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One Good Reason to Hate ‘Man of Steel’

One Good Reason to Hate ‘Man of Steel’

So, where did Superman’s conscience go?
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Weekend Box Office: Kneel Before Zod

Weekend Box Office: Kneel Before Zod

Superman returned to the big screen this Father’s Day Weekend, sparking a 51% box office boost from last year and setting a new June record. Continue Reading

Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie & TV Dads

Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie & TV Dads

This Sunday is Father’s Day, the holiday where you show the paternal figure in your life how much you appreciate all he’s done for you with the gift of an ugly tie. While we contemplate the injustice of that, let’s take a look at some of our favorite movie and TV dads in today’s Roundtable.
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Poll: What Did You Think of ‘Man of Steel’?

Poll: What Did You Think of ‘Man of Steel’?

Our reviewers are split on the merits of Zack Snyder’s ‘Man of Steel’ reboot. This may turn out to be one of the more divisive films of the year. The movie has had preview screenings the last couple of days and opens wide today. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think. Is this a great rebirth for the franchise, or a super dud? Vote in our poll.
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Weekend Movies: ‘This Is’ What Summer Is All About

Weekend Movies: ‘This Is’ What Summer Is All About

Today marks the first of three consecutive weekends that will each feature a pair of potential blockbusters, and I have a feeling that this weekend contains the most entertaining set.
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Now Playing: ‘Man’ Down

Now Playing: ‘Man’ Down

We all know what the new Superman movie has going for it, and it isn’t the legacy of ‘Superman Returns’. Warner Bros. wanted something more like Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and ‘Man of Steel’ is the result. Was it worth the effort?
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Now Playing: ‘Man’ Up

Now Playing: ‘Man’ Up

Did we need another Superman origin story to grace our theaters just seven years after Bryan Singer’s ‘Superman Returns’? While that particular film wasn’t so much a reboot as a sequel to the older Richard Donner movies, and it was a failure in both characters and story, maybe it was time to forget that ‘Superman Returns’ existed and start from scratch after all. With ‘Man of Steel’, Zack Snyder has made the best film of his career.
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Now Playing: ‘This Is’ Hilarious

Now Playing: ‘This Is’ Hilarious

Car crashes, explosions, decapitations, exorcisms, the apocalypse and tons of dick jokes make up Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen’s ‘This Is the End’ – and it’s the most fun I’ve had at the movies in ten years. In this dark comedy, the entire Apatow gang plus many more cameos from popular comedians all play themselves as they take on the end of days. It’s gut-bustingly funny, sick, crude and self-deprecating, played like a twisted Reality show, complete with solo interviews and cameras scattered throughout the movie. I anticipate a big opening with long-lasting power, even after ‘Man of Steel’ opens later this week.
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Weekend Box Office: You Got Purged

Weekend Box Office: You Got Purged

While there weren’t any big surprises in the Top 10 rankings this weekend, the box office’s cumulative totals were surprisingly high – especially for the weekend’s micro-budget winner. Continue Reading

Weekend Roundtable: Movie & TV Product Placement

Weekend Roundtable: Movie & TV Product Placement

Product placement in movies and TV is certainly not a new development, but it seems to be getting more overt and annoying in recent years. As far as I can tell, this week’s theatrical release of ‘The Internship’ is essentially a 119-minute commercial for Google that we’re expected to pay upwards of $15 a ticket for the privilege of sitting through. For today’s Roundtable, we look at other examples of blatant and obnoxious product placement.
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