'Playmobil: The Movie' Bombs
December 8, 2019
The weekend after Thanksgiving is typically one of the slower sessions of the year, and 2019 proved to be no exception.
Column by Steve Bennett
December 4, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett offers some leftover thoughts from the Thanksgiving holiday including how the geek chararcter balloons in the parade turned out, and more on the MST3K cancellation.
Week of December 3, 2019
December 2, 2019
This week’s home entertainment offerings include the final controversial season of Game of Thrones (plus a Collector’s Edition of the entire series), along with the 19th season of The Simpsons, a new Blu-ray of the complete Teen Titans animated series, the socially conscious (and well-reviewed) horror film Ready or Not, and for those who enjoy Studio Ghilbi-like films, the delightful Mai Mai Miracle.
But 'Knives Out' Is the Biggest Box Surprise
December 1, 2019
Disney's animated musical sequel Frozen II blew away previous Thanksgiving records, dropping just 34.6% as it earned an estimated $85.2 million over the 3-day weekend to drive its ten-day domestic total to $287 million, but that wasn't the whole box office story.
Column by Scott Thorne
December 1, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne looks at potential Holiday sales numbers and points out a few significant trends.
Column by Steve Bennett
November 27, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett talks Thanksgiving, Ultraman, and the end of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 25, 2019
Here's Rob Salkowitz's roundup of a few comics-related items that crossed his desk recently.
Week of November 26, 2019
November 25, 2019
This week’s home entertainment offerings include the third film in the action-packed "Fallen" series, plus two geek favorites revived by their success on Netflix, the animated DC-based Young Justice, and the 12th season of bad movie-satirizing Mystery Science Theater 3000, as well as the final 13 episodes of the rebooted Star Blazers 2022 anime.
Column by Scott Thorne
November 25, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne talks Black Friday and whether or not companies will be holding to MAP on the biggest shopping day of the year.
Sets New Record For November Animated Opening
November 24, 2019
Disney’s animated musical Frozen II easily took the weekend box office crown with an estimated $127 million bow, the best non-summer opening ever for an animated film (not adjusting for inflation), but the box office was still down 8% from the same frame a year ago.
Column by Steve Bennett
November 20, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett confesses his affinity for European comics and analyzes the relevance of TinTin and Asterix comics in America.
Week of November 19, 2019
November 18, 2019
This week’s home entertainment offerings include a new, more faithful anime adaptation of Natsuki Takaya’s Fruits Basket manga, a highly entertaining new film from the director of Bend It Like Beckham, a theatrical film based on TV’s Dora the Explorer, a brilliant film about a romance shaped by the history of the Cold War, and a new 20th Anniversary edition of Farscape.
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