'Little Women' & 'Uncut Gems' Surprise
December 29, 2019
Despite slipping 59.7%, Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker easily took the weekend box office crown with an estimated $72 million, while Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women was a surprise third place finisher.
Column by Steve Bennett
December 26, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett looks at the second He-Man animated series in the pipe, The Neighbor, Thundercats, and the top comics of 2019.
Column by Scott Thorne
December 22, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne takes a look at four trends that have happened in the games industry over the last decade.
'Cats' Bombs, 'Bombshell' Sputters
December 22, 2019
The ninth and final chapter of the Star Wars "Skywalker" saga earned an estimated $175.5 million at the weekend box office, the third best December opening of all time, but some analysts are predicting trouble for the franchise.
Column by Steve Bennett
December 18, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett examines the cultural impact of the Mumbai Comic Con, and then, reminisces about Friends in the 90's.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 17, 2019
Rob Salkowitz looks at the biggest comic industry trends of the 2010s.
Week of December 17, 2019
December 16, 2019
This week’s home entertainment releases include a Brad Pitt-starring, hard science fiction epic, a very successful film based on the Downton Abbey TV miniseries, the latest animated film from Dreamworks, the fifth and final Rambo film, and the last season of the Syfy bounty-hunters-in-space series Killjoys.
'Frozen II' Now Over $1 Billion
December 15, 2019
Sony’s threequel, Jumanji: The Next Level, easily topped the weekend box office with an estimated $60.1 million, which was enough to get the holiday season off and running, even though two other new wide releases, Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell and the slasher remake Black Christmas both struggled to find an audience.
Column by Scott Thorne
December 15, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne looks at the potential U.S./China agreement announced on Friday.
Column by Steve Bennett
December 11, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett takes a look at CCXP in Brazil and Singapore Comic-Con which both wrapped up recently.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 9, 2019
Rob Salkowitz looks back at the big trends in graphic novels in 2019.
Week of December 10, 2019
December 9, 2019
This week’s home entertainment releases include three very successful 2019 releases, the R-rated horror film It: Chapter Two, Quentin Tarantino’s stylish Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and the Jennifer Lopez-starring true crime film Hustlers, plus a trio of Seth Macfarlane-related TV releases, as well as a glorious new transfer of Satoshi Kon’s classic anime feature film Millennium Actress.