With a lack of competition in terms of rival superhero projects from Marvel Studios and Warner Bros./DC (with Deadpool & Wolverine and Joker: Folie a Deux the only other major comic book movie releases of the year), 2024 was always going to be make or break for Sony Pictures and its fledgling Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. […]
Emma Roberts blames “internet culture” for turning Madame Web into a joke
Nowadays, memes can make or break a film. In the case of Madame Web, though, one of the actors behind the project feels that the internet ruined the film’s chances. Promoting her new film Space Cadet [read our ★ review here]. Emma Roberts was asked to reflect on the reception of Madame Web and its […]
Russell Crowe blasts Dakota Johnson over her Madame Web comments
Russell Crowe has grown into an actor comfortable with his position in Hollywood. He’s a sassy elder statesman who can say and do as he pleases, and that’s what he’s done when he roasted actress Dakota Johnson over her take on Madame Web. If you missed it earlier this year, the press tour for the […]
Madame Web and the Best ‘So Bad It’s Good’ Superhero Movies
EJ Moreno looks at the best of the worst superhero movies… Welcome to a collection of comic book films that are so deliriously overwrought that they swing back around to being watchable joys. Yes, we’re looking at the superhero movies that are “so bad, it’s good.” Not everyone will agree with this collection of films, […]
Sydney Sweeney sees Madame Web as a building block for her career
Sydney Sweeney knows how to play the Hollywood game and looks at every hit or dud as a way to further herself. Sweeney is currently promoting her horror film Immaculate; check out our review here. During a recent interview for the project, she dishes about all things Madame Web. From filming to the critical/commercial response, […]
Sony vs. Dakota Johnson? Studio reportedly angry at actress over Madame Web
Aloof is one way to describe Dakota Johnson during the recent press tour for Madame Web. After firing her previous representation when the first trailer dropped, Johnson carried herself in quite the hilarious manner during interviews and on the red carpet. However, one group that did not find it funny was Sony Pictures, as reports […]
Dakota Johnson is done with movies like Madame Web: “I don’t make sense in that world”
It takes a specific type of actor to admit when something isn’t suited for them. Most creatives want to believe they can mold themselves into any work, but it seems like a performer like Dakota Johnson truly knows where she’s best suited. After the negative response to Madame Web and Johnson’s hilarious press tour supporting […]
Dune: Part Two mines sandworm-sized $178 million at the global box office
Everything about Dune: Part Two has felt bigger; the anticipation, the size of the sandworms, and the amount of stars awarded by critics (read our ★★★★★ review here), yet the question remained as to whether that would translate into spice-level box-office returns. The answer is a resounding Bene Gesserit-style ‘YES!’, as Denis Villeneuve‘s big-budget sequel […]
Has the Mainstream Audience Outgrown Comic Book Movies?
Has the mainstream audience outgrown comic book movies? We ponder whether comic book movies have enough audience to warrant such big budgets now… Remember a time when short of being one of the big two of Batman or Superman, comic book adaptations were seen as a sure-fire money pit? We saw failed Punisher, Phantom, Shadow […]
Bob Marley: One Love remains top of the charts on another quiet box office weekend
With a worm-sized shadow looming over the box-office charts in the shape of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (read our ★★★★ review here), Bob Marley: One Love capitalised on the calm before the sand storm by staying on top with $13.5 million. Paramount’s musical biopic saw receipts slide 53%, but its surprise opening weekend performance […]
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