I think it’s fairly well established at this point that the new Fantastic Four flick is a bit of a mess. But out of all the offenses that director/co-writer Josh Trank and producer/co-writer Simon Kinberg commit during its rushed running time, the one I find the most criminal is just how they wasted such an amazing cast and the mind …
Looks like the NWA is having the final laugh, as one the founding corners of rap and hip hop has made not only for a great movie but a runaway success. Straight Outta Compton opened up on 2757 screens around the US, taking first place with a haul of $56 million according to studio estimates. Not only did that make …
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Fantastic Four should have been a great movie. The best family in Marvel Comics, portrayed by a hot list of some great young talent in Hollywood and helmed by a visionary director in the form of Chronicle‘s Josh Trank. And sweet Suzy, it was anything but that. Fantastic Four is a trainwreck, and that’s being kind. What should have been …
This week must be the first time one new release’s title perfectly describes another’s. Yup, Fantastic Four is a Trainwreck, but at least Trainwreck isn’t a train wreck as well. Fantastic Four FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their …
I think it’s safe to declare that Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot is a wreck. Critics have given it a fully deserved whipping (I got my licks in as well) and the film has been a total dud at the box office. This is clearly not what the studio was expecting though when they greenlit a planned sequel last year already. …
IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME! The famous battlecry of Aunt Petunia favourite blue-eyed nephew was applied and then some to the latest big screen incarnation of The Fantastic Four. Opening up in a pitiful second place, Fantastic Four took home just $26.2 million in North American ticket sales. Compared to director Tim Story’s original duo of flicks from the mid-2000s, that was …
If you weren’t a fan of Tim Story’s campy-bad 2005 Fantastic Four film and its somehow even more inferior 2007 sequel, then there’s a lot to like in the newly rebooted Fantastic Four. Unfortunately, that’s swiftly followed by a whole lot more to dislike intensely, as this second attempt by Fox (third, if you count the shelved 90’s Roger Corman …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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