Coming Soon Trailers: Maleficent Mistress of Evil, Zombieland 2.
Two big sequels look to keep October rolling right along. We get a blast from the past this weekend. Angelina Jolie returns to her malevolent Maleficent role after five years, [more]
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Box Office Wrap Up: Joker, Addams Family Slay.
Joker retained his crown while The Addams Family snapped their way to a strong second place. As we inch closer to Halloween, the box office seems primed for action. Coming [more]
Existential Review: Columbus Day.
This Val Kilmer crime flick stumbles its way through every rookie mistake you can imagine. There’s nothing like a slick heist flick. Too bad this movie is nothing like a [more]
Short Series Review: BMWFilms – The Hire.
This anthology of short films features directors such as Ang Lee, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and John Woo. And lots of BMW product placement. In 2001, BMW commissioned a series of [more]
Retro Review: The Addams Family Franchise.
Two fantastically kooky movies were book-ended by two TV movies that were mostly just ooky. The latest adapation of Charles Addam’s iconic cartoon strip is headed to theaters this weekend. [more]
Binge or Purge?: Two Sentence Horror Stories.
This horror anthology collects terrifying shorts from a diverse perspective. This October we’re looking at anthology collections. Horror tends to be the most prolific contributor to this style, from classics [more]
Coming Soon Trailers: Addams Family, Gemini Man, Jexi.
Will Smith faces off against himself and two other wide release films this weekend. Hmm. I thought when we reviewed After Earth that we’d hit peak Will Smith vanity project. [more]
Box Office Wrap Up: Joker Laughs Last.
DC’s villainous origin story for the Joker broker October Box Office Records. October is off and running, with Joker laughing all the way to the bank. DC’s latest offering took [more]
Coming Soon Trailers. Joker, Judy.
Coming Soon Trailers. Joker, Judy. Joker arrives amidst controversy, and the Judy Garland biopic expands nationally after a limited engagement. We’re apparently up the J’s in Hollywood’s Rolodex. The elephant [more]
Box Office Wrap Up: Abominable Box Office?
Box Office Wrap Up: Abominable Box Office? Universal took first with Abominable, putting a weak final flourish on an otherwise solid September. The box office took a step backwards this [more]
Movie Review: Abominable.
Movie Review: Abominable. DreamWorks new animated adventure is gorgeous, entertaining, and nakedly out to play your emotions like a violin. The latest Yeti cartoon to hit theaters comes by way [more]
What’s New on Amazon Prime: October 2019.
What’s New on Amazon Prime: October 2019. Amazon Prime looks to scare you this Halloween with its alarming lack of new or interesting content. Really? Really, Amazon? The selection of [more]