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Poll: Favorite Blockbusters of 2015

Josh Zyber — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:00:31 +0000

2015 was a year of many blockbuster movies that made lots of money. Many of them did not deserve to make so much money, but a few may have been halfway watchable, and an even smaller number actually “good.” Which of the year’s mega-hits did you see? More importantly, which did you enjoy and which...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 26th, 2015 – Jiggety-Jig, Jiggety-Jog

Josh Zyber — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:00:30 +0000

Remember when I complained about how few Blu-rays of interest were released last week? Yeah, well, you’re going to look back fondly at that week because this one’s even worse. New Releases ‘Home‘ – Kudos to DreamWorks for making a major animated feature with a young black girl as the protagonist. Shame on DreamWorks for...

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Weekend Box Office: Hulkbuster Makes a Blockbuster

Luke Hickman — Mon, 04 May 2015 16:00:13 +0000

For weeks, studio analysts said over and over again that the sequel to 2012’s ‘The Avengers’ would best its predecessor’s opening box office gross, becoming the highest domestic opener of all time. Now that the numbers have spoken, that wasn’t the case. However, the movie still made a killing. ‘The Avengers‘ kicked off in 2012...

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Weekend Box Office: The Calm Before Ultron

Luke Hickman — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:00:35 +0000

Although it’s not yet playing in the United States, ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is already dominating box office news. The Marvel sequel opened in 44 international markets this weekend and grossed a whopping $201.2 million. In most countries, the numbers exceeded those of the original ‘Avengers’. Get ready for what is likely to be...

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Weekend Box Office: Still With All the Fury

Luke Hickman — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:00:46 +0000

Surprising no one, the latest ‘Fast and Furious’ installment continued to dominate the box office yet again this weekend. More importantly, it kept a terrible comedy and a gimmicky horror flick from the top spot. It took less than 17 days for ‘Furious 7‘ to cross the $1 billion worldwide threshold. The sequel grossed another...

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Weekend Box Office: One Last Ride… Again

Luke Hickman — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:00:34 +0000

Nicholas Sparks didn’t stand a chance against the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise, the latest entry of which is now racing toward a spot in the Top 5 highest-grossing movies of all time. Yes, ‘Furious 7‘ had another very strong weekend here in the United States. Even after dropping nearly 59% in attendance (which is a...

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Weekend Box Office: Furious Frenzy

Luke Hickman — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:00:02 +0000

Back in 2001, who could’ve guessed that the ‘Point Break’ rip-off ‘The Fast and the Furious’ would kick off a major blockbuster franchise, much less a franchise that would be more successful than ever 14 years later with its seventh installment? Nobody. No one saw this coming. Moviegoers showed up in droves to take “one...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Home’ Is Where the Cash Is

Luke Hickman — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:00:15 +0000

Box office numbers have been down this year, but this weekend finally saw some action. The top two movies brought in nearly $89 million, which is especially impressive given that they received mostly negative reviews. Family flicks will (almost) always do better business than audience-limiting R-rated movies, so it’s no surprise that DreamWorks’ ‘Home‘ finished...

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Weekend Movies: Hardly Worth the Effort

Luke Hickman — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:00:43 +0000

This weekend’s new movies will answer such questions as, “Does Will Ferrell still have any audience appeal?” and “Is DreamWorks Animation still struggling?” Opening on the most screens is the animated family flick ‘Home‘. Two very odd things are happening here. First, the trailers and synopsis make it appear as if the film’s screenplay is...

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‘Home’ Review: Meemo & Blitch

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:00:10 +0000

‘Home’ is the latest candy-colored, family-friendly CGI babysitter and there really isn’t much more to say about it beyond that. Sure, it starts out with a pretty clever premise (taken from a popular children’s book), but quickly devolves into a collection of very familiar clichés. The film is inoffensive and dull. It offers nothing older...

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