The Preview Reel: I Feel Pretty and Super Troopers 2
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Rampage and A Quiet Place were neck and neck at the box office last weekend, but it was the Dwayne Johnson blockbuster that got the best of John Krasinski’s horror sensation. Those two will likely continue doing great business until Avengers: Infinity War debuts next week as this week’s slate ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Blockers
While some teen-sex comedies handle their subjects with a little more nuance and subtlety, "Blockers" works best when viewed as a straightforward comedy. Much like prom night, it has its fun and not-so fun moments, but you’ll probably forget most of them as you grow older.
The Preview Reel: A Quiet Place and Blockers
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Steven Spielberg returned to blockbuster filmmaking with moderate success in the form of Ready Player One’s $53 million opening weekend. This week, it will battle with two well-received movies, A Quiet Place and Blockers, for first place at the box office. Let’s see if either the horror thriller or raun...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Ready Player One and Acrimony
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend Pacific Rim: Uprising took down the long-time box office king, Black Panther, with an impressive $28 million haul. It won’t likely repeat the feat this weekend as one of the more intriguing releases of the year arrives in the form of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Tyler Perry’s latest...[Read More]
Movie Review: Pacific Rim: Uprising
It might sound weird to get overly critical on a “robots versus monsters” flick, but while Pacific Rim: Uprising packs a punch in the action department, it’s hollow everywhere else.
The Preview Reel: Pacific Rim: Uprising and Sherlock Gnomes
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther continued its record breaking run last weekend as it was the top movie for the fifth weekend in a row. The superhero’s streak is likely to end as another blockbuster opens this week in the form of Pacific Rim: Uprising, as does the animated Sherlock Gnomes. [divider] Pacific Rim: Uprising ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Tomb Raider & Love, Simon
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Disney dominated last weekend’s box office with the top two films, Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time. The studio’s reign is likely to end as we begin a three-week period of big blockbuster releases, with Tomb Raider up first. Twentieth Century Fox also offers Love, Simon as counter-programming. [divid...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Is A Wrinkle in Time Your Best Bet?
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther continued its box-office dominance as it passed the $500 million mark domestically this past weekend. This week, Disney looks to keep up its winning ways with not only Black Panther, but with A Wrinkle in Time as well. The Mouse House will have a lot of competition as three other wide rele...[Read More]
Movie Review: Death Wish
Death Wish gets a lot of things wrong, but its biggest offense is being incredibly tone-deaf. The film was pushed back from its originally scheduled November 2017 release date to March 2018 (rumors were that MGM wanted some space from the Las Vegas shooting). That was the right thing to do, but the studio should have pushed it back again after the recent events in Parkland, Florida. This movie sim...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Red Sparrow and Death Wish
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther was once again the king of the box office as the latest Marvel flick enjoyed the second biggest second weekend ever, scoring an amazing $108 million. There is no stopping the Wakanda king, but two new releases will try with Jennifer Lawrence’s Red Sparrow and the Bruce Willis revenge thril...[Read More]
Movie Review: Annihilation
The science-fiction genre has always held a special place in the hearts of cinephiles over the decades. Classics like Blade Runner (1982), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and Alien (1979) appealed to audiences’ imaginations like no other films before them, arguably, they still do today. The genre is arguably one of the riskier for filmmakers to tackle because the film must not only make the audience...[Read More]
Movie Review: Game Night
It wasn’t so long ago that hard R-rated comedies were coming out every week. The Hangover (2009) seemed to come out of nowhere and rejuvenate the genre to blockbuster heights. In the years following we got the likes of Bad Teacher (2011), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), This is the End (2013), two more incredibly unfunny Hangover sequels (2011/2013), and Horrible Bosses (2011). There were many more o...[Read More]