The Way Back
Director Gavin O'Connor has been one of the most consistent humanist filmmakers in mainstream cinema for well over a decade. Known for acclaimed dramas such as 2004's "Miracle" and 2011's [...]
Weekend Box Office Report: “Invisible Man” Snatches Away $29 Million!
After a recent lull from disappointing genre flicks, Universal's re-imagining of The Invisible Man managed overcome said lull, delivering a solid $29 million at the weekend box office. Certainly benefitting [...]
Seberg
Jean Seberg did not live a boring life, so it's extremely disheartening to see "Seberg" portray her life as such. Despite a lead performance from Kristen Stewart and a wealth [...]
Weekend Box Office Report: “Hedgehog” Stays Ahead Of The Pack!
In a much tighter-than-expected race, Paramount's video game adaptation Sonic the Hedgehog managed to fend off Disney/20th Century's The Call of the Wild. Barely hanging on to the top spot, Sonic dipped 55% [...]
Brahms: The Boy 2
"The Boy", released in January of 2016, was something of a moderate sleeper hit opening to a decent $10 million before continuing to gross nearly $75 million worldwide. The film, [...]
The Photograph (2020)
Valentine's Day has usually been a mixed bag in terms of quality romantic films at the box office. With the highly profitable but much maligned "Fifty Shades" trilogy and 2010's [...]
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
When we first meet Harley Quinn in "Birds of Prey", she's just been dumped by the Joker. Doing what most people do after a bad breakup, Harley gets drunk, cuts [...]
Color Out of Space
Having been burned out by the studio system after his firing from the 1996 disaster "The Island of Dr. Moreau", filmmaker Richard Stanley ("Hardwire", "Dust Devil") has maintained a quiet [...]
Bad Boys For Life
"Bad Boys" was released in 1995 and was seen as something of a stepping stone for the culture. Starring two up-and-comers in sitcom stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith -- [...]
The Grudge (2020)
The pieces for a fresh remake of "Ju-On: The Grudge" are certainly in place. The second remake of the influential Japanese horror flick, following the 2004 American smash hit, also [...]