Welcome to the Monday Box Office Report, where the numbers are made up and the reviews don’t matter! Okay, so maybe we don’t make up the numbers, but that last part certainly holds true for this past weekend’s box office.
[Drew Carey voice] Welcome to the Monday Box Office Report, where the numbers are made up and the reviews don’t matter! Okay, so maybe we don’t make up the numbers, but that last part certainly holds true for this past weekend’s box office. Despite getting a harsh to middling reception from most critics (myself included), X-Men: Apocalypse still went on to rule the …
Since IMAX was brought back to the country, in just two and a half years Ster Kinekor have rolled out seven new theatres, which is one of the fastest IMAX rollouts ever done. On Wednesday night, I had the privilege of attending the launch of South Africa’s newest IMAX theatre, which has just opened at the brand new Mall of …
Hate to break it to you, but it’s more like X-MEHn: Apocalypse! Amirite?! Guys…? X-Men: Apocalypse Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the …
After 16 years, En Sabah Nur is finally popping up as the lead antagonist in the titularly-titled X-Men: Apocalypse. So what’s the film like then? Well…it’s kind of a crapocalypse according to critics.
For all the talk of evolution that has occurred in the X-Men movie franchise over the 16 year it has been around, it’s rather frustrating that the latest cinematic mutant escapade from director Bryan Singer is not so much the evolutionary equivalent of mankind developing fantastic powers, but rather suddenly forgetting they have opposable thumbs. Coming on the heels of the fresh and …
The embargo on US reviews for X-Men: Apocalypse lifted yesterday, and like Kervyn pointed out, it’s a miXed bag (bonus points for the X joke there). So far most critics agree that it’s pretty… meh. Apocalypse is a lot of “been-there-done-that”. There are some high points, for sure, and a lot of low points, but the whole doesn’t seem to …
Well, it looks like those fan complaints about X-Men: Apocalypse may have been onto something. Reviews for Singer's fourth X-Men movie are a bit of a mixed bag.
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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