We’ve talk about the best, now let’s dissect the worst. There were plenty of bad films in 2017–some boring, others bizarre–but these were the largest dumpster fires of them all. If you liked any of the films on this list then God bless ya, I’m glad, but I found them unbearable. Here are my Top… Continue reading Top 10 Worst Films of 2017
Tom Cruise did some damage to his reputation this past summer with “The Mummy” so at least this earned him back a little bit of street cred… “American Made” is the based-on-a-true-story tale of Barry Seal, a commercial airlines pilot who began smuggling guns for the CIA and cocaine for the Medellín Cartel in the… Continue reading Cruise Tries His Best to Save ‘American Made’
With “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” becoming the latest big-budget bomb at the box office this weekend, opening to $17 million against its $209 million budget, it got me thinking. How much is too much for a film to cost? What films should get the six digit budgets and moreover what goes… Continue reading What a Movie Should Cost: A Look at Box Office Bombs
We’re officially more than six months into 2017 and that means it’s time to recap what’s happened so far in the world of cinema. There haven’t been any truly great films, but unlike last year there have been more than a handful of good ones (and, as always, plenty of stinkers). Here’s a rundown of… Continue reading 2017 Movies: Midway Report
I don’t think an intended cinematic universe has ever started off with this big of a thud. “The Mummy” is a reboot of Universal’s titular franchise and the first intended installment of their “Dark Universe,” a collection of their most famous monsters from Frankenstein to the Wolfman. Here, Tom Cruise stars as a treasure hunter… Continue reading ‘The Mummy’ Should Have Stayed Buried
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