This week must be the first time one new release’s title perfectly describes another’s. Yup, Fantastic Four is a Trainwreck, but at least Trainwreck isn’t a train wreck as well. Fantastic Four FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their …
This week, Tom Cruise rocks another Mission Impossible movie, an Academy Award nominated actress teams up with Jennifer Lopez of all people on a vigilante mission of justice, and some French-Canadians have jaded critics salivating over their popcorn. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against …
This week, Marvel hits another home run, Samuel L. Jackson takes on terrorists, and more teenagers film things with their cellphones instead of running for their lives. Ant-Man The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man.” Armed with the astonishing ability …
There’s almost nothing good coming out this week guys, honestly you might as well stay at home. Or go watch Jurassic World again. But whatever you do, please don’t give Adam Sandler any more money. Pretty please? Pixels As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie “The Fire Blaster” Plant (Peter …
To tide us over until the second phase of 2015’s blockbusters kicks in, this week there’s a choice between three comedies, two thrillers and one sanctimonious melodrama. Enter at your own risk! Black Sea A suspenseful adventure thriller directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald, centering on a rogue submarine captain (two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law) who pulls together …
You’ve probably noticed how Minions are freaking everywhere nowadays. If having your Facebook feed clogged up with their little yellow faces and trite image macros is driving you insane, best you quit Facebook for a while, because Minion mania is about to get ramped up thanks to this week’s major release of the stand-alone Minions movie. Minionandrists unite! Minions The story …
As far as new releases go, there are slim pickings this week, with only three new movies out in cinemas today. You’ve got a choice between a big budget sci-fi action explosion, male strippers and an artsy foreign language social drama on the Nouveau circuit. Terminator Genisys When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle …
Inside Out Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, …
Every archive has that one photograph that stops you mid-scroll: a crowded market square …
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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