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The Best of the Best in Film in 2016, Part 2

Philip Brown — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:00:40 +0000

Welcome back, folks. It’s still the end of 2016, and I’m still coping with the end of yet another year of my life by handing out a collection of Best Of film awards to directors and celebrities who will never notice or care. But I care, dammit. Way too much. Enough so that I couldn’t...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 5th, 2016 – Animal Magnetism

Josh Zyber — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:00:06 +0000

A couple of exceptions aside, this May wasn’t the most exciting month for Blu-ray releases. June attempts to make up for that right away with a huge slate of new discs that should have at least a few really good ones in there. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Zootopia‘ – Disney Animation continues its resurgence with another...

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Weekend Box Office: Super Bowl Slump

Luke Hickman — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:00:03 +0000

For the second consecutive week, the final ‘Kung Fu Panda’ entry topped the box office charts. One of the three new movies had a so-so weekend, while the other two bombed. As usual, blame is being placed on the Super Bowl, but that excuse only carries a bad movie so far. ‘Kung Fu Panda 3‘...

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Weekend Movies: Choose Your Own Adventure

Luke Hickman — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:00:46 +0000

February gets off to a busy start, with a trio of new movies that range from greatly promising to… not so much. Hot off their Oscar nomination for writing Spielberg’s ‘Bridge of Spies’, Joel and Ethan Coen have a new picture of their own on the big screen. The brothers’ first film since 2013’s underrated...

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‘Hail, Caesar!’ Review: A Very Coen Goof

Philip Brown — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:00:38 +0000

The thing about the Coen brothers is that no matter strange, dark and personal their movies get, they also still enjoy a good laugh. Their latest film. ‘Hail, Caesar!’, comes after three fairly ambitious pictures that wrestled with some hefty themes. This time, the brothers merely hint at intellectual ambitions. This movie is a goof,...

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The Trailer Park: The Gods Must Be Crazy

M. Enois Duarte — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:00:54 +0000

With the January movie slump finally over, it’s time to start looking forward to the rest of the year. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let’s take a peek at what’s hitting cinemas in February. ‘Gods of Egypt’ It’s been seven years since the last Alex Proyas film, so what are the chances...

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Weekend Roundtable: 2016 Movies You’re Looking Forward To

Josh Zyber — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 20:00:23 +0000

The beginning of a new year is not just a good time to look back at the one that just passed, but also to look forward at what’s to come. Which upcoming movies scheduled for release in 2016 do you most anticipate? If it helps, here’s a handy list of titles expected to see theatrical...

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