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Cinephile goodness in the form of insightful editorials and entertaining, analytical features from the CinemaNerdz writers.
The Preview Reel: The Commuter, Proud Mary, and Paddington 2
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]
Nine Things We Want to See in Star Wars: Episode IX
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]
The Preview Reel: Insidious: The Last Key
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]
2018 Movie Release Date Schedule
As we come upon the end of 2017, it’s time to start looking forward to the films on the schedule for 2018. We’ll of course have the usual assortment of sequels and continuing franchises. Some you may want (like Deadpool 2), and some you may not (like The Purge: The Island). There are also sure-fire blockbusters like The Avengers: Infinity War to look forward to in 2018. There are also things we’re...[Read More]
The Pre-Christmas 2017 Preview Reel
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Star Wars: The Last Jedi predictably dominated the box office last weekend as it opened to a staggering $220 million, good for the second biggest opening of all-time. It will no doubt continue to be the top grosser throughout the holiday season, but there are four new releases trying to cash in on the h...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Last Jedi and Ferdinand
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s new wide-release movies. Coco has been dominating the box office for the last three weeks, but that will come to an end this weekend as one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finally gets released. It’ll easily debut at number one, but it will be interesting to see just how high it debuts. ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Just Getting Started
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Coco dominated the Thanksgiving holiday and then again last weekend. There are no signs that it will slow down as there is only one major release scheduled for this week, the Morgan Freeman-led comedy Just Getting Started. Disney has been enjoying a good last couple of months as they released Th...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Coco and Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw Justice League pull in $94 million, which might seem like a lot of money to you and me, but it was a bit of a disappointment given the film’s $300 million production budget. Poor reviews will not help its legs, and neither will the opening of a new Pixar movie, Coco. By the way, Roman ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Justice League, Wonder, and The Star
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Thor: Ragnarok defended its box-office crown last week, with both Daddy’s Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express slightly over-performing. This week sees one of the most anticipated movies of the fall movie season as the next film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) debuts in the form of Justice...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Daddy’s Are Home Again to Take a Ride on the Orient Express
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Unsurprisingly, Thor: Ragnarok dominated the box office last weekend with a debut of $122.7 million, which was good for the fourth-highest opening of the year. The well-received Marvel film will likely repeat this weekend as Kenneth Branagh’s murder mystery Murder on the Orient Express and the c...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Thor and the Bad Moms
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw Jigsaw open on top of a slow movie-going weekend. But things will change this weekend as Marvel unveils its third movie of the year in the form of Thor: Ragnarok and one of last year’s surprise comedy hits gets a Christmas sequel in the form of A Bad Moms Christmas. Let’s see how big of...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Jigsaw, Suburbicon, and Thank You for Your Service
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend saw four films not make a whole a lot of noise at the box office, with the minor exception of Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, which nabbed the top spot with $21.2 million. This weekend looks like more of the same as we have a trio of new wide releases including the return of...[Read More]