The Pre-Christmas 2017 Preview Reel
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Star Wars: The Last Jedi predictably dominated the box office last weekend as it opened to a staggering $220 million, good for the second biggest opening of all-time. It will no doubt continue to be the top grosser throughout the holiday season, but there are four new releases trying to cash in on the h...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Last Jedi and Ferdinand
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s new wide-release movies. Coco has been dominating the box office for the last three weeks, but that will come to an end this weekend as one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finally gets released. It’ll easily debut at number one, but it will be interesting to see just how high it debuts. ...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Disaster Artist
Writer/director James Franco obviously had a vision with The Disaster Artist, and while it may not be perfect, it is far from a disaster.
The Preview Reel: Just Getting Started
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Coco dominated the Thanksgiving holiday and then again last weekend. There are no signs that it will slow down as there is only one major release scheduled for this week, the Morgan Freeman-led comedy Just Getting Started. Disney has been enjoying a good last couple of months as they released Th...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Coco and Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw Justice League pull in $94 million, which might seem like a lot of money to you and me, but it was a bit of a disappointment given the film’s $300 million production budget. Poor reviews will not help its legs, and neither will the opening of a new Pixar movie, Coco. By the way, Roman ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Last Flag Flying
Dialogue in film can be tricky. Whether the screenwriter is trying to lay out exposition or have an emotional moment between two characters, the nuances of screenwriting are understandably crucial to a successful film. That is why most of Richard Linklater’s films are almost always successful. The man behind the “Before” trilogy (Before Sunrise [1995], Before Sunset [2004], and Before Midnight [20...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Justice League, Wonder, and The Star
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Thor: Ragnarok defended its box-office crown last week, with both Daddy’s Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express slightly over-performing. This week sees one of the most anticipated movies of the fall movie season as the next film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) debuts in the form of Justice...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Daddy’s Are Home Again to Take a Ride on the Orient Express
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Unsurprisingly, Thor: Ragnarok dominated the box office last weekend with a debut of $122.7 million, which was good for the fourth-highest opening of the year. The well-received Marvel film will likely repeat this weekend as Kenneth Branagh’s murder mystery Murder on the Orient Express and the c...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Thor and the Bad Moms
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw Jigsaw open on top of a slow movie-going weekend. But things will change this weekend as Marvel unveils its third movie of the year in the form of Thor: Ragnarok and one of last year’s surprise comedy hits gets a Christmas sequel in the form of A Bad Moms Christmas. Let’s see how big of...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Jigsaw, Suburbicon, and Thank You for Your Service
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw four films not make a whole a lot of noise at the box office, with the minor exception of Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, which nabbed the top spot with $21.2 million. This weekend looks like more of the same as we have a trio of new wide releases including the return of...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Snowman
From Silence of the Lambs (1991), to Zodiac (2007), to Se7en (1995), detective thrillers can prove to be a great escape for the moviegoing audience. It puts us in the shoes of a profession we’ll probably never be in and most of the time it asks us to participate in actively solving the mystery at hand. You usually receive the clues at the same time the characters do and it can be endlessly engagin...[Read More]
The Preview Reel for October 20, 2017 Releases
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Last week we told you to never count out Blumhouse even when their movies look subpar, and what do you know, Happy Death Day overachieved with $26 million. This weekend will see a slew of new releases, but will they be able to take down the Groundhog Day influenced horror flick? Let’s see if Geo...[Read More]