Liam Neeson defeats Adam Sandler, as Taken 2 beats Hotel Transylvania for the box office crown. 1. Taken 2 (510 sites) W/E: £3,743,046 Total: £14,495,284 2. Hotel Transylvania (471 sites) W/E: £1,734,231 NEW 3. Sinister (378 sites) W/E: £1,259,405 Total: £3,698,363 4. Looper (453 sites) W/E: £1,175,220 Total: £7,566,485 5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (335 sites) W/E: £397,869 Total: £1,546,290 6. Ruby Sparks (308 sites) W/E: £299,382 NEW… Read More »
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Review – Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth installment in the seemingly unkillable movie franchise, based on the equally durable video game series, and it may well be the best one yet. That is a textbook example of “damning with faint praise.” The original intention before tackling this review was to sit through all four preceding Resident Evil films. ”It’s for context,” I would foolishly tell myself before realising what a fool’s errand… Read More »
Review: Killing Them Softly
Framed against the 2008 Presidential election, in a world collapsing under the economic crisis, Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly depicts the criminal underworld as a microcosmic representation of a crumbling America. The gangster movie likes to revel in the past, the golden years of crime where the mobster lived as a king and the ebb and flow of economics had little impact on their world, Dominik brings the genre kicking… Read More »
UK Box Office: 10/8 – 12/8/2012
Foul-mouthed bears continue to wow UK audiences, as Ted beats out The Dark Knight Rises for the second week running. 1. Ted (513 sites) W/E: £3,174,766 Total: £17,214,269 2. The Dark Knight Rises (548 sites) W/E: £2,196,449 Total: £46,259,177 3. Step Up 4: Miami Heat (396 sites) W/E: £680,052 NEW 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (475 sites) W/E: £602,236 Total: £3,702,877 5. Brave (147 sites) W/E: £574,261… Read More »
Review: The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne series only really found itself in the second installment, when Paul Greengrass took over, to the extent that I struggle to engage with The Bourne Identity because it lacks the intelligence and immersive style that typified Supremacy and Ultimatum. Identity is an entertaining but a somewhat disposable and largely empty affair. The sequels introduced a moral ambiguity and powerful post-9/11 commentary that elevated them beyond your average action… Read More »
Review: Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter
The genre mash-up trend has been one of mixed results. Author Seth Grahame-Smith kick-started things with his turgid, uninspired Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, before following it up with the marginally better thought out Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. At this point I dropped out; it was clear this was one literary trend that just did not work on me. I would even go so far as to call it the… Read More »
Trailer Talk: The Imposter, Wreck-It Ralph and Django Unchained
This week on Trailer Talk: Mysterious imposters, villains with an existential crisis and vengeful slaves. THE IMPOSTER The true crime genre is a personal favourite of mine. Exploring the dark and sometimes downright strange potential of the human animal, it can range from entertaining to informative to chilling. It also happens to be one of the best genres for the documentary format, providing a clear narrative with genuine stakes, so… Read More »
Review: Men in Black 3
After a decade away from the big screen, they’re back to protect the Earth from the scum of the universe. Men in Black was a breath of fresh air in a climate of po-faced blockbusters, it was weird and funny and packed with the same sense of discovery, fun and imagination that made Ghostbusters such a defining moment in genre film. It’s not as funny as Ghostbusters, which would work… Read More »
Trailer Talk: Skyfall, The Master and The Great Gatsby
This week in Trailer Talk: James Bond stars in a remake of Chicken Little, Paul Thomas Anderson directs a Doctor Who spin-off and Leonardo DiCaprio makes a more than adequate Gatsby. SKYFALL If you ever wondered what it would be like to play word association with James Bond, the Skyfall teaser trailer will give you the closure you need. It’s an efficient and offbeat way of getting audiences back into… Read More »
Trailer Talk: Maniac, Bait 3D and Magic Mike
This week on Trailer Talk: Scalping, swimming and stripping. MANIAC Warning: NSFW. Contains nudity and violence. If that’s safe where you work, I don’t want to know about it. It’s often the case that horror remakes generally produce toothless, needlessly commercialised takes on the classics you know and love. Rarely do we see a remake that actually embodies the spirit of the original while giving a fresh, modern take on… Read More »
