Yes, we’re right in the middle of the Hollywood awards season, with the Golden Globes taking place this weekend past, and the Oscar nominations being released later today. But while those two biggest awards shows are all about honouring achievements in movies, there’s another that exists for exactly the opposite. I’m of course talking about the Golden Raspberry Awards aka …
It was a sleepy weekend for the US box office, due to it being Memorial Day. A weekend that normally guarantees some blockbuster returns, didn’t exactly ignite as Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland fizzled into first place with an estimated take of just over $40 million. That ranks for the 22nd biggest Memorial Day weekend, of all time.. Still, it’s got time …
After dominating for several weeks and crossing the $1 billion mark internationally, it was time for a new champ to take the number one spot at the box office. And it all came down to two contenders: The musical aca-cast of Pitch Perfect 2, going up against the fast and the Furiosa of Mad Max: Fury Road. And holy crap, …
Is it safe? Is it safe to debut another flick that doesn’t rhyme with Shmage of Meltron? Nope! Avengers: Age of Ultron easily held onto its first place from last week at the North American box office, banking another $77.2 million. That makes for the second-highest second weekend gross of all time, just behind the first film which hauled in …
Interesting fact: of the nine (holy crap, nine!) new releases today, none of them have more than 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, so basically none of them are very good. Another interesting fact: nine freaking new releases! I think this is the longest post I’ve written for TheMovies to date. Anyway, on with the show… Child 44 A politically-charged serial killer …
After dominating around the world, it was finally time for the latest Avengers sequel to hit the US of A. Debuting with an unbeatable first place, Avengers: Age Of Ultron took in plenty of big bucks, to the tune of $187.7 million. That’s a damn good haul, but it wasn’t a record-breaker for the sequel as it failed to meet …
Furious 7 had some furious competition this past weekend in the North American box office. No wait, that’s a lie. Seriously, there was no way that Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 was going to knock this film off of the number one spot, as Furious 7 remained in control for yet another weekend of high speed chases and crashes. Furious 7 has …
The “it” in that headline up top of course being the uncanny ability to remind us of just how painfully and excruciatingly long a two and a half minute trailer can feel. See I have a confession to make: The only two reasons why I’m posting about Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is to remind you that we live in a …
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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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