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Ten years after the tragic passing of vocal legend Whitney Houston, Sony Pictures and the writer behind the Academy Award-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, fittingly release a biopic covering the highs and lows of the most celebrated Black artist in music history. Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou) directs a by the numbers biopic that surprisingly isn’t afraid to …
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After 17 years, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are back for one last ride. The original Bad Boys launched Michael Bay’s (Transformers) career as a director of highly explosive action blockbusters, but it’s Belgian directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah who get a shot at directing their first big budget Hollywood film. One …
Where ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ was a genuine surprise full of wonderful twists and unexpected turns that also acknowledged the original board game film by playing homage to it, ‘The Next Level’ feels like a watered down rehash of what we’ve all seen before. Once again, Jumanji is ready to battle Star Wars at …
Greta Gerwig’s post-‘Lady Bird’ female centred ‘Little Women’, based on the acclaimed novel by Louisa May Alcott, takes us back to the late 19th century in which we follow the lives of the March-family. Numerous adaptations have been made over the past few decades, but Gerwig elevates the material, translating it in a way to …
In a world full of superheroes and James Bond’s, more female role models rise – and it’s about time! The ‘Charlie’s Angels’-brand has stood the test of time and with every generation, a trio of badass, independent women get chosen to become the face of the Townsend Agency. When Elena (Naomi Scott), a young systems …
“It’s time to nut up or shut up.” – Tallahassee Exactly ten years after Zombieland, its sequel has finally risen from what seemed to be dead. The zombie genre has been milked out, after numerous seasons of hit tv-show ‘The Walking Dead’ and its spin-offs. Why wait a decade to make a sequel to a …
“We’re going to need a bigger slingshot.” – Leonard Silver (Rachel Bloom) working on one of her inventions. Worldwide mobile game phenomenon Angry Birds got turned into an animated film back in 2016, which grossed over 5x its budget. The 21st century is known for its need of franchises, so three years later we are …
