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A film with a concept that could’ve blown up to become a hit movie – but turned out be yet another box office bomb. Director Tarsem Singh produced a film with incredible concepts and interesting scientific ideas that by the end fizzled out to an action filled movie with a predictable plot. It is an enjoyable film to watch: what someone might call an easy film for a relaxed evening, containing cinematography that is pleasing to the eye and a story that is told decently well. The elegant introductory setting of New York, as usual, doesn’t fail to catch the viewer’s attention. It especially starts off with enormous potential, capturing the viewer’s interest with Ben Kingsley’s character of the rich powerful man and the mysterious scientific procedure that seems almost comic book like. Perhap...

Rise of streaming service have become a concern for cinema chains in recent years as smarter cinema goers realise they can wait for certain films and TV series to become available on streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime rather than giving the film a chance in the cinema, unless it’s a film that warrants to be seen on a big screen like a summer blockbuster. Cinemas have become worried that people will become lazier and less driven to see films in the cinema, if they have the option to watch films at home instead and to an extent they are right. Services like Netflix and amazon prime have become extremely popular particularly with young people and since cinemas chains don’t seem to have any ideas of how to increase interest in going to the cinema other than through selling 3d gla...

With his fellow collaborator on the Saw franchise and Insidious films James Wan busy directing Fast and Furious 7, Leigh Whannell has taken over the helm with his directorial debut Insidious 3. In the form of a prequel, this impressive next step in the franchise focuses on the demonic interest on a teenage girl after she attempts to connect with her dead mother. By drawing on the world of The Further established in the previous installments and bringing Lin Shaye’s character back into the narrative, Whannell’s first stint at directing is successful in its handling of its source material, but also in developing his own style of filmmaking. With a relatable family driven plot that is likely to connect with its audiences and its subtle handing of slow burning sequences that are designed to su...