No, don’t get your hopes up, yea who actually helped boost Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland to a billion dollar monstrosity. The sequel is here and it’s not crushing all beneath its Jabberwocky feet. Debuting in third place, Alice Through the Looking Glass is set for somewhere between a so-so run and a quick downward spiral. Last Updated: June 1, …
Ugh, more Marvel. I’m going to get one in the ear, because whenever I turn grouchy about comic book movies, somebody complains and the editors of the site give me a slap on the nose. But since I refuse to accept Jennifer Lawrence as the greatest thing since a Kardashian sex tape or see X-Men as anything other than an …
In what is clearly a conspiracy of the universe, I’m made to eat my comments from last week – at least briefly. Back then I scoffed at the so-so entry of Ratchet & Clank, noting the video game movie tradition of being generally rubbish. Then in storms Angry Birds and tips over my table in a fervour of pig-hunting. Last …
The only two video game movies I can recall that weren’t total disasters were Silent Hill and Tomb Raider, with a tip of the hat to Mortal Kombat. But certainly not Ratchet & Clank, which is getting all kinds of review agony and appears to be ignored by audiences too. Locally it plunged 3 spots and will be gone next …
When you need to find a way out of the jungle, get a Captain to take charge. Continuing its magic formula of raising b-list superheroes into A-list box office money machines, Captain America is back to return trust to the Marvel formula. Last Updated: May 5, 2016
Just in case you are a movie executive and you read this column to help further your career, I’d like to offer the following bit of advice: don’t go crazy on the live adaptations. Sure, we’ve had a good run so far with Cinderella, Maleficent and now The Jungle Book, but don’t forget that other Snow White movie from a …
No surprises here: The Jungle Book crashed into box office chats everywhere, dislodging whoever was holding on for dear life. That mainly means Batman vs Superman has been decisively knocked off any perch it may have held. Last Updated: April 20, 2016
Nothing to see here, folks. Seriously – unless you were holding out for John Goodman going insane or the British version of Cool Runnings (or a robot dog), you’ll have to make the same choices at your local cinema as you did last week. Last Updated: April 13, 2016
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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