In terms of the box office, it has been a rather underwhelming summer for movies. So much so that a movie like The Purge: Election Year, which was made for a mere $10 million dollars, performed better than The BFG and The Legend of Tarzan, which had a combined production budget of $320 million, on its opening weekend. Here are some colossal duds we’ve had out this summer: Warcraft: Made for $160 million, grossed $47m domestically Alice Through The Looking Glass: Made for...
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat After seeing Suicide Squad I had mixed emotions. The critics were without a doubt wrong in my mind. Suicide Squad was much better made and more enjoyable than Batman vs Superman. DC took note from Marvel and added a bit more comedy, whilst keeping the signature dark vibe intact. Obviously, it had its problems too, but those were easily ignored compared to the instantly forgettable Batman v Superman. Suicide Squad focuses on...
BE BOB “SOMEBODY” Movies about the drug cartel are a dime a dozen, probing the necessary fields of law enforcement / individuals in the shady back-door dealings of money laundering, drugs, kingpins, and the violent acts that go along with this dangerous business. These movies usually cater to a certain crowd of movie “viewers” as the movies are generally “R-rated”, showcasing the gritty “real life” criminal underworld that’s cinematically presented under a dramatic lens. There’s...
The late Robin Williams makes his final on-screen appearance in Boulevard. He plays Nolan Mack, a man who has worked the same job in a Nashville bank for nearly 26 years, who is stuck in a dead-end marriage with his wife, Joy (Kathy Baker). After a chance encounter with a street-wise man named Leo (Roberto Aguire), Nolan begins to finally accept who he really is. Robin Williams is no stranger to films of a more depressing...
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Movies are magical in more ways than one. They create fantastical worlds that only exist in the minds of people and have brought to life some of the most beloved fictional characters in the world. Now You See Me 2 is a movie about magic but sadly it creates little movie magic. Like a lot of sequels its bogged down in the audience having to know what happened in the previous movie and is...
