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‘Midway’ Flies Over Rivals

November 10, 2019

The worst November for the movie business in nearly two decades continued to limp along this weekend as four new films –Midway, Doctor Sleep, Playing With Fire and Last Christmas- arrived on the scene only to be greeted with box office indifference… Read More

Doctor Sleep Review

4.8

out of 5

November 6, 2019

Mike Flanagan is a brave man. The director of last year's amazing Haunting of Hill House on Netflix follows that up with a monumental task of making a sequel to arguably one of Stanley Kubrick's best films. Oh, and it… Read More

4.8

out of 5

‘Midway’ Review: The Rebirth Of The War Movie

4.2

out of 5

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November 6, 2019

Films about World War II used to be a dime a dozen. Like, you could pay a dime and see two or three of them in an afternoon at the local theater. The worldwide conflict created so many opportunities for… Read More

4.2

out of 5

‘The Current War’ Review: Sizzles With Electricity, Until It Doesn’t

3.2

out of 5

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October 25, 2019

The 19th century race to bring electricity and power to the people is the subject matter of the new film, The Current War. It's fitting that the film starts off with boundless energy, jumping from scene to scene, introducing audiences… Read More

3.2

out of 5

‘Maleficent’ Not All That Magnificent At Box Office

October 20, 2019

A pair of belated sequels –Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Sony’s Zombieland: Double Tap– arrived to challenge Joker at the North America box office this weekend. Of the two, Maleficent had just enough multiplex magic in… Read More

‘The Addams Family’ Review: The Family Comes Full Circle

4.0

out of 5

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October 13, 2019

One of the best things about the new MGM The Addams Family animated film is that it brings the family full circle. The Addams Family began as a comic strip by cartoonist Charles Addams in the New Yorker Magazine, and… Read More

4.0

out of 5

‘Joker’ Laughs Its Way To A Record Opening

October 6, 2019

Warner’s controversial drama Joker wasn’t clowning around this weekend as the R-rated origin film of the popular DC Comics villain stormed the global box office, setting several box office records in the process. Directed by Todd Phillips… Read More

‘Joker’ Review: The Joke’s On All Of Us

5.0

out of 5

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October 4, 2019

DC might trail Marvel in terms of film success, but there is one thing that DC does better than the other guys: they don't let canon hold them back. DC utilizes the Multiverse theory, where there are 52 (or 104,… Read More

5.0

out of 5

‘Abominable’ Has Animated Number One Opening

September 29, 2019

The month of September closed on a moderate, but solid, note as the Universal/Dreamworks Animation release Abominable became the new box office champ. The cartoon was the only wide release this weekend as studios began to steer clear of Warner’s … Read More

Smith Stooge Slaps Sly, Pitt at Box Office

September 22, 2019

It was a great weekend for adult-themed films at the North America box office as the long-awaited film version of Downton Abbey led the pack by a wide margin. The British drama not only set an opening weekend record for Focus Features, it also… Read More