On July 16th, 2016, the 68th Emmy nominations were unveiled. As has become the norm lately, cable was the big winner this time. “Game of Thrones” (23 nominations), “The People v. O.J. Simpson: An American Crime Story” ...
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Box Office Breakdown Listcore: Food Falls To DC
Maybe I should give contemporary audiences more credit. Although I thought “Suicide Squad” was mediocre, not fully awful, I respect that the paying public ran screaming the other way this weekend. “Sausage Party,” a competent ...
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Box Office Futures Listcore: Seth’s “Sausage” Fest
Can some feisty sausages defeat some hot pigtails this weekend? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. But I can tell you what I think. Read on. Weekend: August 12th-14th, 2016 Big New Releases: “Pete’s Dragon,” “Sausage Party,” ...
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Quack Attack Is Back, Jack: Bonus “Duck”
Bonus Jonas! Presenting a few choice quotes from “Howard The Duck,” as curated by Alex Kirschenbaum and ENS (click here for our ferocious shredding of George Lucas’s anti-classic): “No one laughs at a master of quack-fu.” ...
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30 Years Later, “Howard The Duck” Still Sucks
This month marks the 30th birthday of “Howard the Duck,” that infamous anti-masterpiece vomited out into the world by George Lucas on August 1st, 1986. This monstrosity of a film documents the inspirational story of ...
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Box Office Breakdown Listcore: Bad Guys Clean Up Good
So I was pretty damn close, wasn’t I? Let’s break last weekend’s box office down. 1. “Suicide Squad” (PG-13, 4,255 theaters) – My Prediction: #1, $130 million first weekend, $280 million final What Actually Went ...
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“Suicide” Blitz: Did David Ayer Save DC Movies?
Well, a LOT of us saw “Suicide Squad” this weekend. And a LOT of us didn’t like it all that much. Alex Kirschenbaum, Armani Barron and TJ Morrison break down why. Alex: My rating: ** ...
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Box Office Futures Listcore: DC’s Suicidal Tendencies
This weekend, at long last, the sagging domestic box office looks to get a much-needed shot in the arm, from the hotly-anticipated “Suicide Squad.” Horrible reviews may hinder just how big it can get, but ...
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Box Office Breakdown Listcore: “Bourne” Ready
Let’s unpack this week’s latest underwhelming-but-still-decent sequel performance, shall we? Actual Domestic Top 5, July 29th-31st: 1. “Jason Bourne” (PG-13, 4,026 theaters) – My Prediction: #1, $55 million first weekend, $130 million final What Actually ...
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Box Office Futures Listcore: Yet Another Sequel, “Bourne” To Underwhelm
Another weekend, another shitty-looking and unnecessary sequel. After nicely wrapping up the Jason Bourne saga in 2007 with “The Bourne Ultimatum,” Universal sagely decided to… make another “Bourne” movie. This time, they went the route ...