I recently wrote about the biggest box office bombs in the history of the summer movie season, so I think it is only fair and just to talk about something positive in relation to the topic. So my friend suggested that I breakdown the most iconic and influential films when it comes to the summer… Continue reading History of the Summer Blockbuster
Crazy to think that we’re in the final weeks of a decade; we’ve still got 2019’s top films to discuss as well as awards season to stress over. This decade was big not only for me, as it was when I fully started going to, tracking and reviewing films (officially starting with “Scream 4” in… Continue reading 25 Best Films of the 2010s
In some ways, this feels like “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” in that this film contains both the highest highs and the lowest lows of the franchise. “Avengers: Endgame” is the follow-up to 2018’s “Infinity War” and is the 22nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began 11 years ago with “Iron Man.” The… Continue reading ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Takes Some Risks that Don’t Pay Off, but There’s Still a Lot to Love
Some people love Oscar season but for me, nothing will ever beat the summer movie season. It’s hard to beat going into an air-conditioned theater in the middle of the summer heat and seeing a blockbuster on the big screen. And with the summer season comes another big aspect: box office draws (and flops). Here… Continue reading 2019 Summer Box Office Predictions
Ok. I’m a big enough man to admit when I’m wrong. And I may have just been wrong. “Captain Marvel” is the 21st installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first film to feature Brie Larson as the titular hero. Samuel L. Jackson also stars as a younger version of his Nick Fury character… Continue reading I’ll Eat Crow and Say It: ‘Captain Marvel’ was Fun and I was Wrong
The 2018 Award Season has been a mess and Tuesday’s Oscar accountments kept things par for the course. Big snubs, big surprises and bucking some old trends, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards are here and Twitter is on fire. Here are the big categories with my thoughts, in what surely will be a… Continue reading 2019 Oscar Nominations and Reactions
It’s that time of the year. Christmas is behind us and Oscar season is just around the corner, so here are my Top 10 Best Films from the year of 2018. I’d argue it was a better-than-normal year for movies, and my Top 3 (as well as wrestling with what would make the cut for… Continue reading Top 10 Best Films of 2018
Back in April I made box office projections for this summer. Now that September is upon us and enter into awards season it is time to look back and see how I did with my estimates (in order of release date). For each film, I’ll list my Projections for the film’s domestic opening weekend and… Continue reading 2018 Summer Box Office Recap
We’re officially more than six months into 2018 and that means it’s time to recap what’s happened so far in the world of cinema. While we haven’t had any truly great films that will come into play come Oscar season, there have been more than a handful of very good ones (and, of course, more… Continue reading The Best and Worst of 2018 in Film (so far)
The universe’s mightiest heroes must come together to stop a space villain from collecting numerous magical items? This film is literally everything “Justice League” tried and failed to be… “Avengers: Infinity War” is the nineteenth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marks the 10th year since its inception. It unites every hero we have… Continue reading Time Will Tell Just How Great ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Is
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