Today’s topic of debate is the failure – the second in two years – on Disney’s part to relaunch two once highly popular franchises – 2012’s John Carter and 2013’s The Lone Ranger. Although John Carter fared better critically, both of these movies were massive commercial failures. We want to know what you think went wrong? Was it a case …
Warning: There are likely to be spoilers in the discussion comments below, so read with caution. Anyway, enough of you will have seen Man of Steel by now to be able to comment on the film’s flaunting of comic book canon in a few crucial areas – particularly Superman’s handling of one particular foe! Consider also how Iron Man 3 …
It probably started with Harry Potter and The Twilight Saga. Then we saw The Hobbit stretched out into three movies. Now Shailene Woodley’s small role as Mary-Jane Watson has been chopped from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 so that the character can instead be introduced in a planned third and fourth film in that particular franchise. Today then we want to know …
With the release of Spud 2: The Madness Continues this Friday, today we want to know what you think of local cinema – which is more active these days than ever, with at least one prominent premiere every month. Do you watch South African movies? Do you show your support by paying to see them at the cinema? Do you …
Last week marked the 80th anniversary of the drive-in theatre, the first of which opened in New Jersey, USA on 6 June 1933. Sadly, this once great outdoor movie-going institution has pretty much faded away all around the world. Only a couple of the venues still run in South Africa, in Gauteng in particular. So – considering we’re the nation …
Are we too obsessed with sequels? World War Z hasn’t even come out yet and already Brad Pitt and co. are talking about what they want to do in the follow-ups. Time and time again this happens in Hollywood. So today we want to know how you feel about the film studios counting their chickens before they hatch? Do you …
It’s now less than a month until Man of Steel opens in South Africa on 28 June. Today we want to hear what you think about: A) The upcoming superhero movie reboot from the collective creative energies of Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan and David S Goyer? B) The Man of Steel, himself – Superman – as a comic book character. …
A simple question for today’s Midweek Mouth-off: As we get into the midyear blockbuster season and it seems like every second film is screening in shot-for 3D or converted 3D, we want to know how you feel about that? Will you suck it up and watch the film in 3D if you don’t have a 2D option? Alternatively, will you …
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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