Surely no other genre in cinema has benefited from the rise of CGI more than the fantasy film with Harry Potter, Middle-Earth and the incest
Tag: 2010s
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
They say that the most important part of any adventure is actually the journey and not the destination, but then if I’m being honest, I
Underworld: Blood Wars
I may have ranted out this particular lament before, but who the Hell insists on watching the Underworld movies enough to the extent that we
Jason Bourne
After an intriguing spin-off that eventually went utterly nowhere, the powers that be decided that instead of offering up Jeremy Renner-shaped alternatives, maybe it was
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Perhaps it’s only fitting that the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies seemed to be getting worse the more money they made at the box office;
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
I think it’s fair to say that Peter Jackson’s return trip to Middle-Earth didn’t exactly capture the magic that the original Lord Of The Rings
Underworld: Awakening
At this point, I feel I should ask a couple of pertinent questions, like who out there is actually demanding for more Underworld sequels and
The Bourne Legacy
Usually when the lead character opts out of a franchise, it usually means that the writing is on the wall for that particular series, but
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
I’ve never really been one to complain about inferior sequels taking the sheen of a glowing original, but I really have to think that the
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Probably the most compelling thing about the entirety of Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-Earth with The Hobbit lies buried within the depths of the exhaustive
Elysium
Sometimes it’s tough to capitalize on a debut movie no matter how many innovative ideas a young filmmaker has whizzing around on the inside of
Lockout
Cinema as we know it is well over a hundred years old at this point so the recycling of existing ideas is all but accepted
Chronicle
Back before 2015’s abortive version of Fantastic Four turned Josh Trank into a blockbuster cautionary tale, there was Chronicle, an absolutely stonking sci-fi flick that
Brave
Over the last few years, animated movies have strived to update the notion of the “Disney Princess” beyond the type of character who croons ballads
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan is something of an anomaly in the realms of cinematic returning characters due to the fact that Hollywood seems to be utterly incapable
Oz The Great And Powerful
Despite the fact that I am a devoted and ardent fan of the works of Sam Raimi, I simply couldn’t bring myself to sit down
Tron: Legacy
As I’ve mentioned countless times before, legacy Sequels seem to be Hollywood’s current favoured method of increasing the lifespan of movie franchises while still maintaining
Blackthorn
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid may be one of the most charismatic westerns – nay, films – ever made which is cemented even further
The Final Girls
Why is it that whenever a filmmaker wishes to lovingly poke fun at the horror genre, it’s invariably the slasher genre that gets singled out
Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell
After the surprise revival of the Tremors franchise back in 2015, the series seemed to be in the best shape it had been in in
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