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July 30, 2019

The Lion King box office: Remake about to clear $1 billion

Walt Disney Studio’s live-action remake of The Lion King is just about to clear the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office*. The film will pass the milestone within the next day or two, which is less than two weeks since its release. The Lion King will be the fifth movie of 2019 to…

July 30, 2019

What is the best order to watch the Blade movies?

After making his debut in 1973, via the pages of The Tomb of Dracula #10, the half-human, half-vampire known as Blade has developed a fan-following, which has seen him transported from the printed page to television, video games, and toys. The character has also been the star of a successful run of films, which were…

July 30, 2019

Watching Xanadu (1980)

Prior to today, I have never watched Xanadu. No, seriously. I’ve never watched it. In fact, I only know two things about Xanadu: #1 – Olivia Newton-John is the star of the movie. #2 – The title track of Xanadu – which I quite like – is performed by Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra…

July 28, 2019

Aladdin 2019 magics up huge box office success

Forget the magic lamp and the three wishes, Aladdin doesn’t need them, all he needs is a live-action remake and he’s good to go! How good? Well, the 2019 Aladdin movie has just hit a huge box office milestone – it has soared past $1 billion at the worldwide box office! The film’s current total…

July 27, 2019

Review: The Lion King 2019

Earlier today I visited my local cinema to watch The Lion King. The film – a live-action retelling of the 1994 animated classic – is the latest in an ever expanding array of Disney remakes. While I adore the original version of The Lion King – a film about a lion cub who learns what…

July 21, 2019

Far From Home – the highest grossing Spider-Man movie

Are you wondering what is the highest grossing Spider-Man movie? Well, wonder no more. It’s official: Spider-Man: Far From Home is now the highest grossing Spider-Man movie. The film has flown past Spider-Man 3 to become the No.1 Spider-Man flick of all time. Whoop! That’s one milestone ticked off, but it’s not the only one.…

July 21, 2019

Is Avengers: Endgame the highest grossing movie of all time?

Is Avengers: Endgame the highest grossing movie of all time? Yes! Yes it is. It’s done it. It’s only bloody gone and done it. After 87 days on release, Endgame is now officially the highest grossing movie ever, having finally overtaken Avatar. I didn’t think it would happen, but it has. According to Box Office…

July 21, 2019

What is the best order to watch the Star Trek movies?

Since 1966, Star Trek has been one of the most dynamic, progressive sci-fi franchises ever created. Promising to boldly go where no one has gone before, Star Trek has taken on the form of television shows, films, books, comics, games, toys and much, much more. Today I’m going to talk about the Star Trek movie…

July 18, 2019

Batman Beyond is coming to Blu-ray

Ever since the release of Batman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray boxset, one question has been on every Bat-fans’ mind: Is Batman Beyond being released on Blu-ray? Well, I have good news – Batman Beyond is coming to Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Bros.! The show is being remastered into high definition for its 20th anniversary…

July 16, 2019

What is the best order to watch The Blair Witch Project movies?

The Blair Witch Project is 20 years’ old – can you believe it? The found footage movie about three missing students – Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams – was released on July 14th 1999 and not only pulled off one of the greatest hoaxes of the ’90s, but also kick-started a franchise. That…