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The Preview Reel: Pacific Rim: Uprising and Sherlock Gnomes
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther continued its record breaking run last weekend as it was the top movie for the fifth weekend in a row. The superhero’s streak is likely to end as another blockbuster opens this week in the form of Pacific Rim: Uprising, as does the animated Sherlock Gnomes. [divider] Pacific Rim: Uprising ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Tomb Raider & Love, Simon
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Disney dominated last weekend’s box office with the top two films, Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time. The studio’s reign is likely to end as we begin a three-week period of big blockbuster releases, with Tomb Raider up first. Twentieth Century Fox also offers Love, Simon as counter-programming. [divid...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Is A Wrinkle in Time Your Best Bet?
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther continued its box-office dominance as it passed the $500 million mark domestically this past weekend. This week, Disney looks to keep up its winning ways with not only Black Panther, but with A Wrinkle in Time as well. The Mouse House will have a lot of competition as three other wide rele...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Red Sparrow and Death Wish
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther was once again the king of the box office as the latest Marvel flick enjoyed the second biggest second weekend ever, scoring an amazing $108 million. There is no stopping the Wakanda king, but two new releases will try with Jennifer Lawrence’s Red Sparrow and the Bruce Willis revenge thril...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Game Night and Annihilation
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther obliterated box-office records last weekend as it earned over $192 million during the three-day weekend, good enough for the second biggest superhero opening ever behind The Avengers (2012). That is insanely impressive, and the king of Wakanda is likely to continue his box-office...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Black Panther and Early Man
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Fifty Shades Freed ended the franchise on a high note with a first-place finish, but its reign will be short-lived with a new Marvel film storming into theaters. Black Panther is riding a huge wave of hype as early reactions have it pegged as one of the best superhero movies ever, but there is...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Solo: A Star Wars Story
INTRO: It’s been a long time since the Trailer Trashin’ column has appeared on CinemaNerdz. We apologize for the lengthy layoff. But, fear not, dear readers, we’re back with our weekly take on movie trailers as they’re released. Although it was released earlier this month, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the newest trailer for one of the more highly anticipated movies of this young yea...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Fifty Shades Freed, Peter Rabbit, and The 15:17 to Paris
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, wherein we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last week was an especially slow week as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) regained the top spot from Maze Runner: The Death Cure. That likely won’t happen this week as there are three big releases aiming at different demographics. The final chapter of the Fifty Shades series whips into th...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Winchester
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Maze Runner: The Death Cure ended Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’s reign last week as it opened with an impressive $23.5 million. It won’t have much competition this week as there is only one new wide-release film, Winchester, due to the big football game on Sunday. Is the Helen Mirren-led horro...[Read More]
The Preview Reel—Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Both 12 Strong and Den of Thieves performed better than expected last weekend, but neither could top box-office juggernaut Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. That movie’s January reign may come to an end this weekend with the final installment of the Maze Runner trilogy hitting theaters. That is the only n...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: 12 Strong and Den of Thieves
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at this week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle continues its hot streak at the box office, and with two soft contenders entering the ring this week, we don’t see why its reign won’t continue. There’s the based-on-a-true-story war flick 12 Strong and Gerard Butler’s Den of Thieves, neither of which is premiering with m...[Read More]
Swimming with the Man-Eaters: The Making of Piranha 2: The Spawning
Piranha 2: The Spawning (1982) has been called by its director, “the best flying piranha movie ever made.” Since no other films about flying piranhas have been produced (to this writer’s knowledge anyway), it’s a statement that’s hard to dispute. There are at least two different edits known to exist of the movie, and it has also gone by a variety of names worldwide (Piranha...[Read More]