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The Preview Reel: Can Seth Rogen Slay The Dragon?
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. The summer movie season is winding down to an end, and after another divisive summer blockbuster in Suicide Squad last week, this week is a little calmer with two moderate releases. First, there is the Disney fantasy flick in Pete’s Dragon, and then there is the unique animated R-rated movie in Saus...[Read More]
Interview with Mike Birbiglia, writer/director/star of Don’t Think Twice
For years, an improve group called The Commune have been the stars of their small New York improv theater. The members of the group, Mile (Mike Birbiglia), Samantha (Gillian Jacobs), Jack (Keegan-Michael Key), Allison (Kate Micucci), Bill (Chris Gethard), and Lindsay (Tami Sagher) entertain audiences night after night by performing as a finely-tuned troop. But, by day, they have to support themsel...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Suicide Squad Wins for the Bad Guys
Looking to be just as divisive a film as the previous DC entry Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad was lambasted by critics, but was still a draw for audiences, bringing in an estimated $135.1 million. How it will do in a second week is the real key here, but worldwide the $175 million film has brought in $267.1 million so far. Jason Bourne, in the meantime, took a tumble in revenue,...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: San Diego Comic-Con Movie Trailer Roundup
Hello again, dear readers. This week sees the release of Suicide Squad, the latest DC Comics film adaptation. In the meantime, the latest Trailer Trashin’ is my quick take on some of the major movie trailers to come out of the recent San Diego Comic-Con. [divider] Doctor Strange Premise: After Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), the world’s top neurosurgeon, is injured in a car acc...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Suicide Squad Likely Kills
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. The summer movie season is typically full of superhero flicks, and this week brings the last one of the season. After Captain America: Civil War and X-Men: Apocolypse, the latest DC offering, Suicide Squad, finally hits the screen. Will it live up to the hype or be another DC disappointment? There’s...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Matt Damon Is Bourne Again
After sitting the last entry out, Matt Damon brought the money to the box office as he returned as Jason Bourne for the fifth movie in the series (and the second highest opening weekend, with an estimated $60 million). While not as critically regarded as earlier entries, it has still managed to make $110.1 million worldwide so far. Star Trek Beyond, in the meantime, slid into second with an estima...[Read More]
Explore the Myth of Kubo & Creatures of Darkness with New Featurettes
The epic action-adventure, Kubo and the Two Strings, set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. The film is directed by Travis Knight and was written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler from a story by Shannon Tindle and Marc Haimes. Now you can explore the lineage of the film’s villain as they come to life in the all-new featurette found below. You can also discover the myth of...[Read More]
Movie Review: Jason Bourne
“You Know His Name” claim the posters for the latest Jason Bourne adventure, Jason Bourne. If you have seen any of the previous Bourne films (check out our retrospective on all the films), not only do you know his name, but you know this movie as well. Taking the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach to extreme lengths, star Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass return to the hit spy franch...[Read More]
Movie Review: Bad Moms
Yes, this movie about moms (and for moms, really) was written by two dudes. Yes, this movie for moms was directed by these same two dudes, known for depicting the dudiest of all dudes on the big screen. But thankfully, mercifully, yes: there are still shreds of maternal truth to this ridiculously superficial (albeit hilarious) flick. Bad Moms comprises an all-star cast of females highly capable of...[Read More]
Revisiting the Jason Bourne Franchise
Jason Bourne is returning to action in the appropriately titled Jason Bourne. This will be the fourth time Matt Damon plays the highly trained assassin with a memory problem, but it’s the first time since 2007 he’s headlined a Bourne flick. If you have amnesia when it comes to the Bourne series, don’t worry, we are here to help. Here are mission briefs (with some spoilers) on the previous installm...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Does Bourne Have the Nerve?
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. The theme of the summer seems to be bringing back old franchises with a new, big budget installment. We had Independence Day: Resurgence, The Legend of Tarzan, Star Trek Beyond, and even Finding Dory. That trend continues this week as Matt Damon returns as Jason Bourne in Jason Bourne. There are als...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Trek Goes Above and Beyond
While it has a lot of ground here and abroad to cover for its $185 million budgetary costs, Star Trek Beyond still took the weekend with an estimated $59.6 million, and with critical praise it appears to have enough positive buzz to keep afloat for long enough to turn a profit. It dethroned two-time first-place finisher The Secret Life of Pets, which ended the weekend with an estimated $29.3 milli...[Read More]