Weekend Movies: September Off to a Slow Start
When the only nationwide release of the weekend is a sequel to a nine-year-old Vin Diesel flop, you should know that it’s time to stay home. Ready or not, September is here.
When the only nationwide release of the weekend is a sequel to a nine-year-old Vin Diesel flop, you should know that it’s time to stay home. Ready or not, September is here.
The way I see it, there are three types of people who will want to see ‘Riddick’ this weekend: 1) those who enjoy the established character and want to see more, 2) those who like Vin Diesel and his ‘Fast and Fur...
In previous posts here in the blog, I’ve conveyed my excitement for the upcoming line of vintage-style ‘Alien’ action figures from toy company Super7. I believe at least a few of you share my anticipation (though...
As the last big holiday weekend of the summer, Labor Day’s box office totals are never anything to write home about. However, this year did a bit better than the usual trend, especially for an unlikely foreign release.
Most weeks, I try to draw inspiration for our Roundtable topics from whatever new movie releases are playing in theaters. Since something tells me that a whole article about favorite movies featuring boy bands would go over like a...
When the widest movie release of the week is a boy band concert documentary, you just know that the weekend’s going to blow.
‘Closed Circuit’ is one of those cases where the trailer is far better than the actual movie itself. Whatever might have looked good in the script from writer Steven Knight (‘Eastern Promises’), the executi...
It was only a matter of time before someone made a concert film about One Direction, but I never could have guessed it would be Morgan Spurlock, the guy who gave us the Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Supersize Me’ and th...
I expected something terrible from director Courtney Solomon (‘Dungeons & Dragons’), but nothing this bad. ‘Getaway’ doesn’t make the least bit of sense during its 90-minute runtime. You’d ...
As we prepare for the cold, chilly winds of autumn, the Hollywood studios are releasing their fall lineup of trailers, hoping to warm the hearts of moviegoers, or at least generate some anticipation. Of the three previews gathered...
This wasn’t a very good weekend for new movies. All of the new releases were outgrossed by older carryovers. In first place, ‘The Butler’ added another $17 million to its haul, bringing it a ten-day total of $52....
Film industry bible Variety reports that Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have signed Ben Affleck to play the Caped Crusader in the upcoming Superman/Batman crossover film (or, in Variety parlance, B.Aff’s Boffo Bat Bonanza...