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Second Opinion – Suicide Squad (2016)

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Suicide Squad, 2016.Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott EastwoodSYNOPSIS:A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.“They’re […]

David Ayer responds to the mixed reviews for Suicide Squad

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Following the first batch of reviews of Suicide Squad last night – which were rather mixed to say the least – director David Ayer took to Twitter to respond saying, “I love the movie and believe in it.”Check them out below: Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas – Emiliano Zapata — David Ayer […]

It’s come to this: Fans petition to shut down Rotten Tomatoes following mixed Suicide Squad reviews

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The Internet and Twitter were in shock last night as the first batch of Suicide Squad reviews landed online – and they weren’t very pretty. Many of trades (Hollywood Reporter, ComingSoon, etc) called it “a mess” while sites like ComicBook, Births.Movies.Death and Hitflix said the fun characters out-weighed the movie’s flaws.As such, Suicide Squad now […]

Interview: Paul Mormando on Bound By Debt

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Marc Cardenas chats with Bound by Debt producer and star Paul Mormando…Paul Mormando, a martial arts veteran known as “Mr. Karate USA” and for pioneering the Cha Ki Do style along with the Real Life Defense System, has since crossed over to the world of action films, starring in 2013’s indie actioner Double Fist, which […]

Bad Moms earns $23 million – and it only cost $20 million to make

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While Star Trek Beyond and Ghostbusters continue to fight to recoup their budgets, comedy movie Bad Moms has already done so.With a rumoured budget of $20 million, comedy ensemble Bad Moms has already made $23.4 million domestically and $24.8 million worldwide. If Bad Moms can capture the Bridesmaids audience retention, it could earn around $60-$80 […]

Star Trek Beyond crosses $160 million

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The third outing for the rebooted Star Trek franchise couldn’t quite match up to Jason Bourne’s debut, and its drop off could spell trouble.Although the film took second place in the weekend box office war, Star Trek Beyond dropped 59.9% to earn $24 million domestically – the biggest drop-off of the rebooted franchise so far. Its […]

Ghostbusters reboot crosses $150 million worldwide

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It’s still splitting opinions three weeks after its release, but Ghostbusters is still pulling in the cash.Facing stiff competition from Star Trek Beyond in its second week, The Secret Life of Pets still pulling in obscene numbers and newcomers Jason Bourne and Bad Moms, Ghostbusters dropped a further 54% to earn $9.8 million domestically. This brings […]

Blu-ray Review – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016.Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey.SYNOPSIS:In “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” fearing […]

Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 4 Review – ‘Federal Boobie Inspector’

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Mark Clark reviews the fourth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… Week 4 and the intelligent directing choices continued as Phil Abraham (The Sopranos cinematographer and directing veteran) took control of yet another well-paced, well written, perfectly performed and just downright entertaining episode. I mean any show that starts with Avi declaring his love for […]