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“Flatliners” Reboot

Based on the 90’s film, Flatliners features five medical students who are determined to prove the after life despite the consequences, however there’s a catch because each one has secrets that no one knows about and these secrets begin to haunt them after each one flat line.  Now it’s a question of how to stop these illusions before the illusion threatens their safety and career.

Flatliners stars newcomers, Ellen Page as Courtney, the student with the idea of studying the afterlife as well as Diego Luna as Ray, Nina Dobrev as Marlo, James Norton as Jamie and Kiersey Clemons as Sophia.  At just 1 hour 50 minutes, Flatliners will have you sitting on the edge of your seat as Courtney and her team of medical students seek to get rid of the illusions and fight the fear within. With a special cameo from one of the original cast of the 90’s film, Keifer Sutherland.  It’s an adventure that audience will be drawn instantly to for the suspense.

Flatliners came out in theaters September 29 and brought in 6.7 million in revenue for its first week at the box office.  See it in a theater near you.

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Spider-man Reaches Over 200-million

Sony’s Spider-man Homecoming has passed the 200-million mark this weekend at the box office bringing in another 45 million for its second week though it was still knocked to second because of this week’s new blockbuster War of the Planet of the Apes that barely managed to take first with just 10 million over.

The third reboot within the turn of the century, follows Peter Parker as an awkward teen who is trying to balance school life with that of being a superhero.  He goes to the Avengers Headquarter on a “retreat” where we briefly see Captain America, Hulk and the other Marvel superheroes. Then he is sent home with his own suit and given instructions to take it slow.

Frustrated that he can’t do more, Parker sets out on adventures on his own, after school looking for crime fighting opportunities.  He ends up uncovering a heist, that was 8 years in the making, but the Avengers still can’t take his 14-year-old self seriously.

At 2 hour 13 minute run time, will Peter Parker be able to prove himself to the Avengers and be able to save New York from the Vulture?  Spider-man Homecoming stars newcomer, Tom Holland as Peter Parker, along with Marisa Tomei playing is Aunt May, with cameos from of course comic creator Stan Lee as well as the Avengers themselves, Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, and Chris Evans as Captain America, as well as Michael Keaton as the Villain “Vulture” and Gwyneth Paltrow as the reporter Pepper Potts.

Overall, Spider-man Homecoming will have audiences laughing at the awkward comedy as well as cheering for Spider-man when he finally realizes who he is on the inside.  Make sure to see Spider-man Homecoming in a theater near you.

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World Loves “Mummy”

Universal is on top for the Worldwide box office in its latest adaptation of the Mummy franchise starring Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Annabelle Wallis as the blockbuster brought in well over 174 million world-wide.  Domestically, the film only brought in 32 million as more people flocked the theaters to see Wonder Woman for its second week at the box office.

The latest Mummy saga follows Cruise as Nick Morton, a treasure seeker in the Middle East, modern-day Iraq as he stumbles on to the long forgotten and erased tale of Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) and her jealousy that lead to her ultimate downfall.  Inevitably, Nick ends up resurrecting Ahmanet who is in search of a mortal vessel to harness a god in order to rule the world.   Now Nick has a choice to make to sacrifice himself either to save the world or cling to the darkness that harnessed Ahmanet.

The film also brings in a new character to the Mummy saga, Dr Jekyll (Russell Crowe) who ultimately wants to learn more of the mummy through nontraditional methods though Jekyll’s character is a foreshadowing of what is to happen to Nick’s character in the end, as his assistant Jenny (Annabelle Wallis) follows Nick to help him destroy the evil.

At an hour and fifty minutes, The Mummy will have new audiences revisiting the ancient legend of the dead in a new modern way.  It’s a similar story line as the 1999  version with Brendan Frasier, but Universal Studios and Dark Universe has flipped the story around to show that even female mummies can be evil.  The film is full of adventure, suspense and a slight hint of a love triangle this time with Nick being drawn to two women, though one is not by his own choice.

The Mummy came out in theaters June 9, and is currently playing in one near you.

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“Ghostbusters” All Female Reboot

After nearly two decades, the ghost hunting is in the hands of 4 witty wise cracking ladies, whose ultimate goal is to be taken seriously in a new age of haunting ghosts.

The reboot stars, Melissa McCartney as Abby Yates and Kristin Wiig as Erin Gilbert the team who is ultimately the first and most enthusiastic in the world of the paranormal.  They begin with a book, and eventually branch out into the world of chasing down and catching ghosts in order to prove that ghosts do exist.  Together with a nuclear engineer (Kate Mckinnon) and a subway worker (Leslie Jones), the four woman must band together to stop the paranormal from reeking havoc on the living.

Overall, the all new Ghostbusters will have audiences laughing and ultimately cheering on these unlikely woman who are now chasing down ghosts to ultimately prove their existence.  With cameos from nearly all the orginal cast including Bill Murray as the serious political doubter, Dan Aykroyd as the taxi cab driver, and Ernie Hudson as Jones’ uncle, who lends out one of his cars which ultimately gets wreaked by the paranormal, as well as short cameos from Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver, these moments add to the enjoyment and nastalgia of the original 1984 film.

At 1 hour and 56 minutes, Ghostbusters presents a modern day audience with a truly unique story line while adding a few slight references to the original.  The film came out on Friday July 15 in theaters worldwide and according to its Friday estimate, brought in just over 17 million, nearly passing the Comedy Animated Film, Secret Life of Pets, which topped the box office last week.  It’ll be close to see which one makes it for number one this week.

Both the orignal as well as this reboot was the creative vision of Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, who passed away nearly two years before the reboot was released.  The 2016 film was a tribute to him.

See it now in a theater near you.  A unique story with an iconic twist for a modern day audience.