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Already considered by many as the worst film of all time, Holmes & Watson is likely to make even the least demanding cinema-goers feel as if they’ve had their intelligence insulted.
The Kindergarten Teacher is expertly magnetic as a vessel for a cringe-worthy effect of its own making, and with a strong central performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal as well.
As a work of storytelling, Guadagnino’s reimagining of the canonical giallo is a boring mess with higher thematic aspirations than it’s able to realise.
A Star is Born announces Bradley Cooper as the next great actor-director, but Lady Gaga is by far the beating heart of his directorial debut.
In a world full of soulless remakes, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is one that has the potential to be fresh, exciting and unique.
Overboard takes the basic structure of the original film and gives it a modern update, with Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris both giving enjoyable and endearing performances while not losing all the screwball charm of the original.
Based on a real-life and serious disease, Midnight Sun, though with initial potential, is ultimately too heavy-handed and clichéd to be an effective romantic drama.
Death Wish is a victim of poor timing due to current public sentiment in regards to guns and violence, but its generic revenge story and wasted cast don’t much help matters either.
Jigsaw may not be the worst installment in the Saw saga, but with essential pieces to the puzzle missing, there was much to be desired.
Death Note has plenty of faults, but watched with the brain firmly in the “off” position, it becomes easy to enjoy – especially as it manages to feel more cartoonish than the anime it’s based on.
The Mummy, while primed to be an intelligent blockbuster, lacks a cohesive storyline, solid characters and originality.
Not all remakes are created equally. While many can be terrible some can excel. Here Zac Hestand presents the six levels of remake hell.
In the Shadow of Iris has inklings of greatness, but it suffers from a muddled plot and some questionable casting and production choices.
A remake of the Ealing classic, Whisky Galore! has its share of laughs, but its hard to tell just who or for what purpose the film serves.
Choosing nostalgia over creativity, we explore the successes and pitfalls of Disney and their continuing trend of live-action remakes.