As the summer season winds down, it’s expected for movie ticket sales to slow down as well. However, this August has been even more precipitous for studios than usual, as audiences stayed far away from their local cineplex this past weekend. On Saturday night, the boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather was one […]
There are several ways for an action star to settle into the twilight of a career. However, Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be breaking all of the rules of aging in Hollywood. Whether it was his role in The Expendables, on The Apprentice, or as the governor of California, Schwarzenegger refuses to go into his golden years quietly. […]
While the live action DC universe has been grabbing all the headlines in recent weeks, Warner Bros’ animation department continues to steam forward. We have spoken ad nauseam about WB’s decade-long strategy of testing the waters of the superhero genre with their animated features, before deciding on taking a property to the big-screen. Well, it seems […]
This year Warner Bros reversed their superhero fortunes with their smash-hit Wonder Woman, by entrusting the property to auteur director Patty Jenkins and allowing her to bring her vision to life. DC Films’ previous efforts, including Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, fell short critically and in the eyes of many DC Comics’ fans. The overwhelming consensus has been […]
It’s no shock when the box-office slows down in the month of August. It’s the season when families take their last vacations for the summer and studios begin to look ahead to their Fall and Winter release slates. This past weekend was business as expected, as The Hitman’s Bodyguard took the top spot at the box-office in […]
The most eager of Marvel fans spent the weekend binge-watching their favorite street-level heroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, in their first team-up mini-series, The Defenders. The show collected an impressive collection of the stars and supporting cast of the growing Netflix-Marvel universe in a battle for the city. However, one character who […]
On the eve of its streaming debut, Netflix and Marvel launch the final trailer for the upcoming show, The Defenders. Marvel loves it when a plan comes together. And come this Friday, their long-term scheme to launch four separate shows – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist – that culminate in the team-up show titled The Defenders, is […]
After a decade-long hiatus, Star Wars fans have already been treated to unforgettable new chapters in the mythology with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The hype has begun to build for this December’s The Last Jedi, so it’s easy to forget that this is only the beginning of the plans for Lucasfilm and Disney. […]
It seems that the break up is over and actor Daniel Craig is returning to the role of James Bond that made him a star. The English actor became an international sensation after he revamped the role of Bond in Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale, before going on to make one of the best Bond movies […]
One of last year’s most nostalgic and smile-inducing releases was the animated feature Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, which saw the return of 1960’s era Adam West and Burt Ward in their iconic roles as Batman and Robin respectively. The movie, much like The Batman LEGO Movie, served as a light-hearted look at the Batman’s most popular […]
The horror genre continues to prove that it may have the strongest punch, pound for pound, in the movie industry. From late summer through the Fall, horror flicks with small budgets make huge sums of money and a leader in that trend has been The Conjuring franchise. The fourth installment – and second spin-off in the series […]
Whether you like it or not, movies are made to be remade. The latest film to get dusted off for a new generation is 1974’s hit, Death Wish. In the time before superhero movies ruled the Earth, Death Wish was the Punisher movie that we all deserved. However, with everything seeming upside down nowadays, it seems like the perfect […]