Baby Driver
The Florida Project Named Best Picture by the Detroit Film Critics Society
The Detroit Film Critics Society (of which CinemaNerdz Editor-in-Chief, Mike Tyrkus, is a member) is pleased to announce the Best of 2017 winners in twelve categories. The Detroit Film Critics Society was founded in Spring 2007 and consists of a group of nineteen film critics with a Michigan connection who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities including Ann Arbor, Gr...[Read More]
Summer Movie Recap (2017 Edition)
It’s hard to believe, but the 2017 summer movie season is already over. It seems just like yesterday we were anxiously awaiting the releases of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, War for the Planet of the Apes, and for a small few, possibly even Transformers: The Last Knight. All of those, and so many more, have been released and analyzed, while some have even made their way to...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Dunkirk Beats the Emojis
With an estimated $28.1 million, Dunkirk ruled over the weekend box office for the second straight week. Director Christopher Nolan’s latest offering has now grossed over $100 million domestically while adding another $131 million from overseas business in just two weeks. Meanwhile, Sony’s new animated feature, The Emoji Movie, managed to slide into second place bringing in $25.7 million over the ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Dunkirk Claims Box Office
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk took the weekend box office this weekend, earning over $50 million. Another new release, Girls Trip, finished in second with $30.4 million. This week’s other new release, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets only managed to pull in $17 million, which relegated it to fifth place. The $50 million opening for Dunkirk, more than likely foretells a lengthy and profita...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Apes Best Wall Crawler to Take Box Office
The latest film in the Planet of the Apes series, War for the Planet of the Apes debuted in first place this weekend with an estimated $56.5 million. Though that was a bit below the $163 million Spider-Man: Homecoming brought in last week, it was still an impressive number given the competition it faced this week. Meanwhile, the Spider-Man reboot finished in second place, dropping more than 60% to...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Spider-Man: Homecoming Tops the Bill
Spider-Man: Homecoming brought the web slinger back to the big screen in a big way with a near-$120 million opening weekend ($117 million to be exact). This is the second largest opening for a Spider-Man feature, just narrowly pushing past the 2002 original directed by Sam Raimi. This gives Spider-Man: Homecoming the second largest opening of the year (so far), between Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....[Read More]
Movie Review: Baby Driver
Baby Driver is a fun movie that does not disappoint. Ansel Elgort stars as Baby, and he is captivating. The character is very eccentric, having been in a car accident that resulted in both his mother and father’s death, he is left with a ringing in his ears that forces him to constantly listen to music with earbuds. He develops an almost savant-like accuracy as a driver with the help of his noise-...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Gru and the Minions Stand Tall at Box Office
Despite delivering approximately $10 million less than the opening weekend total for its predecessor, Despicable Me 3 finished atop the weekend’s box office with just over $75 million. The third film in the popular franchise led the box office heading into the final two days of the five-day Fourth of July weekend. Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver defied studio expectations, finishing in second with $21 ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Despicable Me 3, Baby Driver, and The House
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. North American audiences showed their growing tiredness of the Transformers series when it opened to a measly $69.3 million over five days last weekend. That might seem like a lot, but in comparison to the third installment opened to $162.6 million over five days in 2011, it’s not good news for ...[Read More]
Win Passes to See BABY DRIVER
Enter here for your chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening of the new film BABY DRIVER starring Andel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, and Jon Hamm. For your chance to receive a pair of complimentary passes to see the new film BABY DRIVER at the MJR Troy Grand Cinema in Troy, Michigan on Wednesday, June 21st at 7:00PM, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further ...[Read More]