Henry Bevan on the modern teen movie… Jerky jocks; nebbish nerds; the girl next door who is unfairly called a whore; the hot girl; the bitchy cheerleader; the ugly girl who’s actually a swan; the self-loathing teachers; teachers who sleep with students; teachers who are bad at their jobs; crowded school corridors; cool kids who […]
Movie Review – The DUFF (2015)
The DUFF, 2015. Directed by Ari Sandel. Starring Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Romany Malco, Ken Jeong and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF – Designated Ugly Fat Friend – by her […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron breaks records at the UK box office with biggest ever debut for a superhero movie
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 24th April to Sunday 26th April 2015… Avengers: Age of Ultron opened here in the UK this past Thursday, with the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe breaking records with a hefty £18,015,774 weekend – the biggest ever April debut, and the […]
Fast & Furious 7 retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 17th April to Sunday 19th April 2015… Well, not much of a surprise here. Having steamrolled the competition on its way to becoming the first billion dollar instalment in the franchise (and the seventh biggest film of all-time), Universal’s Fast & Furious 7 […]
Fast & Furious 7 makes it two weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 10th April to Sunday 12th April 2015… Despite four new enteries cracking the top ten, none could put up any kind of challenge to reigning box office champ Fast & Furious 7, with the latest instalment in the action franchise adding another £5.4 […]
