Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Animated Sequels
Just about any successful animated movie is bound to get a sequel (or several). Some live up to their originals better than others. The Roundtable this week picks out some good ones.
Just about any successful animated movie is bound to get a sequel (or several). Some live up to their originals better than others. The Roundtable this week picks out some good ones.
The old idiom about March coming in like a lion isn’t just about weather this year. The month starts off with a ridiculously huge assortment of new Blu-ray releases, including a Marvel blockbuster, a few critical darling Osc...
With less quality content in cinemas and streaming services stealing away theatrical attendance, 2017 was another down year in terms of box office. While the year had plenty of big hits, there were far more flops that made staying...
Picking a winner for last week’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ contest was especially difficult. We received one brilliant entry after another after another after another. Our readers clearly had a ball with this one.
We had a great turnout for last week’s ‘Kong: Skull Island’ contest. While the results of that are still being tabulated, let’s see if we can keep the momentum going. We have an extra copy of the 4k Ultra H...
Among other releases, the subject of Hollywood’s latest whitewashing controversy comes to Blu-ray and Ultra HD this week. It flopped in theaters, but will the appeal of Scarlett Johansson in a form-fitting jumpsuit convince ...
I haven’t spent a lot of time talking about SteelBooks in the blog recently, probably because many of the ones released lately have been inflicted with ugly Pop Art designs. In the interest of keeping our readers abreast of ...
Despite three new movies and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ snapping at its heels, ‘The Boss Baby’ held the top spot at the box office for a second week. Each of the new releases saw decent returns, but with ‘...
One of this weekend’s new movies managed to do the impossible. Not only did it wildly out-gross expectations, it put down the Beast. The week’s other wide release underperformed, while each of last week’s titles ...
‘Beauty and the Beast’ has owned the box office for the last two weeks. This weekend, a live-action anime adaptation and DreamWorks’ latest family flick will try their best to kill the beast, but it’s not l...
Controversial amongst nerds and social justice advocates alike, the American ‘Ghost in the Shell’ remake hits theater screens to more wary concern than excitement. Ultimately, the anime redo disappoints, but not for th...
This week on Blu-ray, we get an Oscar winner, some Oscar nominees, a failed piece of Oscar bait, and a big-budget sci-fi flop. Guess which one’s likely to sell the most copies.