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The NWA biopic registers the fourth largest August bow while Man From U.N.C.L.E. gets taken out. Story by Matt Cummings Straight Outta Compton delivered solid box office numbers over the weekend, crushing its competition with $60.2m. Led by strong word of mouth and solid reviews, the biopic about rap group NWA including a very strong $24.12m Friday on its way to the fourth largest opening for an August film. These numbers are all the more impressive when you consider it did not play either in 3D or at any IMAX - that privilege went to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Although its 'A' rating from CinemaScore and impressive 96% audience score from Flixster should bode well for its immediate future, the film will most likely endure for another reason: the lack of strong candidates remaining for the month. Under those conditions, we think this and at least one other film on our list should do well as the summer winds down. With a modest drop of 40%, the Tom Cruise spy

This week's episode of Inside the Bucket is online! Revel in the digital mastery! The Summer Movie Season might be ending soon, but it doesn't mean the Hellish temperatures outside will keep Inside the Bucket from the bringing the apocalypse right to your earbuds, as Matt and Brandon break down the best movie and television news from our website SANDWICHJOHNFILMS.COM with all the style of a bull and full of greasy attitude. The show kicks off with our news segment, as the boys discuss several stories from the past week, including news from the D23 conference, the release of the Hateful Eight trailer, and news on Patrick Stewart joining Hugh Jackman for The Wolverine 3 . They discuss a lopsided weekend box office, as well as lament the lack of quality Blu-rays releasing this week. After a quick break, they return to their Rants and Raves, as they bitch and complain about all the things they're watching, following, and are generally pissed off about f

The bland spy caper The Man from U.N.C.L.E. compromises its agents in the field. Review by Matt Cummings If there's one thing that can be said about Director/Writer Guy Richie's breathless directorial resume, it's that he's always been able to entertain while keeping his unique vision for a film intact. Even if they're not to everyone's liking (I personally love his take on Sherlock Holmes ), one can never criticize his casting and the twists he throws in as a writer. Unfortunately, something's missing from his current project The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ; it comes across as too old for younger kids to remember and not much like the one that tore up evening television in the mid-1960's. When the art thief Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) is forced by the CIA to carry out spy missions to expunge his criminal record, he runs into the towering KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) during an operation in Cold War East Berlin. Distrustful of ea

Action Adventure. A fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series,“ The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ” is set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, “ The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ” centers on CIA agent Napoleon Solo ( Henry Cavill ) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin ( Armie Hammer ). Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe. Watch the trailer after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-