New in Theaters November 22: Coco, Lady Bird, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/23/17 at 09:19 AM CT
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! As we enter into the Thanksgiving long weekend, one film is going to stand above the rest. Coco, the latest from Disney's Pixar brand, is going to easily top the weekend. Justice League was a superheroic letdown and Thor has been out plenty long enough. Coco should have no problem asserting itself. Meanwhile, two other films are going from limited to wide release - …
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Paddington 2, The Post and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/22/17 at 10:57 AM CT
Before you all get stuffed with turkey (or duck or turducken or ham or any other meat and/or meat substitute of choice) this Thanksgiving, let's give thanks that the MPAA board isn't slacking off. In face, joy to the world! the next Star Wars hath received its rating and there was much celebrating! Jedi aside, we also have the Paddington sequel and Steven Spielberg's latest about a massive …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 21 - November 27
Harley Lond - wrote on 11/20/17 at 10:05 PM CT
Happy Thanksgiving
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
There's three drab outings due this week -- and all three pretty much can be skipped in favor of this week's best bets -- a trio of cult classics and a collection of Bob Hope films -- listed below.
"The Hitman's Bodyguard" is a lackluster buddy film about a top protection agent (Ryan Reynolds) who's called upon to guard the life of his mortal …
Weekend Box Office: Justice League Opens On Top, But Far From Heroic, Wonder Delights
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/19/17 at 05:47 PM CT
Despite the good will that Wonder Woman brought to the rather downbeat DCU, audiences didn't seem eager to reward the franchise. While Justice League easily took the top spot at the box office, it wasn't the knockout blow the franchise needed. Meanwhile, Wonder was a great counter-programming option and opened well above expectations while the animated The Star failed to crack the top five. It …
New in Theaters November 17: Justice League, Wonder, The Star
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/16/17 at 06:39 AM CT
Thor: Ragnarok has been dominating the box office for the past two weeks, but Marvel's god of thunder is going to face big competition from DC's ultimate team. That's right - this is the weekend we find out how DC's superhero super group matches up to Marvel. Justice League will go a long way to determining how the rival superhero franchise does after the success of Wonder Woman and whether Gal …
Pacific Rim Uprising, A Wrinkle in Time, 12 Strong and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/15/17 at 10:01 AM CT
There's a lot to cover this week as it looks like the ratings board is going to pile on the ratings before filling up on Thanksgiving. Besides giants robots and a universe-spanning adventure, we have high-stakes poker, Taliban fighting roughnecks, business complications in Mexico and... uh, crazy rich Asians. There's a lot to soak in, for once, and I don't mind having my work cut out for me - …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 14 - November 20
Harley Lond - wrote on 11/14/17 at 12:44 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Wind River" is a well-written, well-acted and well-directed chilling thriller that follows a rookie FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) who teams up with a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past (Jeremy Renner) to investigate the murder of a local girl on a remote Native American Reservation in the hopes of solving her mysterious death. Written and directed …
Weekend Box Office: Ragnarok Repeats as Daddy's Home 2, Orient Express Both Open Strong
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/12/17 at 04:26 PM CT
The god of thunder easily slapped down four daddies and one legendary train, but the two new entries needn't feel bad - both opened above expectations. While the weekend was still down compared to last year, it was much closer this time around and with Justice League coming out next weekend, maybe November can finally deliver an up weekend at the box office. In general, however, there were no …
New in Theaters November 10: Murder on the Orient Express, Daddy's Home 2
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/09/17 at 06:40 AM CT
Thor: Ragnarok had no problem extending Marvel's winning streak at the box office last weekend. Still, not even the might of the god of thunder was enough to beat the same weekend last year, as the box office continued to struggle to match the 2016 numbers. This week brings us one remake of a classic mystery and one comedic sequel. Still, I have a feeling that Thor is going to be more than able …
A Star is Born and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/08/17 at 09:38 AM CT
Now that we've officially fallen back, my internal clock is messed up and I keep waking up to early and I have to drive home in the dark every night... and it seems the ratings board must be out of sorts as well, because this is a dull update. I mean, sure, I get to see the odd pairing of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in an update of a classic story about fame, and the price you pay. But, aside …
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