s iconic chariot chase into a one horsepower sword-and-sandal Fast & Furious. I would know… I made some of those jokes. The 11-time Oscar winning 1959 …
It would be naive to say climate change is not real — or that …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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