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We review Ender's Game – A shallow but slickly made sci-fi actioner
“This is basic rocket science, people” one adult trainer tells a class of prepubescent commanders-to-be in one scene of Ender’s Game, writer/director Gavin Hood’s feature film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s critically acclaimed, classic sci-fi novel. That oxymoronic sentence is used in the film to demonstrate this particular young class’ advanced intellect, but it also serves as quite the allegory for …
Monday Box Office Report – The best man's thunder god
Perhaps sensing that the Playstation 4 launch would steal many a customer away from cinema seats, the North American box office only saw one new notable release. A sequel to an older film, decked in holiday cheer would go head to head with the son of Odin. And it almost toppled the thunder god from his number one position. …
Monday Box Office Report – Thor hammers the box office into submission
While Ender was able to play his Game without too much competition last week, this weekend past saw Thor: The Dark World finally thundering into US cinemas after it had already done some godly business abroad. But did Thor experience a… Loki… (get it? Low key, Loki?) weekend at home allowing Ender’s Game to play out some more? Last Updated: November …
Monday Box Office Report – Ender's game over for everyone else
Big sci-fi, turkeys running amok and old coots getting hedonistic were the newest films to hit the North American box office over the weekend while a certain son of Odin did some hammer time on the international scene. Ender’s Game was triumphant in the end though, formulating a strategy that kept it in first place. But for how long? …
Extras! Take a proper look at Rockules, Samuel L Jackson is your motherloving president, Loki is actual Kermit, Ant-Man gets Waspy and more!
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Extras! JJ Abrams admits lens flares are moronic, Homeland: The musical, Nick Fury might be dropping by, Cruella gets the live action treatment, Rosamund Pike is a go, and Lightsabers could be real?! Plus much more!
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