In 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes caught audiences off guard with a surprisingly emotional and grounded reboot of the franchise that first blew audiences’ minds in 1968. Director Rupert Wyatt’s reimagining of the origin story for how apes took over the Earth was a truly unexpected treat, while the follow-up Dawn of the Planet of […]

It has proven to be close to impossible to predict Warner Bros’ future moves when it comes to their growing DC Extended Universe. After announcing an ambitious slate of ten films in 2014, the studio has seemingly decided to change course with their movies in development recently.  While movies like Wonder Woman and Aquaman seem to be coming along […]

Stephen King has published hundreds of horror stories over his long and storied career. However despite the success of hits such as  Carrie, Pet Sematary, and Cujo, there is one story that seems to live on every time a clown is spotted in the woods, at a birthday party, or when the circus comes to town…It. It was […]

There is one superhero that’s arguably larger than the entire Marvel cinematic universe itself – Spider-Man. So when Sony partnered with Marvel Studios to effectively bring the superhero back into the fold there was a sense that something big was on the horizon. Last year, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker was introduced in Captain America: Civil […]

There was little doubt that Beauty and the Beast would be a breakout hit this spring. Now that the movie is in its second week, the industry is slowly absorbing the huge numbers for the live-action adaptation of Disney’s classic animated film. The movie made an estimated $90.4 million dollars in its second weekend. However, its worldwide […]

It has been an eventful couple of years for Alicia Vikander. The actress caught the world’s attention with her starring role in one of 2015’s best movies, Ex Machina, as the complicated android Ava. Later that same year she went on to win the Academy Award for her role in The Theory of Everything and now she is […]

There have already been multiple blockbusters this month and there are still a few more movies that are worthy of your attention. There is seemingly a smash hit release every weekend, but sometimes the last punch is the most effective. The creators behind Ghost in the Shell certainly hope that the motto holds true when they release their […]

It was clear since Disney first announced their remake of their classic animated film, Beauty and the Beast, that it would dominate its opening weekend. Everything went according to plan for the Mouse House. In fact, the new live-action movie broke expectations and records with an estimated $174.7 million dollar opening. It demolished last year’s record […]

This past weekend, Disney received yet another indication that they are sitting on a goldmine of intellectual property within their vault of animated classics. The formula has now been proven with multiple films such as Alice in Wonderland and The Jungle Book, which have combined to gross over two billion dollars and that’s not counting other movies like Cinderella, Pete’s Dragon, and Maleficent. […]

Just when you think that blockbuster movies have matured and filmmaking has graduated to another level, Michael Bay’s Transformers return. 2017 is jammed with potential hit movies full of smart writing, high production values, and gifted talent on both sides of the camera, such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Alien: Covenant, and Thor: Ragnarok. However, no movie is as likely as Transformers: […]

Before Marvel Studios was the talk of the town for creating a filmmaking system that consistently produces quality films, Pixar was the king of Hollywood consistency. However, the animation giant hasn’t gone anywhere with huge original hits in recent years, like Inside Out, while also placing sequels in the pipeline for Cars and Toy Story. The newest offering […]

This month is so jam-packed with big movie releases that even a film starring Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal has gone under the radar. So, it looks like you will have to take yet another trip down to your local cineplex to watch another new flick this month. Life is cruel sometimes… Life is directed by […]