Tag Archives: Central Intelligence

Entropy on Labor Day — Davids rule the summer, Goliaths crash and burn

Labor Day weekend 2016 was bad. If you discount last summer’s holiday weekend that saw War Room take the weekend crown, you have to go all the way back to 2005 to find a Labor Day weekend that did worse than this … Continue reading

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Swiss Army Man is the funniest thing in theaters, but only if you’re into fart jokes

The thing about comedies is, like any joke, they ultimately comes down to the joke-teller’s sense of humor. Co-writer/directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan have a really weird sense of humor. Swiss Army Man opens on Hank (Paul Dano) cast away on a … Continue reading

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Secret Life of Pets is… you know

I mean… you know… The Secret Life of Pets follows Max (Louis C.K.), a Jack Russell Terrier who is way too in love with his owner, Katie (Ellie Kemper). This becomes a huge problem when she brings home another rescue dog, … Continue reading

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The Möbius strip: Finding Dory takes several animated film records, Hollywood mourns Anton Yelchin

As expected, Finding Dory took over the record for opening weekend for an animated movie with $135 million. The other newcomer, Central Intelligence, got off to a modest $35.5 million and is looking at a domestic run of more than $100 million. None of … Continue reading

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It’s The Rock’s world, you just live in it

How can a 6’5, 262 behemoth be this adorable? Already universally beloved, it seems Dwayne Johnson somehow gets more and more popular with every movie he makes. Though releasing to a modest $34.5 million against smash hit Finding Dory, Johnson’s and Kevin Hart’s … Continue reading

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