Over the course of his 57-year cinematic lifespan, James Bond has faced down a colourful rogues gallery comprised of despicable terrorists, violent madmen, megalomaniacal scientists, inhuman henchmen and more, all looking to either rule the world or destroy it. But this weekend past 007 came up against one of his toughest adversaries to date: A bald American boy and his …
To paraphrase little orphan Annie: instead of treated, the US box office got tricked this weekend past! With this year’s Halloween falling on Saturday, usually the busiest day for American cinemas, it meant that total revenue for the weekend was way down at just above $70 million – the lowest weekend take for the year thus far. And with cineamgoers …
It’s (almost) all about Halloween this weekend! We have a surprisingly good meta-adaptation of the famously spooky R.L. Stine book series Goosebumps, a disturbing but beautiful horror love story from Guillermo del Toro, a sadly not-so-scary home invasion thriller, a movie about the dark allure of violent gangsters, and one Russian produced and Afrikaans dubbed animated movie about The Snow …
Going into Goosebumps, the feature film “adaptation” of R.L. Stine’s classic series of kid-friendly horror books, I expected the scariest aspect of the movie to be the people attached to it (the last time star Jack Black and director Rob Letterman collaborated we got the cinematic blunder Gulliver’s Travels, which was such a painful movie experience that I’m surprised the …
You just can’t keep a good man down, especially if that man is a genius botanist/astronaut who is willing to eat poop-potatoes to survive! In its fourth week on the charts, Ridley Scott’s brilliant The Martian returned to the top of the US box office this weekend past with an impressive $15.9 million haul. Well, that’s impressive for a fourth …
It’s official: The bumps’ gonna goose ya! Coming off the backs of surprising good reviews, the Jack Black-led live-action action adaptation of R.L. Stine’s classic Goosebumps books has opened strongly in the US, with the horror-for-kids adventure flick scaring away most of the competition as it debuted top of the charts with $23.5 million. The comedy adventure fell short of …
The last time Jack Black teamed up with director Rob Letterman, the end result was 2010’s Gulliver’s Travels, a movie so inane and painfully unfunny that it could make onions cry. Now the pair are joining forces to once again tackle some much beloved literature, this time being R.L. Stine’s best-selling kids’ light-horror adventure series Goosebumps. Letterman and co have …
Growing up, I was an avid reader of “Goosebumps”. A light horror series for kids, the books taught me to never trust rubber masks and that all puppets were evil. Especially the ones used by ventriloquists. Bastards. Written by R.L Stine, the books were perfect for kids. Really, it was light horror without the need for mental scarring, like that one …
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
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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