About Luke Hickman
From a young age, Luke has been obsessed with film. He studied film at Utah Valley University from 2005-08 and he reviewed movies for the weekly student publication "The College Times"/"UVU Review." Luke critiques films for "The Stubbs Show" on 101.5FM KEGA and on The Reel Place, a website that he co-created with fellow High-Def Digest writer Aaron Peck.
Remember that excellent indie horror franchise that paved the path for torture porn and countless other micro-budget hits? You know, the one that Lionsgate completely burned everyone out on with annual obligatory sequels? Well, it...
With five wide release movies fighting for your cost of admission, it’s no surprise that none of them were big hits. One had an okay opening while the other four bombed. To be fair, none of them were marketed very well, whic...
Why studios slate multiple wide release movies on jam-packed weekends is beyond me. Sardined into theaters this week are five – you read that correctly – five movies opening on 1,300 screens or more. These include a brain-dead dis...
Although ‘It’ is still in the Top 5, after six weeks, the film’s performance is starting to wind down. Horror lovers who already showed up for that movie got behind this weekend’s PG-13 scare flick, easily ...
This weekend brings four wide release movies and two Oscar hopefuls. Oddly, four of the six are bio-pics. Just like last weekend, none are expected to make much of dent at the box office.
It took 35 years to get a ‘Blade Runner’ sequel. Based on its opening box office, it may be another 35 years before we get another. While each of this weekend’s new movies arrived on the big screen with decent to...
October brings us one of the most anticipated sequels of all time, along with three other wide release movies that are merely opening in its shadow without much fanfare or flare. It’s no surprise which will dominate the box ...
I can’t tell you the last time this happened, but three movies are in a dead heat for the top spot in the weekend box office charts. With estimates separating the three titles in contention by only $310,000, we won’t k...
September continues its ascent at Cruising speeds thanks to one heavily marketed true story drama. Three other wide releases aren’t likely to draw any more than last week’s holdover ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle...
The future isn’t looking as bright as it once did for the Lego movie franchise. Had it maintained its potential following the first big-screen adventure, this week’s release might have dominated the box office. Instead...
September rolls ahead with several new movies, two of which are likely to help this record-breaking month become even more lucrative.
‘The Lego Movie’ was refreshingly original, and ‘Lego Batman’ played with a well-known franchise in such a fun way that it might be even better. Between the two, Warner Bros. had three years to perfect the ...