May’s New Releases: Movies

With the nights getting longer and the days getting sunnier, the UK cinema releases are hotting up. Let’s take a look at this month’s new movies! 1st May Far From The Madding Crowd A relatively straightforward adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s legendary tale of romance and hardship in 1870s England. Unfriended …

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01/05/2015
Chris Smith
Avengers Cover Photo

Which Avenger’s DVDs do our customers sell most?

With Avengers: Age of Ultron currently in cinemas, we decided to find out which of the 6 heroes’ DVDs our customers have sold most. The results might surprise you… #6: Hawkeye Unsurprisingly, Hawkeye is at the bottom of our list as he’s appeared in the fewest Marvel films. #5/#4 (tied): …

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24/04/2015
Chris Smith

10 badly-reviewed movies that made a fortune at the box office

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is released today, nearly 6 years after the original. As you might recall, the first Paul Blart wasn’t particularly well-received; it currently has 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. So why is a sequel being released? Simple: money! Despite its poor reviews, Paul Blart made around £124 …

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17/04/2015
Chris Smith
Fast and Furious 7

Every Fast and Furious Film Ranked From Worst to Best

Most film franchises lose popularity after the 3rd film or so; not The Fast and The Furious. Nearly 14 years after the original film was released, the franchise is more popular than ever. To celebrate the release of Fast & Furious 7, we’ve ranked the films so far from worst …

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03/04/2015
Chris Smith

5 movie franchises that need rebooting

A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9 and Chappie, will be making the 5th Alien film. It seems like a match made in heaven. There hasn’t been a good Alien film for nigh-on 20 years, but Blomkamp is clearly a massive fan …

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11/03/2015
Chris Smith
Wall-E

The 6 Greatest Movie Robots of All Time

Chappie, Neill Blomkamp’s latest film, hits our screens tomorrow. Focusing on a self-aware robot, the film examines how humanity will react to robots with thoughts and feelings. It also gives us the perfect opportunity to revisit some of our favourite movie robots of all time. Hooray! 6. TARS (Interstellar) Matthew …

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05/03/2015
Chris Smith
Get Hard Poster

March’s New Releases: Movies

Here are the big movies hitting your local cinema this month! 2nd March Chappie In a state policed by mindless police droids, a loveable self-aware robot is hunted down by powerful forces who see him as a threat to law and order. Neill Blomkamp of District 9 and Elysium directs. …

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02/03/2015
Chris Smith
birdman

The Oscars: The Winners vs. Our Predictions

The great and good of Hollywood gathered for the 87th Academy Awards last night, with Boyhood, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel among the films vying for the big awards. Shortly after the nominees were announced, we made a few predictions. So, how well did we do? Let’s find out”¦ …

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23/02/2015
Chris Smith