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A dose of Venom for the worldwide box office and an end to blaming critics for failure?

November 20, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the surprising worldwide commercial success of Venom… Earlier in the year the first trailer for Venom dropped. It looked pretty awful, not least about 15 years out of date (particularly the initial trailer’s CGI polish). A few more trailers followed and fanfare seemed fairly low. Then came the reviews. […]

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Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Gotti, Greatest Showman, Mad Max: Fury Road, Marvel, Tom Hardy, Venom

Can John Travolta pull a Nicolas Cage?

June 21, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at John Travolta, whose recent filmography has largely mirrored the same level as Nicolas Cage, bar the instant cult high points… John Travolta become an instant icon over 40 years ago, starring in the smash hit films Saturday Night Fever and Grease. They’re iconic films, with even more iconic songs. […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Blow Out, Carrie, Gotti, Grease, Hairspray, John Travolta, Look Who’s Talking, Pulp Fiction, Saturday Night Fever, the Fanatic

Metacritic reveals the 15 worst-reviewed movies of 2018

December 31, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Review aggregate site Metacritic has announced the 15 worst movies of 2018 based upon critic’s reviews, with Dinish D’Souza’s political documentary Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time? coming out on top (or rather bottom) with a score of 1/100 – not only the lowest score of the year, but the lowest in […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: 211, Dark Crimes, Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time, Gotti, Hell Fest, Life Itself, London Fields, Peppermint, Reprisal, Stratton, Terminal, The Clapper, The Happytime Murders, The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, Winchester

Gotti promo calls film critics “trolls behind keyboards” after 0% Rotten Tomatoes score

June 21, 2018 by Gary Collinson

After finding itself in the unenviable position of being the worst reviewed movie of the year – with a rare perfect 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes – the John Travolta-headlined crime drama Gotti has hit back at critics with a new promo branding them “trolls behind keyboards.” Check it out here… Audiences loved Gotti but […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Gotti, John Travolta

John Travolta is mob boss John Gotti in first trailer for Gotti

September 26, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Lionsgate has released the first poster and trailer for the upcoming crime drama Gotti. Directed by Kevin Connolly, the film tells the true story of New York City mobster John Gotti, and sees John Travolta leading the cast in the titular role alongside Spencer Lofranco, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Stacy Keach, Chris Mulkey, William DeMeo, and […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Chris Mulkey, Gotti, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Kevin Connolly, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Spencer Lofranco, Stacy Keach, William DeMeo

John Travolta is a Real American Godfather on new poster for Gotti

March 21, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

A new poster has debuted for the upcoming crime thriller Gotti featuring John Travolta as the titular New York City mobster, along with a release date announcement for the film of June 15th; check out the poster here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Gotti here GOTTI follows infamous crime boss John Gotti’s (John Travolta) […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Gotti, John Travolta

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