Weekend Box Office: Cash Money
Thanks to yet another smash hit debut, Universal Studios has crossed the global $2 billion mark this weekend. The studio seems to have a direct tap into the moviegoing audience’s bank accounts this year.
Thanks to yet another smash hit debut, Universal Studios has crossed the global $2 billion mark this weekend. The studio seems to have a direct tap into the moviegoing audience’s bank accounts this year.
The story of N.W.A is so insane, operatic, inspiring and horrifying that it was pretty much guaranteed to be the stuff of stirring cinema someday. Well, that day is here thanks to ‘Straight Outta Compton’, a grand, col...
Of all the great American directors of the 1970s, few have suffered a fall from grace as dramatically as Peter Bogdanovich. His latest effort, ‘She’s Funny That Way’, doesn’t do much to suggest that the fil...
Ever wish you could time travel? You won’t need a flux capacitor to go back to the 1960s or the 1980s thanks to this weekend’s two big movies.
Not too long ago, the Jason Bourne series sucked all the fun out of spy movies, dragging James Bond down to po-faced drama with it. Some great movies came out of that, don’t get me wrong, but this year a couple of Brits have...
As a film critic and therefore a confirmed indoor kid, I have a particular fondness for nature survival horror films. When you freak out over inconsistent internet and vending machine access, the concept of being trapped in the wi...
Chris Farley wasn’t just a comedian. He was a force of nature. He had the face of a cartoon, the stature of a bear, the physicality of a dancer, and the heart of a child. And yet, within a decade of Farley bursting onto the ...
Stories from real life are often a great source for good movies. Sadly, that’s not always the case, but the following films look to be loaded with potential.
Five movies in, nothing is impossible for Tom Cruise’s spy franchise. However, after four attempts, what does seem impossible is delivering a ‘Fantastic Four’ movie that’s actually enjoyable.
As of this weekend, we’re already on our second movie iteration of the ‘Fantastic Four’ (third if you count the unreleased Roger Corman cheapie), and it seems like the popular comic book team still hasn’t b...
This, the first weekend of August, is the congested and desperate sign that summer fun is decidedly behind us.
Generally speaking, directorial debuts from actors should be approached with absolute dread. Just because an actor reaches a level of fame that makes it possible to get a movie made doesn’t mean he or she really has the chop...