With the final instalment of the X-Men franchise currently breaking the wrong kind of box-office records – X-Men: Dark Phoenix is reportedly on course to suffer a whopping -73% decline in its sophomore frame at the domestic box-office – plans for a Nicholas Hoult-headlined Beast spin-off movie have been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. According to […]
Men in Black and Shaft continue disappointing sequel trend at the US box office
Expectations weren’t that high for either of this frame’s blockbuster sequels, but Men in Black: International and Shaft both fell short of studio estimates at the domestic box-office this weekend. Men in Black: International managed to recoup $28.5 million, which was the lowest of the franchise by over $20 million. The poorly received film (read […]
Movie Review – Diego Maradona (2019)
Diego Maradona, 2019. Directed by Asif Kapadia Featuring Diego Armando Maradona SYNOPSIS: Senna and Amy director Asif Kapadia tackles one of football’s most controversial and gifted icons: Diego Maradona. Enfant terrible, pantomime villain, or the best footballer ever to grace the green fields of this planet? It’s not a question that Asif Kapadia’s third icon […]
Movie Review – After We Leave (2019)
After We Leave, 2019. Directed by Aleem Hossain Starring Brian Silverman, Clay Wilcox, Anslem Richardson, Anita Leeman Torres, James Black, Naomi Salamon SYNOPSIS: A near future earth, ravaged by human abuse, offers people the chance to emigrate to off-planet habitats. When Jack (Brian Silverman) is awarded his couples travel VISA, he must navigate his past, […]
Marc Webb tapped to bring Disney’s live-action Snow White to life
With Aladdin currently surpassing critical and commercial expectations around the world, and The Lion King gearing up for a cinematic stampede on July 19th, Disney have been quick to announce details of another back-catalogue classic to receive the live-action treatment. According to Variety‘s exclusive report, 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb is being lined […]
Scorsese’s The Irishman delayed due to the “youthification” process
Production on Martin Scorsese’s hugely anticipated The Irishman began way back in 2016, so we’re used to waiting around for this much ballyhooed reunion of the Oscar winning director and his big-hitting collaborators, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel. Well, we’re going to have to tough it out for slightly longer, because Scorsese […]
Movie Review – The Wandering Earth (2019)
The Wandering Earth, 2019. Directed by Frant Gwo. Starring Jing Wu, Chuxiao Qu, Guangjie Li, Man-Tat Ng, Mike Kai Sui, Jin Mai Jaho, Hongchen Li. SYNOPSIS: Sometime in the future, the sun is dying out, so mankind have built gigantic thrusters to propel the Earth from its orbit, to find a new home across the […]
A Quiet Place 2 is arriving sooner than expected
With the hush about to descend upon set sometime this summer, as John Krasinski steps behind the camera once again for his A Quiet Place sequel, Bloody Disgusting have confirmed that the release has been bumped from its original May 15, 2020 date. Ordinarily you’d think this might mean a delay for the further adventure […]
Jessica Jones Season 3 will end the Netflix/Marvel TV universe in June
With the kind of under-the-radar fanfare that the titular character might actually appreciate, but that the show doesn’t deserve, Netflix has suggested that Jessica Jones Season 3 will hit the streaming service sometime in June. Between Batman Begins, Dark Knight, and Equilibrium, June is a very good month to be a Christian Bale fan. (And […]
Movie Review – Booksmart (2019)
Booksmart, 2019 Directed by Olivia Wilde Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon, Billie Lourd, Eduardo Franco, Jason Sudeikis SYNOPSIS: On the eve of their graduation, academic achievers and best friends, Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein), have an epiphany that they’ve sacrificed too much of a traditional […]