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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
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
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
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
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
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
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