Thanksgiving Editorial: 2016 Retrospective

2016 has been a tough year, everyone. Regardless of your political leanings or your social status, a lot has happened this year to make a lot of people very, very depressed. Even within the film community, we’ve been hit with some dismal disappointments (from Independence Day 2 to Insert-Comic-Book-Movie-Here-That-You-Hated).

But, in America, today we are celebrating Thanksgiving -- a time to remember the good and be truly grateful. And, 2016 has given us much to be thankful for as film fans. Here’s my little trip down Memory Lane of, dare I say it, a DAMN good year for cinema-lovers.

Movie Review: THE CONJURING 2 (Review #2)

Directed by horror veteran James Wan, The Conjuring 2 picks up 6 years later from its predecessor and finds Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorrain Warren (Vera Farmiga) struggling with their marriage in the face of Lorrain being haunted by a demon whilst they accept to travel to London to help a single mother (Frances O'Connor) and her four kids whose house is being haunted by a malicious spirit trying to corrupt the younger sister (Madison Wolfe).

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 'Finding Dory' Makes A Big Splash With $135M Opening

Welcome to WEEKEND ROUNDUP, where we discuss this weekends box office results.  The TOP 3 films for the weekend of June 17-19 were Finding Dory, Central Intelligence, and The Conjuring 2.

Let's take a look at this week's box office results:

Side By Side: THE CONJURING (2013) vs. THE CONJURING 2 (2016)

Welcome to another installment of SIDE BY SIDE, where we dissect the differences and similarities between two films, be it a remake/reboot with its original, a sequel with its original, or two similar movies. This week we compare James Wan's magnum opus THE CONJURING and the highly anticipated sequel THE CONJURING 2.   Enjoy!

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 'The Conjuring 2' Scares Up A Win At The Box Office, Taking The Top Spot; 'Warcraft' Crushes Internationally

Welcome to WEEKEND ROUNDUP, where we discuss this weekends box office results.  The TOP 3 films for the weekend of June 10-12 were The Conjuring 2, Warcraft, and Now You See Me 2.

Let's take a look at this week's box office results:

Movie Review: THE CONJURING 2

When I first saw The Conjuring, I was amazed by how good it really was.  As a huge fan of horror, I've seen my fair share of bad films, and because of this my expectations aren't usually very high, so when a truly good one comes my way, it's a rare treat.  It was so good that it became one of my favorite horror films of all time, and that's why The Conjuring 2 was such a shock.  After the disappointing spinoff, Annabelle, I was a bit worried that this one wouldn't live up to the original, but I was wrong.  The Conjuring 2 is a huge improvement from the already fantastic first film, which I never thought could be possible, and makes me super excited for any future installments, which I really hope they make.

MOVIE TRAILER MAYHEM: 'LEGO Batman' Soars In With First Trailer; 'Conjuring 2' Amps Up The Scares

Welcome to MOVIE TRAILER MAYHEM, where we gather up all the new trailers that dropped this week and give them to you all in one convenient place.

During the week of March 21 - 27, we finally got our very first trailer for the highly anticipated LEGO Movie follow up, The LEGO Batman Movie, a brand new look at the horror sequel, The Conjuring 2, and the first trailer for the upcoming threequel, Bridget Jones's Baby.

'The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist' Teaser Trailer Hits The Web

The first teaser trailer for the upcoming horror film, The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist has officially hit the web.  Check it out below: