This week, the “Suicide Squad” box office stranglehold has ended. A fresh slice of horror cinema from the Rob Tapert/Sam Raimi/Fede Alvarez brain trust was this weekend’s victor. Stephen Lang-heads rejoice! Weekend: August 26h-28th, 2016 ...
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Box Office Breakdown Listcore: Alvarez Leaves “Squad” Breathless
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Box Office Futures Listcore: Can “Kubo” Win The “War?”
So Todd Phillips has made an action comedy for grown-ups, starring two young actors who are actually pretty good and not, you know, Channing Tatum. This is one of the few new movies I’ve actually ...
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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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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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“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 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 ...
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Box Office Futures Listcore: Trekking “Beyond” A “Collision?”
I feel like a hypocrite. All summer, I’ve been berating Hollywood for its seemingly unyielding parade of prequels, sequels, reboots, and adaptations. “WHERE IS THE ORIGINALITY???” has been my implicit rallying cry to this point. ...
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Box Office Futures Listcore: Can Ghosts Bust “Pets?”
THE MOMENT IS HERE. The most-loathed trailer in YouTube history (943K+ dislikes and counting!) finally proves that, yes, it honestly was promoting a real, actual “Ghostbusters” re-boot. Truth be told, I would count myself among ...
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Box Office Futures Listcore: “Pets” Vs. Pixar
Weekend: July 8th-10th, 2016 Big New Releases: “The Secret Life of Pets,” “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” “Sultan” (limited) Big Holdovers: “Finding Dory,” “The Legend of Tarzan,” “The BFG,” “The Purge: Election Year” Projected ...