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The Möbius strip: Most films continue to disappoint, Star Wars on track for record-shattering opening
As expected, part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay took its second crown with $76 million over the five day weekend. The film is still tracking well behind its predecessors. The Good Dinosaur opened in second place to a similar paradox — its … Continue reading
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The Möbius strip: Mockingjay disappoints, new releases disappoint further
Part two of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay won the weekend with maybe the first disappointing $100 million opening ever. The film was predicted for north of $120 million. Other new releases, The Night Before and Secret in Their Eyes, also underperformed with just $10.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively- … Continue reading
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Tagged #charlie chaplin, #charlie sheen, #criterion collection, #david cronenberg, #dustin hoffman, #eastern promises, #eddie redmayne, #HIV, #jennifer lawrence, #lionsgate, #memento, #mockingjay, #paul walker, #peter jackson, #secret in their eyes, #sexism, #the danish girl, #the graduate, #the hobbit, #the hunger games, #the kid, #the night before, #tiger blood
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It’s a good thing they split Mockingjay up
The last movie in the Hunger Games series is fantastic — as long as you’re not hoping for an epic blockbuster. The movie picks up with Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) rescued from the Capitol, but with his mind in tatters after a thorough … Continue reading
The Möbius strip: Bond stays on top
With yet another extraordinarily weak crop of new releases, Spectre predictably held the top spot this weekend- Box Office Mojo While it wasn’t a particularly spectacular scene, the detonation of Blofeld’s base in Spectre has now officially set the Guiness world record for largest explosion … Continue reading
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Tagged #007, #american ultra, #apocalypse now, #bill cosby, #blackfish, #Disney, #ghostbusters, #johnny depp, #lionsgate, #peanuts movie, #robin williams, #room, #seaworld, #sicario, #sony, #spectre, #star wars, #the force awakens, #the last witch hunter, #turmbo, Paul Feig
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Sicario best of already stellar 2015
We’ve talked a few times this year about a film being the best of its genre in decades, but in terms of general movies, Sicario trumps them all. The film follows Kate Macer (Emily Blunt), an FBI special weapons and tactics agent who … Continue reading
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Tagged #benicio del toro, #denis villeneuve, #emily blunt, #gaslight, #josh brolin, #lionsgate, #prisoners, #rape, #rape-ish, #sicario, #taylor sheridan, #trigger warning
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