Now I know most people have a very low opinion of Aquaman based off of how useless he was made to be in the old SUPER-FRIENDS cartoon but that was a poor representation of what is really one of the coolest super-heroes around.
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 17% (Critics) / 73% (Audience)
Directed By: Tyler Perry
Written By: Tyler Perry
Starring: Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa Williams, Brandy Norwood, Lance Gross, Robbie Jones and Ella Joyce
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Synopsis:An ambitious married woman’s temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life. (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 81% (Critics) / 83% (Audience)
Directed By: Jason Moore
Written By: Kay Cannon
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp and Skylar Astin
Studio: Universal Studios
Synopsis:Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition. (Source)
What is to me the most iconic thing from the old Batman TV series is now being immortalized in action figure form. Batman doing the motherfucking Batusi!
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This installment of Cover Me Monday takes a look at one of my favorite songs from Stevie Wonder’s seminal album TALKING BOOK.
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Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past. – IMDb
Cthulhu be praised! Thanks to some fine soul who understands that calling upon the dark arts is now something that needs to be done digitally, the tablet owning public can now purchase a Necronomicon case and be ready for the Dark Ones to return and visit their unholy wrath upon this plane of existence.
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70% (Critics) / 67% (Audience)
Directed By: Harmony Korine
Written By: Harmony Korine
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco
Studio: A24 Films
Synopsis: Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Cotty (Rachel Korine) and Faith (Selena Gomez) have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper “Alien” (James Franco) promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 52% (Critics) / 80% (Audience)
Directed By: Antoine Fuqua
Written By: Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt
Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Rick Yune
Studio: FilmDistrict
Synopsis: When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger crisis. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) directs an all-star cast featuring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd and Rick Yune. (Source)
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Bill Watterson‘s beloved Calvin & Hobbes strips have never gotten the animation treatment for a couple of reasons: Watterson’s refusal to “sell out” to the merchandising gods, not wanting the hassle of going through the animation process and not believing that any voice actor would ever be able to effectively capture the spirit of the character of Calvin. So the closest we will likely ever get to an animated version of Calvin & Hobbes is this fun little short by animator Adam Brown (from Comedy Central’s UGLY AMERICANS). Click onward to see the short and the comic strip it was inspired by to see the changes Brown made to ensure it would work without any dialogue.
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This was uber-violent but still cool as hell. Was not expecting the teleportation parts.
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 44% (Critics) / 54% (Audience)
Directed By: Darren Lynn Bousman
Written By: Scott Milam
Starring: Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Shawn Ashmore, Patrick John Flueger and Briana Evigan
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Synopsis: From the maker of Saw II, III and IV, Mother’s Day is a graphic remake of the Troma horror classic, Mother’s Day. After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers go home to hideout…only to discover that their Mother (Rebecca De Mornay) lost their house in a foreclosure. The new owners and their party guests become the depraved brothers’ unwitting hostages. Their sadistic Mother soon arrives and brilliantly takes control of the situation, ratcheting up the terror. As the hostages struggle desperately to survive the harrowing torture, they realize that there is nothing a Mother won’t do to protect her children. (Source)
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