REVIEW: ‘The Crow’ is a colossal disaster

It’s probably more accurate to call this “A Self-Insert ‘Crow’ Fanfiction” than “The Crow.”

Like the 1994 film with the same name, “The Crow” is an adaptation of the 1989 comic book written by James O’Barr. The picture stars Bill Skarsgard as Eric, a recovering addict with a troubled past. The movie introduces him at a rehab center, where he meets a young woman named Shelly (FKA Twigs).

The two end up falling in love and leave the rehab center together. They’re happy and begin living a new life, but unfortunately, a dark part of Shelly’s past emerges. In an ambush, both she and Eric are killed. However, Eric is given the opportunity to return to life and take vengeance.

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Monday Movie Report: ‘Hunger Games’ prequel in the works at Lionsgate

The “Hunger Games” series may be returning to the big screen, with word of a prequel project hitting Hollywood.

According to Variety, Lionsgate is now working on a prequel “Hunger Games” picture, based on a fourth book in the series by writer Suzanne Collins. The previous three books by Collins went on to be adapted into four blockbuster flicks starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence.

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