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Weekend Movies: Ad Infinitum

Luke Hickman — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:00:44 +0000

After making our way through 18 movies in the connected universe – through both good and bad – the payoff to Marvel’s setup is finally here. Theater chains have been reporting new pre-sale records, wisely leaving only a couple of indie releases that dare debut opposite it. It’s as if Marvel Studios is finally addressing...

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Weekend Movies: High on Life

Luke Hickman — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:00:07 +0000

If you thought Amy Schumer’s shtick was limited to crude R-rated comedy, her latest landed a tame(r) PG-13. The Broken Lizard troupe is also back with a sequel to their most popular property. Do you remember ‘Shallow Hal’, the movie that tested Jack Black’s star power? ‘I Feel Pretty‘ has a similar premise, but instead...

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Weekend Movies: Don’t Even Dare

Luke Hickman — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:00:39 +0000

This weekend’s biggest new movie is a waste of time, but because it stars The Rock, it’s still bound to make some money anyway. With that video game adaptation drawing moviegoers, few will likely bother to see the three other newcomers. Hollywood is so hard up for established nostalgia properties that Warner Bros. has stooped...

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Weekend Movies: Cock of the Walk

Luke Hickman — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:00:17 +0000

Four new movies open in wide release and the weekend looks pretty exciting. Mind you, my positive outlook is mostly due to a single film. The biggest new release is ‘A Quiet Place‘, the new horror movie co-written and directed by John Krasinski. I’ve been actively avoiding any exposure to the film, but the little...

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Weekend Movies: Spring Awakening

Luke Hickman — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:00:56 +0000

The biggest noisemaker in March was a movie from February (‘Black Panther’), so it’s nice to close the month with something big and fun. Of course, I’m not alluding to Tyler Perry’s latest drama, nor to the new faithsploitation sequel. I’m talking about Steven Spielberg’s ’80s nostalgia porn. Nerd culture thrives this weekend with the...

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Weekend Movies: Unsane in the Membrane

Luke Hickman — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:00:57 +0000

Although five new movies open in wide release this weekend, it’s hard to get excited for any of them. One is an unnecessary sequel to a bad kids’ movie. Another is an awful-looking sequel to an awfully fun blockbuster. There’s a Nicholas Sparks-y teen drama and a big-screen telling of a Bible story. The only...

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Weekend Movies: Nothing but Love

Luke Hickman — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:00:22 +0000

At the start of the year, we did a Roundtable dedicated to the movies we were looking forward to this year. As I put together my picks, I looked at this weekend’s releases and glazed right over them for a reason: nothing looked good. Now that it’s here, I’m hearing nothing but good things about...

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Weekend Movies: Prey Time

Luke Hickman — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:00:36 +0000

The only serious competition for the four-week-old ‘Black Panther’ this week is one of Disney’s own movies. However, the critically panned kids’ flick is unlikely to dethrone it. Three other wide releases also take the stage, but none of them stand much chance either. If you thought Disney learned its lesson after the less-than-impressive family...

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Weekend Movies: Better Dead Than Red

Luke Hickman — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:00:09 +0000

What should have been a great weekend is wasted with two schizophrenic genre movies. Both of them have enough potential that they could have been amazing if only they’d been placed in the hands of filmmakers with a clear vision and the chops to pull it off. Sadly, they weren’t. If Jennifer Lawrence has taught...

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Weekend Movies: No Dice

Luke Hickman — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:00:39 +0000

While most studios would have stayed out of the wake of ‘Black Panther’, three were brave enough to release counter-programming this weekend. Warner Bros. has the widest release, a couples comedy loaded with R-rated hijinks. Paramount has a hard science-fiction thriller that has the studio terrified. And Orion – yes, Orion is still around –...

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Weekend Movies: Dawn of a New Age

Luke Hickman — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:00:40 +0000

If the reported ticket pre-sale numbers are accurate, we’re about to see a huge weekend at the box office. Advance purchases for Marvel’s latest movie are said to be through the roof. In addition to the MCU’s 18th installment, Aardman Animations has its first new feature since 2015’s ‘Shaun the Sheep’. The biggest and most...

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Weekend Movies: Bad Hare Day

Luke Hickman — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:00:52 +0000

Much like last weekend, this week’s new movie offerings lack the stuff that makes you want to spend $10 (at the very least) to see anything new on the big screen. The biggest draw (and likely the one to win the box office) is the third and final ‘Fifty Shades’ installment. After that are a...

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