When it comes to the Hollywood awards season, we’ve already had the ridiculous schadenfreude of the Razzies and the sometimes confusing accolades of the Golden Globes (The Martian is the Best Comedy? Huh?!). But now it’s time to get serious – no, more serious than that! – as the Oscars are upon us! While the world is still reeling in …
Just as Craig spoke about a few days ago, the movie Awards Season is officially upon us. And as usual, the Big Three got kicked off last night with the 73rd annual Golden Globes Awards (the other two being the BAFTAs and Oscars, of course). The event was held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverley Hills, California and saw British …
NOTE: This is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the views of the rest of the writers at TheMovies.co.za. I’m not one for awards ceremonies, as I tend to find what critics deem a good movie is not necessarily always the most entertaining (which is the purpose of movies in the first place), so I don’t think it’s …
It looks like Katniss Everdeen has something to be thankful for on this past Thanksgiving weekend. Despite a less than expected start to it’s US box office run the week before, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 managed to retain its top spot by pulling in a solid $51.6 million second week total. On the newcomer front, Pixar’s The …
If there was ever a case of being a victim of your own success, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is it. Being the finale of one of the most popular movie franchises of recent memory, led by Jennifer Lawrence, one of the most popular Oscar-winning actresses of recent memory, and with solid reviews all around, everybody expected Katniss …
When your opposition fails, does that really make you the winner? If you had to ask Spectre and The Peanuts Movie then answer would undoubtedly be yes, as James Bond and Charlie Brown held on to the top two spots on the US box office for the second weekend in a row thanks to a poor showing that saw new …
Over the course of his 57-year cinematic lifespan, James Bond has faced down a colourful rogues gallery comprised of despicable terrorists, violent madmen, megalomaniacal scientists, inhuman henchmen and more, all looking to either rule the world or destroy it. But this weekend past 007 came up against one of his toughest adversaries to date: A bald American boy and his …
To paraphrase little orphan Annie: instead of treated, the US box office got tricked this weekend past! With this year’s Halloween falling on Saturday, usually the busiest day for American cinemas, it meant that total revenue for the weekend was way down at just above $70 million – the lowest weekend take for the year thus far. And with cineamgoers …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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