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via XYZ Films Despite occurring almost half a century ago, prestige filmmakers and bottom-rung gorehounds alike are still obsessed with one of the most infamous cults in recorded history, and that isn’t going to change anytime soon after The Resurrection of Charles Manson sunk its hooks into the streaming circuit. Per FlixPatrol, the supernatural spin on the titular leader’s family and their harrowing atrocities has ended up as one of the most-watched movies on Google Play, although a Rotten Tomatoes approval…

(Photo by Hollywood Critics Association/Getty Images for the Hollywood Critics Association) March 2020 was not a good month. The beginning of the COVID pandemic saw the world thrown into chaos and an uncertain future. Fortunately, Gal Gadot was on the case, deciding that a video of her millionaire celebrity friends singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” would cheer everyone up. As it turned out, the world wasn’t exactly enthused about rich people telling them “imagine no possessions” and that “there’s no heaven” when…

via Buena Vista Mounting any big budget production comes with its own set of risks, but few have fell into as many traps and suffered as many high-profile setbacks as The 13th Warrior, which still reigns as one of the biggest box office bombs of all-time more than a quarter of a century on from its release. Shooting kicked off in the summer of 1997 with Die Hard and Predator John McTiernan at the helm and an $85 million budget in place to tell the story of Antonia Banderas’ exiled ambassador falling in with a…

via 20th Century Fox Making a good Fantastic Four movie has proven to be a remarkably tough nut for Hollywood to crack, but matters aren’t helped when the creative team decides to actively flip the bird at comic book history to deliver one of the worst character redesigns there’s ever been, an unfortunate fate that saw Tim Story’s Rise of the Silver Surfer leave a bad taste in the mouths of fans everywhere. Galactus has always been regarded as one of the most fearsome, formidable, terrifying, and iconic…

via Lucasfilm In 1999, Star Wars returned to cinemas, taking fans from grimy locations and civil war to gleaming metal and trade negotiations. While the start of the prequel trilogy has its merits and defenders today, many still do not grasp the meaning of its central dispute. Reddit is burning up with discourse about the franchise rookie’s confusion over why the Trade Federation had it out for the planet of Jar Jar Binks and the funky bunch. One user says when you consider it is all a product of Palpatine’s…

The tenth installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, “Fast X,” has been released amid mixed reactions from critics. While many people have applauded the movie, not everyone is as pleased with it. Everyone is talking about the post-credit scene.  In the last scene that grabbed everyone’s attention, Dwayne Johnson returned to his role as Luke Hobbs. The Rock left the show after having a heated argument with Vin Diesel a long time ago. Now, though, it appears that both stars have put their quarrel aside.  The Fast…

via Universal There are bad movies, and then there are movies like Jaws: The Revenge. A film so unequivocally unwatchable that no one dare defend it, and yet beyond reason, a feature flick like this transcends its cult status to become something truly special. Even more confusing, then, is the fact that actors like Michael Cane, Lorraine Gary, or Lance Guest attached themselves to the project in the first place — yet to my surprise, Guest doesn’t seem to mind all the hate. During an interview with author Mark…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMission: Impossible 7 director Christopher McQuarrie has defended Tom Cruise over his infamous on-set outburst during the pandemic.The forthcoming blockbuster, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part I, was the first major Hollywood film to resume production during the pandemic in 2020.In December of that year, Cruise went viral after an audio recording – obtained by The Sun –…

via Warner Bros. Whenever a high-profile blockbuster bombs, there’s always one or two reasons singled out above all else for why the project in question has crashed and burned so spectacularly. However, in the case of 2000’s infamous Red Planet, it’s more a case of choosing your favorite and simply running with it. Handing a first-time feature director $80 million for their debut is always a decent place to start, with Antony Hoffman proving horrendously ill-equipped for such a large-scale production packed…

SleazyWorld Go and Polo G have recreated one of Memphis Grizzlies All-Star point guard Ja Morant’s gun-toting antics in the visuals for their collaborative effort, “Off The Court.” Check it below. The music video, directed by Will Freeark, was released on Friday and opened with Sleazy and his team getting approached by a fan who wanted to run a quick pick-up basketball game. The “Sleazy Flow” rapper turned down the request, but that didn’t stop the fan from hopping in the back of the truck and going for a hell of a ride.…