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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 10th, 2018 – Raiding the Coffers

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:00:51 +0000

Why studios keep spending tons of money to make movies based on video games when so few of them have been successful is one of those mysteries of Hollywood that may never make sense. Nevertheless, they keep coming. One from this spring leads the pack of new Blu-rays this week. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Tomb Raider‘...

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2018 Oscar Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:00:25 +0000

Following a year where Hollywood nearly self-destructed from countless scandal after scandal and huge cultural shifts, I suppose the fact that this year’s Oscars were largely boring and uneventful is something of a relief. The ultimate Best Picture winner, ‘The Shape of Water’, was perhaps a mild upset (‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ appeared to...

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Oscar Poll: Best Picture 2018

Josh Zyber — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:00:42 +0000

Our final Oscar poll this year of course looks at the top prize. Which movie do you expect to win Best Picture on Sunday? PLEASE NOTE: I am dividing this into two polls. The first is your prediction for which director will actually take home the trophy, regardless of merit. I’m honestly torn on this...

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Oscar Poll: Best Actor 2018

Josh Zyber — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:00:02 +0000

The year’s Oscar race is fast approaching its finish line. Before we watch the ceremony on Sunday, let’s make some predictions. Who do you think will win Best Actor this year? More importantly, who actually deserves to win? PLEASE NOTE: I am dividing this into two polls. The first is your prediction for which actor...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 25th, 2018 – The Darkest Timeline

Josh Zyber — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:00:54 +0000

Still lagging behind in your viewing of this year’s Oscar nominees? This week’s bustling batch of new Blu-ray releases will give you a chance to catch up on a few of them before the ceremony on Sunday. Get on it! New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Coco‘ – Pixar expands its cultural horizons with a Dia de los...

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Poll: How Many of the 2018 Oscar Nominees Have You Seen?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:00:05 +0000

Every year, as soon as the Oscar nominations are announced, movie fans begin the process of trying to catch up with some of the nominated movies they missed during the year. How many of the 2018 batch have you watched? Year after year, the Academy Awards often reward movies that weren’t widely seen by paying...

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2018 Oscar Nominations

Josh Zyber — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:00:19 +0000

Hollywood is in such a shambles these days that it’s almost a surprise the Academy Awards are going through with an Oscars ceremony this year at all. Nevertheless, tradition must be upheld and too much money is on the line. Actors Andy Serkis and Tiffany Haddish presented the latest round of nominations this morning. Desperate...

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Weekend Movies: Key Party

Luke Hickman — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:00:54 +0000

The first weekend of the new year offers just one movie in wide release, creating the perfect opportunity to catch up on some of the Oscar bait that you might have missed over the busy holiday season. Since there’s so little to talk about in terms of new releases, this week we’ll cover a few...

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Weekend Box Office: Fall of the Jedi

Luke Hickman — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 20:00:29 +0000

It’s a jungle out there. With five new movies in wide release, two limited openings and a nationwide expansion, this holiday weekend was certainly congested – and that doesn’t even take into account movies that took the stage on Monday, Christmas Day! Thanks to a massive dip in attendance for ‘Star Wars’, almost all of...

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Christmas Weekend Movies: The Show Must Go On

Luke Hickman — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:00:16 +0000

Now that ‘Star Wars’ is behind us, every studio in Hollywood has a new movie just in time for the holidays (and awards eligibility). Let’s waste no time getting through them. The first two of the holiday releases got a head start with Wednesday openings. The widest of the two was ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the...

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‘Darkest Hour’ Review: Oldman Chases Oscar as Old Man

Philip Brown — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:00:46 +0000

‘Darkest Hour’ is one of those awards-baiting bio-pics that exist purely to get a long overlooked actor an Oscar. Casting the intense Gary Oldman as the lovably excessive Winston Churchill is a stunt designed to get attention. Often, this leads to a great performance and an almost unwatchable film that doesn’t deserve it. Thankfully, ‘Darkest...

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Weekend Box Office: Hot Coco

Luke Hickman — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:00:08 +0000

Hollywood has a lot to be grateful for this weekend. For one, there weren’t any new big sexual assault claims made over Thanksgiving. What a relief. The cherry on top of that great news is that the box office thrived. Pixar’s latest had a good opening, ‘Justice League’ fell a bit more than it should...

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