Weekend Movies: Whoa, Mama!
Looking at the casts of this week’s new releases, you might think that we’re bound for some great movies. Unfortunately, taking into account that we’re smack-dab in the middle of January, it’s obvious that ...
Looking at the casts of this week’s new releases, you might think that we’re bound for some great movies. Unfortunately, taking into account that we’re smack-dab in the middle of January, it’s obvious that ...
This weekend was a major upset for Friday’s new releases. One performed better than expected, but the other highly underperformed – and both lost to the expansion of an Oscar nominee. ‘
It’s finally here. You can now see the movie that many critics’ circles (including the Utah Film Critics Association, of which Aaron and I are members) have deemed as one of the very best of the year: ‘Zero Dark ...
The first weekend of January only gave us two new nationwide releases, four noteworthy expansions, and not a single limited opening. Of the two wide releases, only one has had its numbers announced (so far), so this will be a shor...
When I first saw the trailer for ‘The Impossible’ as I walked into a movie theater, I stopped mid-aisle and watched the whole preview because the on-screen action mixed with Damien Rice’s cover of U2’s R...
It’s over. Every good movie that the studios were trying to shovel out in time for Academy Awards consideration has been released. Now we get the leftovers. It’s a good thing that nobody takes the first weekend of a ne...
2012 went down as one for the books. At this time, it’s estimated that the year-end domestic box office has closed around the $10.8 billion mark. That’s billion with a “B.” The Top 5 contributors to this be...
This week, three new movies opened on Christmas Day: ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Parental Guidance’. The first two performed very well on Christmas, so don’t expect any of to...
Quentin Tarantino is back at it again, mixing genres and re-writing history, all while purposefully touching on taboo topics and using blatantly inappropriate dialogue. Don’t expect another Best Picture contender here, but &...
The first installment of the ‘Hobbit’ series held onto the top box office spot over the Christmas holiday. However, by falling 56.3% in attendance, the film has failed to maintain the ‘Lord of the Rings’ le...
With only two weekends left before the end of the year and, more importantly, the end of awards eligibility, a tidal wave of great movies are opening this week. Ready to run through this weekend’s huge list?
I try not to let the media’s portrayal of actors’ personal lives affect me. Say what you want about Tom Cruise, I’ve always found him a worthy Hollywood star. The great thing about ‘Jack Reacher’ is t...