First Man, Searching, The Hustle and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/11/18 at 06:42 AM CT
While the update this week is short on content, it's high on quality. Three out of the seven films receiving ratings are big enough to talk about, and I think that's a pretty damn fine ratio. The three films include an updated (and gender-swapped) version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a mystery/thriller that plays out from a computer screen (inside looking out) and a biopic about the great …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 10--July 16
Harley Lond - wrote on 07/10/18 at 05:15 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"A Quiet Place": A taut and original thriller that follows a family who must navigate their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski, who also directs) are determined to find a way to protect their children at all costs while they …
Weekend Box Office: Ant-Man and the Wasp Has All the Buzz, First Purge Cracks Top Five
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/08/18 at 08:13 PM CT
The MCU scored another victory at the box office - as if there was any doubt, as Ant-Man and the Wasp easily took first place over the weekend. The First Purge landed in the top five as well, a bit lower than the predecessors, but with its low budget, that isn't going to matter much in the long run. Some other big films hit major milestones, we have a new highest-grossing documentar for 2018 and …
New in Theaters July 06: Ant-Man and the Wasp, The First Purge
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/05/18 at 11:16 AM CT
Here we go - as if Disney hasn't already made all the money this year, they are looking down the barrel of yet another blockbuster as the latest Marvel film rolls into theaters. Sure, I'm guessing it's not going to reach the heights of Black Panther or Avengers: Infinity War, but it doesn't have to - simply meeting the Marvel status quo will be enough to be considered a smash hit, and I don't …
The Equalizer 2 and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/04/18 at 10:29 AM CT
While the Ratings Board certainly didn't dial down the quantity of movies receiving their ratings this week, the quality front is another matter. Most films fall under the limited range this time around, leaving the only major film to talk about being the sequel to Denzel Washington's reinvented anti-hero Equalizer. I guess that's okay, though, I'm more interested in seeing some bombs bursting …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 3-July 9
Harley Lond - wrote on 07/03/18 at 04:10 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
In the involving spy thriller "Beirut," Jon Hamm stars as Mason Skiles, a former U.S. diplomat, who gets sent to Beirut to negotiate a swap for the release of a terrorist leader, believed to be imprisoned by Israeli secret police, in exchange for a CIA agent who has been kidnapped. Co-stars Rosamund Pike and Dean Norris. Extras include "The Story Behind Beirut" making-of …
Weekend Box Office: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2 Continue Strong, Soldado, Uncle Drew Open Solid
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/01/18 at 09:00 PM CT
It was another fantastic weekend for Hollywood as Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Incredibles 2 delivered repeat performances at the top of the box office and the openings of both Sicario: Day of the Soldado and Uncle Drew scored solid openings as well. All told, the box office came in ahead of the same weekend in 2017 and has topped $6 billion in domestic sales quicker than ever and is …
New in Theaters June 29: Sicario - Day of the Soldado, Uncle Drew
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/27/18 at 07:18 PM CT
With a potentially long 4th of July holiday ahead (or at least an extra day or two off for some people) the box office is going relatively quiet. It doesn't help the holiday falls smack dab in the middle of the week but there are just two new offerings: a sequel to a powerful drama focusing on drug cartels and the people who fight them and a basketball comedy based on a popular advertising …
The Hate U Give, Johnny English Strikes Again and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/26/18 at 08:11 PM CT
One week before we can all bask in the amazement and glory of things exploding. But before then, the Ratings Board has delivered another adequate update. We have a very topical story about race and violence that is all too often seen in the news today. In lighter news, we're getting a third entry in the wacky world of comedic spies, English edition. It's a bit light this week, but if you keep up …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 26--July 2
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/25/18 at 08:59 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
Written, directed, and produced by the multi-talented Tyler Perry, the thriller "Acrimony" reunites Perry and Taraji P. Henson for the first time in nine years. A faithful wife (Henson) is driven over the edge when it becomes clear she has been betrayed by her devious husband. Co-stars Lyriq Bent, Crystle Stewart, Ajiona Alexus and Antonio Madison. Extras include the …
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