John Krasinski
The Preview Reel: A Quiet Place and Blockers
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Steven Spielberg returned to blockbuster filmmaking with moderate success in the form of Ready Player One’s $53 million opening weekend. This week, it will battle with two well-received movies, A Quiet Place and Blockers, for first place at the box office. Let’s see if either the horror thriller or raun...[Read More]
The Top Five Earning Movies of 2012 (and Five That Wish They Were)
The year 2012 was a big one for movies, especially for comic-book superheroes. While one strove to be the top-earner of all-time (and fell short behind the master of moneymaking, James Cameron), another came seemingly out of nowhere to land itself in the number three slot, proving that teenagers could find grand entertainment in something other than the Twilight Saga…oh, wait, that made it, too. B...[Read More]
Movie Review: Big Miracle
Big Miracle is based on the book, Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose, a true story that chronicles the entrapment of three whales in the icy waters of Alaska. The story, which claimed worldwide attention in 1988, seems like a fool-proof family-friendly film just itching to be made. Ultimately, however, Big Miracle is entertaining and charming enough but it’s still a small letdown. The story starts in ...[Read More]