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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 18th, 2017 – Sweet, Too Short, Like a Box of Chocolates… Choose Your Own Pun

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:00:49 +0000

No exciting blockbusters on Blu-ray this week, sadly. The biggest release of the week was a box office bomb. The few interesting new discs available are arty or cult catalog titles. New Releases ‘Life‘ – From the generic title, this could be either a big screen spinoff of the BBC nature documentary series, an adaptation...

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Weekend Box Office: Who’s the Boss?

Luke Hickman — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:00:13 +0000

One of this weekend’s new movies managed to do the impossible. Not only did it wildly out-gross expectations, it put down the Beast. The week’s other wide release underperformed, while each of last week’s titles stumbled during their sophomore outings. I didn’t think I’d be saying this, but the #1 movie in America is ‘The...

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Weekend Box Office: Nothing Here That Wasn’t Here Before

Luke Hickman — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:00:05 +0000

No surprises here, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ sang its way to the top of the box office again this weekend. Of the two TV-to-big-screen adaptations, the one that actually has a fan base had a solid debut, while the needless one flopped. ‘Beauty and the Beast‘ brought in another whopping $88.3 million in its second...

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‘Life’ Review: Choose Something Else

Philip Brown — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:00:07 +0000

Hey, remember that space octopus movie that you didn’t want? Well it’s here. Is it a ‘Venom’ prequel? Nope. (Sorry, Reddit.) Is it a good movie? Not really. (Sorry, world.) Will anyone remember ‘Life’ existed next week? Definitely not. (Sorry, everyone who made this.) 1979’s ‘Alien’ might have told us that in space no one...

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Weekend Movies: No! No!

Luke Hickman — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:00:27 +0000

After a few weeks that were light on new releases, this weekend offers a trio of big movies. Oddly, these include a double-dose of bad TV shows that have made a leap to the big screen. Knowing that may make the third title, a sci-fi horror flick, seem a bit more appealing – until you...

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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: A Long Time Coming

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:00:48 +0000

The biggest movie news of the week has got to be the teaser trailer for the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi cult classic. Let’s take a look. ‘Blade Runner 2049’ The moment I watched this preview, I’m somewhat certain I yelled like a giddy schoolgirl. However, I have some reservations, primarily a concern about...

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Weekend Movies: Dear Oscar…

Luke Hickman — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:00:45 +0000

The only new movie opening nationwide this weekend is a holiday horror flick. That should leave a lot of room for several limited releases to take the stage, including a few awards hopefuls. We’re all aware of what happens to the naughty and the nice on Christmas, but do you know what happens when you...

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‘Life’ (2015) Review: Pandering Portraiture

Philip Brown — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:00:28 +0000

‘Life’ feels more like a pitch than an actual movie. The film has a strong idea and it’s clear how the filmmakers were able to talk people into financing it. And yet, the final project never amounts to much more than a concept and a doodle. Ultimately, it’s just another of those “Icons are people...

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