Last week saw the reign of Star Wars: The Last Jedi come to an end as not one, but two movies placed above the mega blockbuster. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Insidious: The Last Key look to keep their box-office winning streak alive, but will have to deal with three different wide-release films this weekend. We have another Liam Neeson action-thriller in The Commuter, the family-friendly seq...[Read More]
It’s been a few weeks since Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi) took us back to a galaxy far, far away, and that film is still one of the only things the internet can talk about these days. From people loving it(like this writer) to fans getting so upset that they started a petition to strike it from the official cannon, writer/director Rian Johnson’s vision of the Sta...[Read More]
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. The 2017 holiday season was kind to movie fans as there were plenty of films to choose from, and audiences showed up in droves. Star Wars: The Last Jedi predictably made an enormous amount of money, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle made more money than expected, and even The Greatest Showman sho...[Read More]