The first full trailer for the live-action Ghost in the Shell adaptation dropped yesterday. The movie has been at the centre of a so-called 'whitewashing' scandal, after...
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Box Office Briefing: 'Shut-In' Gets Shut-Out of an Otherwise Strong Weekend
Doctor Strange held on to the number one spot at the North American box office with an impressive hold. Dropping just 49.5% in its second weekend (the third-best second week...
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Review: Doctor Strange (Spoiler-Free)
Doctor Strange is the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and brings yet another classic super-hero to the party. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a world-class...
Friday, 14 October 2016
'Doctor Strange' To Defeat 'Ant-Man' (At The Box Office)
Doctor Strange is likely to gross more in its opening weekend than 2015's Ant-Man, industry experts say.
The super-hero film starring Benedict Cumberbatch opens in...
Monday, 26 September 2016
Box Office Breakdown: The Magnificent Seven
It is telling just how dire a position the western genre is in that The Magnificent Seven's $35 million debut has been announced by many as a great victory. With a $90 million...
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Thoughts on John Campea's Deleted Ben-Hur Review
This article contains spoilers for both the 1959 and 2016 Ben-Hur movies.
Yesterday, film critic and reporter John Campea uploaded his review of this week's Ben-Hur remake to his self-titled YouTube channel. Intrigued to see how the film was faring with critics, I was one of the many who clicked on the review and was left subsequently puzzled.
Campea...
Friday, 12 August 2016
TEN Film and Television Awards 2016: The Winners
It's finally here! Long overdue, the winners of The Entertainment Network Film and Television Awards 2016 have been announced, although the previously planned video ceremony...
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Box Office: 'Nine Lives' is Dead on Arrival
Yesterday we discussed Suicide Squad's impressive opening weekend, and our projections for next week's box office results. Now though, it's time to take a closer look at the...
Monday, 8 August 2016
Box Office: Suicide Squad Brings New Meaning to 'Squad Goals'
A barrage of bad reviews simply wasn't enough to slow the momentum of Suicide Squad going into its opening weekend, where the film performed as projected bringing in $135 million...
Monday, 20 June 2016
Box Office: Finding Dory Dominates, Warcraft Doesn't Respawn
In a summer that has been somewhat unkind to blockbuster sequels, Finding Dory has managed to break the trend to become yet another smash hit for Pixar animation. The film opened...
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Donald Glover Joins Spider-Man: Homecoming, Probably Isn't Miles Morales
Industry trade Deadline reported yesterday that Donald Glover (also known by the stage name Childish Gambino) has officially joined the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming. To those...
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Review: Martian Comics #1
Julian Darius' Martian Comics is one of the most interesting super-indie titles I've read in some time. The majority of the book's page count is devoted to telling the story...
Monday, 13 June 2016
Box Office: The Conjuring 2 Takes #1, Now You See Me 2 Underwhelms
James Wan's return to the horror genre in the form of The Conjuring 2 impressively managed to avoid the worrying trend that has been facing many sequels this summer, that of...
Sunday, 12 June 2016
Review: Warcraft -- Is This The Beginning or The End?
For those unfamiliar with the games on which it is based, Duncan Jones' Warcraft could be an intimidating watch. Throwing its audience in at the deep end of the extensive lore...
Saturday, 11 June 2016
Brian Michael Bendis' 'Scarlet' Heads To Cinemax
Following the successful premiere of Robert Kirkman's Outcast, television network Cinemax has got its eyes on adapting a second mature comic-book series: Brian Michael Bendis'...
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Box Office: Will China Save Warcraft?
Just as it seemed videogame adaptation Warcraft was poised to flop magnificently, emerging box office powerhouse China swooped in to quite possibly change the story single-handedly....
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Outcast: 'A Darkness Surrounds Him' Review
The second Robert Kirkman creation to be adapted for the small screen after the juggernaut Walking Dead series, got off to a solid start last night with its season premiere entitled...
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Confirmed: John Boyega to Star in 'Pacific Rim 2'
After Legendary recently removed the Pacific Rim sequel from their upcoming release schedule, things were looking bleak for the Guillermo Del Toro creation and many suspected...
Monday, 6 June 2016
Box Office: Ninja Turtles 2 Suffers in Anti-Sequel Summer
This week's box office numbers continue what has been an ongoing theme throughout this year's summer movie season, that being a diminishing interest in blockbuster sequels...
Friday, 29 April 2016
Review: Eye in the Sky
Gavin Hood's Eye in the Sky chronicles the unfolding of a complex military situation in Nairobi, where two Al-Shabaab extremists have been found preparing suicide vests...
Monday, 18 April 2016
Batman v Superman v Daredevil (2003) | Which is Better?
Batman v Superman has a lower score on Rotten Tomatoes than the Daredevil movie from 2003! But is this really accurate? David Craig presents this in-depth exploration of both...