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What We’ve Learned So Far This Awards Season

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1) Raucous Golden Globes Loses Credibility. After being told by NBC that the network would not broadcast the Golden Globes this year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association decided to take all their energy out on the Critics Choice Association. The HFPA forced the CCA into a months-long battle over when and where their ceremonies would […]
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10 Best Movie Scenes of 2021

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As 2021 comes to a close, I’m thinking about the more than 200 new movies I screened over the past 12 months. Which 10 will make my 10 Best list? They will be revealed soon. For now, here’s my list of the 10 best scenes of the year: “Final Steeplechase Race” – “DREAM HORSE” (Now […]
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Final Quarter of 2021 Box Office Preview

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Believe it or not, we’re entering the final quarter of 2021. So far, seven movies have crossed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office. One was released during the spring (WB’s “Godzilla vs. Kong”), the other six during the summer, including Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Part II” and Universal’s “F9: The Fast Saga”. […]
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Counting the Theater Counts

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The first major new release to open in theaters in the early months of this pandemic was “Unhinged”. The Russell Crowe action/thriller was in 1,823 theaters in its first weekend of wide release in August 2020. The next theater count high came the next weekend, with “The New Mutants” playing in 2,412 locations. “TENET” became […]
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Best of the First Quarter of 2021

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We’re already through the first quarter of 2021. Out of the nearly 60 new releases I watched during January, February & March, these are the 10 Best… along with three great catch-ups and a fantastic coming attraction: 10 BEST “The Courier” – Well-crafted and engaging spy thriller headlined by Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan and the […]
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

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Another day, another batch of movie delays. “No Time to Die”, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”, “Morbius”, “Cinderella”, “The King’s Man”, “Bob’s Burgers: The Movie”, “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway”, “Uncharted”, “BIOS” and “Antlers” are some of the most recent titles to get theatrical shifts. In the case of the latest 007 action movie, it’s now currently scheduled […]
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