Movies are magical things that create wonderful worlds where the rules of reality need not apply. However, when a movie sets up an established rule set and proceeds to ignore it, that’s when things can get laughable, silly or downright annoying. Most recently, I picked up on this with Ant-Man (minor spoilers to follow). If you have seen it, you …
2013 has come and gone, leaving behind many an empty wallet and that strange feeling you get in your guts when you’ve been served stale popcorn by a cinema staff member who should be wearing a safety helmet indoors. There were winners, there were losers and plenty of cash was spent. Here’s how 2013 made the giants of the entertainment …
Two new films hit the North American box office this past weekend, pitting a White House invasion doppleganger up against some stiff competition in the form of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy’s The Heat. Could the human binary code pairing up of the two female leads outdo Channing Tatum in ripped clothes? Last Updated: July 1, 2013
Up, up and away! After a solid performance last week, it looked like nothing could stop the Man of Steel from ruling the box office. Well scratch that, because the big blue boy scout didn’t just drop, but dropped two places after the weekend estimates came in from the North American box office. What force on earth could be powerful …
Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? And why the hell are two people so excited about birds and planes in the first place? No, it’s a speeding box office runaway success story! As if there was any doubt, it looks like the Man of Steel film cleaned up nicely at the cinemas over …
Another weekend, and more money for those Hollywood execs to count. Specifically, Universal Pictures, who were smiling all the way to the bank as their madness with musclecars movie Fast & Furious 6 climbed to $580 million globally, the fastest any of the studio’s releases have ever done that. But that still wasn’t enough for Vin and the boys to hold onto …
Public holidays may be a boon for the movie industry, but when they’re finished, it’s business as usual. The Fast and the Furious 6 may have won this past weekend at the box office, but it didn’t do nearly as well. Still, it did a helluva lot better than M Night Shasta McNasty’s latest flick, After Earth. Here’s a …
Over in the US of A, it was Memorial Day Weekend, meaning that it was a perfect time to debut new movies. A sixth Fast and Furious flick, a third Hangover and an all new animated adventure were the order of the day, but when it comes to drawing in audiences, nothing says box office success like sexy fast cars …
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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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