I Identified With People up on the Screen: Luke Perry, 1966-2019
I’m not sure anyone in my physics class actually watched Beverly Hills 90210. I’m actually…
Dragons Stay Atop The Box Office As Madea Goes Out On Strong Box Office Note And Greta Disappoints In First Weekend of The March 2019 Box Office
Back on Friday, it looked like a more neck-and-neck race for the top spot at…
These Oddball Ladies Came Along For Me To Do: Katherine Helmond, 1929-2019
I never really got into Who’s the Boss?, mostly because I find Tony Danza kind…
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Nothing this week comes close to the importance of Criterion releasing Charles Burnett’s To Sleep…
All Hail Toothless As Dragons Not Voiced By Sean Connery End 2019 Domestic Box Office Cold Spell With Great $55.3 Million Opening Weekend
Nearly three years ago, Universal bought DreamWorks Animation, adding a second major animation company to…
When It’s Bad, It’s Still Good: Stanley Donen, 1924-2019
When Gene Kelly was the guest on The Muppet Show, he wouldn’t perform. (This is…
You Should Be a Hero to Yourself: Peter Tork, 1942-2019
The problem with the narrative “the Monkees didn’t play their own instruments” is that it…
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A star was in fact born; this much is certain. What seemed certain for awhile…
2019’s Quiet Domestic Box Office Continues As Alita: Battle Angel Has An Underwhelming Opening Weekend Over Meek President’s Day Frame
Note: All figures discussed in this piece are for the three-day weekend unless stated otherwise.…
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I shall not dignify this week’s big new release by naming it. Even without it,…