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
If you have a zombie film in production, start the re-shoots. The fad for undead cinema is clearly done, at least for any blockbuster adaptations of literary classics. Last Updated: April 7, 2016
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s just another opportunity for the internet to lose its marbles over something utterly inconsequential. Not since the pointless debates around the new Star Wars have so many wasted so much brain power on so little. Last Updated: March 31, 2016
When all things are said and done, pandas are a good investment. Just ask China, the WWF and that guy from Tenacious D. Last Updated: March 23, 2016
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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