THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Captain America: The First Avenger” – Red, White & Retro
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Prometheus”
PROMETHEUS: Worth A Ticket – For the Visual Splendor, Not the Plot Expectations were undoubtedly too high for PROMETHEUS. The Alien franchise (and notwithstanding Ridley Scott and co-writer Damon Lindelo...
THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)”
> When the announcement was made that Warner Bros would split HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS into 2 full-length movies, there was a certain amount of cynicism about studio greed–and, indeed, why not pick up an extra...
THE BIJOU: Lights Out For “The Dark Tower”
> Once upon a time, there was a series of fantasy adventures by a hugely bestselling author, and a grand, ambitious plan to film them all. In the end, they were adapted into gigantically successful movies, and the last on...
BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 5/17/13
OPENINGS: STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS (Paramount) is the first underperformer of the summer, and there will be plenty of harrumphing and speculation about why that is. With Sunday likely to be much weaker than last week...
Toronto Film Festival 2024 Reviews: “The Brutalist” & “The Last Showgirl”
THE BRUTALIST (A24 – TBD): The most remarkable thing about Brady Corbet’s epic may be that it’s so enjoyable to watch. The notion of a 197-minute saga (not including intermission) about Holocaust s...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Snow White and the Huntsman”
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN: Worth A Ticket – Not a Disneyland Ride Just to be clear, the new SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN bears about as much resemblance to this spring’s Mirror Mirror as The Dark ...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Dark Knight Rises”
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: Worth A Ticket – The Saga That Rewrote Superhero Movies Goes Out With A Weighty Bang Christopher Nolan likes his intricate, novelistic plotting. You remember the portion of The Dark Knight wher...
SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Pacific Rim”
PACIFIC RIM: Watch It At Home – Even Michael Bay Might Say “Too Much” Why isn’t PACIFIC RIM a better movie? It’s a passion project for the tremendously talented co-writer (with Travis Be...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Brave”
BRAVE: Watch It At Home – Pixar Out Of Its Element A spunky young animated princess is suffocated by her domineering mom, and her efforts to break free lead to all sorts of unintended chaos… Wasn’t Ta...
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 24-26
The 21st weekend of the year is looking like an outstanding $258 million for the top 12 films, over 50% better than typical Memorial Day weekends because three films serving very different audiences should open well in addition...