The Irishman, Lady and the Tramp and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/11/19 at 10:37 AM CT
Welcome to an all-streaming MPAA Ratings update! While I usual overlook both limited and streaming releases, this week, since the MPAA Ratings Board decided not to give me any new wide releases to speak of, I'm going to showcase two big film from the biggest (or soon-to-be biggest) streaming platforms out there. That would be The Irishman, from Netflix and the new live-action version of Lady and …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of September 10 - September 16
Harley Lond - wrote on 09/10/19 at 10:35 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Aladdin (2019)": Live-action adaptation of the studio's animated classic, in which a kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. Try as he might, Will Smith just can't compete with Robin Williams, who provided the voice for the Genie in the 1992 version. The direction is a bit …
Weekend Box Office: It Chapter 2 Easily Dominates in Second Best Horror Opening of All Time
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/08/19 at 11:06 PM CT
The original It is in good company as the sequel, It: Chapter Two came in behind it to claim the crown for the second-best horror opening of all time. It is also the second-best September opening of all time as well - also behind the first It. None of the rest of the films in the top five fell over 50% compared to last weekend - even if they were far behind the top film. It was a much-needed …
New in Theaters September 06: It Chapter Two
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/04/19 at 07:38 PM CT
Many say that Labor Day spells the end of summer - and (unless you are Disney) it was a rather underwhelming summer season. But the fall looks to kick things off in a much better way - thanks to director Andy Muschietti and a certain, sinister clown. That's right, the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time is getting a sequel, and though it clocks in with a longer running time, it looks to …
Brahms: The Boy 2 and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/03/19 at 07:38 PM CT
Well, the post Labor-Day slump has hit the MPAA Ratings Board and we're back to but a single wide release getting a rating this week. And, wouldn't you know it, it's a horror sequel - to a somewhat mediocre offering in my eyes, but low-budget horror is always an easy sell and maybe this sequel will prove a rare offering that is better than the original... but I'm not going to be holding my …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of September 03 - September 09
Harley Lond - wrote on 09/03/19 at 06:45 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Men in Black: International": Even Thor himself (Chris Hemsworth) couldn't save this tired sequel to the brilliant "Men in Black" outings. Here he joins with Tessa Thompson to unmask a mole in the MIB organization, but their chemistry is not enough to lift the film above yawnsville (and despite great creature effects). Time to end the franchise. Co-stars Kumail Nanjiani, …
Labor Day Weekend Box Office: Angel Has Fallen Leads Quiet Box Office
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/01/19 at 08:51 PM CT
Labor Day Weekend tends to be one of the more uninspired movie weekends of the year, and 2019 is no different. The top 12 brought in just $69.5 million - the second slowest weekend of the year thus far and ends summer 2019 as the 8th largest on record and about 4% behind the 2018 box office through the same time period. It remains to be seen if the fall/winter season will have enough heavy …
New in Theaters August 30: Don't Let Go, Bennet's War
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/28/19 at 11:15 PM CT
With summer winding down, Labor Day Weekend is upon us - and it tends to be one of the slowest holiday weekends for Hollywood. While there are two new wide releases opening, both are coming in under 1000 theaters and neither have been given any kind of advertising push. Thus Angel Has Fallen looks to lead the weekend once again, but I'm not expecting it to deliver much in the way of excitement. …
Joker, Hustlers, Addams Family, Rambo: Last Blood and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/28/19 at 10:46 AM CT
After quite a few weeks of some pretty tepid MPAA ratings update, the flood gates have once again opened and we have a mighty flow of wide-release ratings this week. And they run the gamut from a new take on a classic villain, to a new take on a classic novel to one last ride with a classic action anti-hero. Oh, and also strippers sticking it to the man (in more ways than one). All that and an …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of August 27 - September 02
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/27/19 at 09:09 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Rocketman" is a fabulous musical biopic that follows Elton John's breakthrough years as he transforms from the shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. The film uses a mix of real-life events and fantasy, and goes into detail about John's drug and alcohol dependence and homosexuality. It's a spectacular look at one of the most iconic …
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