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2019 in Review: Box Office Report
SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office (All Disney Edition) Avengers: Endgame ($858.3 million) The Lion King ($543.6 million) Toy Story 4 ($434 million) Captain Marvel ($426.8 million) SURPRISE SUCCESSES – They got there through word-of-mouth or succeeded … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film
Tagged alita, angry birds movie 2, avengers, captain marvel, conjuring, curse of la llorona, dark phoenix, detective pikachu, doctor sleep, dumbo, escape room, fast and furious, godzilla, goldfinch, hobbs and shaw, hustlers, it, knives out, lego movie 2, lion king, lucy in the sky, ma, once upon a time in hollywood, overcomer, pokemon, secret life of pets 2, toy story 4, us, wandering earth, x-men
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The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2019
In a shocking turn of events, there are actually a ton of movies I’m excited for this summer. In years past, I’ve struggled to round out to an even 10. This year, however, I’m expanding to 15 titles that have … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews
Tagged avengers, blinded by the light, dark phoenix, fast and furious, godzilla, hobbs and shaw, john wick, kitchen, long shot, men in black, midsommar, once upon a time in hollywood, spider-man, spiderman, toy story 4, where'd you go bernadette, x-men, yesterday
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Final Oscar Picks 2015
On Thursday, Chris Pine, Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams will announce the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards. In a perceived weak year, all categories are up for grabs (except Lead Actor and Lead Actress) so these guesses are just … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged age of extinction, american sniper, battle of the five armies, begin again, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, cake, citizenfour, dawn of the planet of the apes, force majeure, foxcatcher, get on up, glen campbell, godzilla, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, hobbit, how to train your dragon 2, i'll be me, ida, imitation game, interstellar, into the woods, judge, last days in vietnam, lego movie, leviathan, life itself, maleficent, mr turner, overnighters, selma, still alice, tales of the grim sleeper, theory of everything, timbuktu, transformers, unbroken, whiplash, wild, wild tales
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Too Early for This: Oscar Picks — 15 August 2014
BEST PICTURE Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Inherent Vice Interstellar Into the Woods The Theory of Everything Unbroken The skinny: As always, we start with ten, even though there have been only nine nominees since the … Continue reading
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Tagged begin again, big eyes, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, dawn of the planet of the apes, disappearance of eleanor rigby, foxcatcher, godzilla, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, how to train your dragon, imitation game, inherent vice, interstellar, into the woods, judge, lego movie, men women and children, most violent year, rosewater, theory of everything, unbroken, wild
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The Weekender: Big in Japan
Movie of the Week Godzilla Is this the time Hollywood finally gets the iconic character right? All signs point to yes, since they’ve lined up a top-notch cast (including Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche and Ken Watanabe) and given the reins … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews
Tagged chef, fed up, for no good reason, german doctor, godzilla, million dollar arm, particle fever
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The Weekender: Good Fences Make Good ‘Neighbors’
Movie of the Week Neighbors Can a raunchy comedy be this respected? Can Dave Franco be funnier than James Franco? Is Zac Efron finally finding his career path? Can we just give Rose Byrne her own comedy already? All these … Continue reading
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Tagged belle, dorothy's return, godzilla, hornet's nest, legends of oz, mom's night out, neighbors, stage fright
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The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2014
So long, cynicism. I have too much to be happy about this year. Sure, there will be plenty of failed action movies, comedies and romances, but I’m choosing to accentuate the positive this summer. So here are my 10 most … Continue reading