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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 31st, 2017 – Don’t You Forget About Me

Josh Zyber — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:00:40 +0000

For countless reasons, 2017 is a year many of us would like to forget. As we move into 2018 and hope for a fresh start, the first Blu-ray releases of the new year ease us in slowly with only a few titles of interest. Of course, that’s often the case each January. New Releases ‘American...

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2017 Box Office Winners and Losers

Luke Hickman — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:00:25 +0000

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 home the more enticing option. Because it’s always more fun to talk about the trainwrecks first,...

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‘Breathe’ Review: Do Not Resuscitate

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:00:24 +0000

You’d think that the directorial debut of motion-capture acting pioneer Andy Serkis would be some sort of technical marvel, especially given that it’s produced by his own studio. Instead, Serkis directed ‘Breathe’, a sweetly forgettable film that takes a frightfully British approach to disability. You can cry a bit, but mostly invest in a stiff...

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Weekend Box Office: Out of the Jaws of Death

Luke Hickman — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:00:19 +0000

Although ‘It’ is still in the Top 5, after six weeks, the film’s performance is starting to wind down. Horror lovers who already showed up for that movie got behind this weekend’s PG-13 scare flick, easily landing it atop the charts. At the same time, Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan’s latest thriller outgrossed expectations and...

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Weekend Movies: Bio-pics Aplenty

Luke Hickman — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:00:30 +0000

This weekend brings four wide release movies and two Oscar hopefuls. Oddly, four of the six are bio-pics. Just like last weekend, none are expected to make much of dent at the box office. The widest opening is for Universal’s ‘Happy Death Day‘. From the folks behind some of the ‘Paranormal Activity’ movies and the...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Breathe’

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:00:22 +0000

It wouldn’t be a TIFF or awards season without a beautiful able-bodied movie star portraying a historically important disabled person. This time it’s Andrew Garfield doing the capital-I Important acting as Robin Cavendish in ‘Breathe’. Thankfully, the film is pleasantly watchable in a feel-good schmaltz kinda way. The story kicks off with an impossibly dapper...

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