Well, it wasn’t quite the unmitigated disaster many were predicting, with Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot opening to a decent enough $46 million in its domestic opening weekend (albeit in second place behind The Secret Life of Pets). International takings from a few major markets including the UK and Australia weren’t too strong though, adding just […]
Movie Review – The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan, 2016. Directed by David Yates. Starring Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Djimon Hounsou and Jim Broadbent. SYNOPSIS: Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. Bringing Tarzan to […]
Movie Review – All Girls Weekend (2016)
All Girls Weekend, 2016. Written and Directed by Lou Simon. Starring Jamie Bernadette, Katie Carpenter, Gema Calero, Karishma Lakhani and Sharron Calvin. SYNOPSIS: High school friends reunite after many years to spend a weekend in the mountains, but when everything goes wrong, there is no time for girl bonding. It’s impossible not to be misled by […]
Star Trek Beyond crosses $160 million
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. […]
Movie Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Star Trek Beyond, 2016. Directed by Justin Lin. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS: The USS Enterprise crew respond to a deceitful distress call and are divided on a barren planet. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew must reunite to […]
Movie Review – David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
David Brent: Life on the Road, 2016. Directed by Ricky Gervais. Starring Ricky Gervais, Jo Hartley, Doc Brown, Tom Bennett and Mandeep Dhillon. SYNOPSIS: Clueless sales representative David Brent, famed for 2000’s documentary The Office, returns as he self-funds his own rock star tour with band Foregone Conclusion… In the vein a few years […]
DVD Review – Forsaken (2015)
Forsaken, 2015. Directed by Jon Cassar. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore and Brian Cox. SYNOPSIS: Kiefer and Donald Sutherland share the screen in this brooding western about an embittered gunslinger who attempts to make amends with his estranged father whilst their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers. The Western, the once mainstream genre, […]
Jeff Wadlow completes his Masters of the Universe script
When Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) pulled out of Masters of the Universe back in October of 2013, it looked like the big screen He-Man reboot was going to be one of those projects forever consigned to development hell. However, Columbia subsequently announced that Kick-Ass 2 helmer Jeff Wadlow would pick up the reins, […]
DVD Review – Vengeance Road (2014)
Vengeance Road, 2014. Directed by Ravi Dhar. Starring Nick Principe, Robin Sydney, Todd Farmer, Malice McMunn and John Fallon. SYNOPSIS: After 10 years in prison a convicted criminal returns home and begins to clean house by taking revenge on those who put him away. After serving 10 years in prison for a botched robbery that […]
Matthew Vaughn says people “have had enough” of dark comic book movies
Matthew Vaughn is no stranger to directing comic book movies having helmed Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and his latest film, Kingsman: The Secret Service, which is an adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ The Secret Service. However, it seems that Vaughn is against the idea of comic book movies being too serious, which has […]
