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The Kid Who Would Be King Review: Knights of the Lunch Table

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:00:05 +0000

Arthurian legends are hard to translate to screen, but that has never stopped filmmakers from trying. Though Joe Cornish’s The Kid Who Would Be King looks to be just another take on Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court it’s funny, sweet, and the rare movie for kids that adults can get a...

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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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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 6th, 2017 – Fall on Your Sword

Josh Zyber — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:00:13 +0000

Several movies that didn’t do particularly well at the box office hit Blu-ray this week. Who’s going to take the blame for this? New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword‘ – Guy Ritchie isn’t exactly the first name that might come to mind for directing a historical fantasy epic, but the filmmaker brings...

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Weekend Box Office: Mother Facehugger

Luke Hickman — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:00:05 +0000

The #1 movie in America is currently Ridley Scott’s return to facehuggers and xenomorphs. However, that may not be the case when the weekend actuals are announced later today. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ put in mad effort to retain its two-week reign at the top of the charts. While it’s barely sitting $1 million behind...

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Weekend Box Office: Mightier Than the Sword

Luke Hickman — Mon, 15 May 2017 16:00:32 +0000

It was a rough weekend to be a new movie. Friday’s releases not only had to contend against last week’s knockout hit, but against bad marketing, warm weather and Mother’s Day. The last of those should have helped one movie in particular, but ultimately may have hindered it. Amy Schumer’s new mother/daughter comedy wasn’t exactly...

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‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ Review: Historical Hokum

Philip Brown — Fri, 12 May 2017 14:30:18 +0000

Every now and then (usually about once per decade), Hollywood decides that the time is right for a King Arthur tale and audiences respond with a firm “No thank you.” The last time was in 2004 when Antoine Fuqua and Clive Owen delivered an epic so forgettable you’re about to turn to Google to confirm...

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Weekend Movies: King for a Day

Luke Hickman — Fri, 12 May 2017 12:00:45 +0000

While ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ already has the box office locked up once again for this weekend, two new movies, each appealing to a different target demographic, will fight to draw audiences looking for an alternative. One is a wild fantasy film of familiar origins. The other is a female-led R-rated comedy hoping to capitalize...

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Weekend Roundtable: 2017 Movies You’re Most Skeptical About

Josh Zyber — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:00:58 +0000

Last week, we started the year with an optimistic look at the movies we most anticipate for 2017. This week, we turn grumpy again. Which of the year’s upcoming movies do you worry may turn out to be dogs? Once again, if you need a reminder, this Wikipedia page has a quick overview of the...

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The Trailer Park: Bigger than Big

M. Enois Duarte — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:00:39 +0000

Although often lumped together with historical period pieces, the epic film as a genre is more commonly defined by featuring a central hero on a grand, ambitious journey. The stories are told in a large, sweeping scale full of spectacle and grandeur, against a lavish, panoramic and sometimes fantastical backdrop. This week’s new movie trailers...

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