Tag Archives: drama

Weekend Box Office 2/8 – 2/10

Well, even after a nice controversy over critic Rex Reed’s tasteless review of the flick, Identity Thief proved that Melissa McCarthy is no longer a bridesmaid in the eyes of moviegoers.  I’m more than a little ashamed I just wrote that. Regardless, McCarthy and co-star Jason Bateman ruled the box office as Identity Thief opened at #1 with $34.5 million, …

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Episode 79 – Warm HO’s

Discussing upcoming releases A Good Day to Die Hard, Beautiful Creatures, Escape From Planet Earth and Safe Haven; reviews of Warm Bodies and Bullet To the Head; trailers for Fast and Furious 6 and Lords of Salem; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: What Movies Would You Fix? As always, we also bring you the latest in movie …

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Weekend Box Office – Feb 1-3

Just a quick Box Office wrap-up this week, as almost everything flopped due to the Super Bowl.  One film that actually struck a cord with filmgoers, was Warm Bodies.  A Zom Rom Com (yea, you get it), this PG-13 zombie love story managed to squeak out $19.8 million over the weekend.  Very impressive for a very small-budgeted film like this.  …

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Weekend New Releases

It’s February and you know what that means…yep, time for some zombie romantic comedies mixed with a little Stallone head bashing and maybe even a little bit of old dudes trying to stretch out their twilight years.  We went more in detail in Ep 77, but here’s the rundown of this week’s flicks. Warm Bodies – A zombie take on …

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Episode 78 – HO Hunters

Discussing upcoming releases Identity Thief, Side Effects and Top Gun 3D IMAX; review of Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters; trailers for Olympus Has Fallen and 21 and Over; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: Why can’t critics appreciate popcorn flicks? As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Bryan Singer unites just …

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Weekend Box Office – Jan 25-27

Well, January is usually slow and this weekend wasn’t much of an exception.  Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters slayed its way to the top (yea, that just happened) with an estimated $19m.  Not bad, but not great either and you can pretty much cancel any plans of a Hansel & Gretel 2. The Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton take on the …

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Episode 76 – HO Dark Thirty

Reviews of Zero Dark Thirty and Gangster Squad; discussing upcoming releases John Dies At the End, Parker; Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Movie 43; trailers for The Call and 42; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: Is the internet ruining film and TV? As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

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