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The Boss earned a TKO at the box office last week as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was bumped from the top spot (thanks to The Boss‘ Thursday preview dollars) but everything is out of contention for this week’s #1 at the box office. This week you can write The Jungle Book in Sharpie but will it top $80 million? It’s not expected to approach April’s biggest opening (Furious 7 opened at $147 million last year) but it could make it to #3 (Fast Five at $86 million) or it could miss the mark and not even make it to #4 (Fast & Furious at $71 million). Also joining the fray is yet another sequel with a huge gap between it’s last appearance on the big screen: Barbershop: The Next Cut which comes 12 years after Barbershop 2. All that, a Kevin Costner film and two very exciting platform releases in To See or Not to See for the week of April 15th:
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Hot Take: High Strung is the pure joy of music and dance on screen. You’ll rarely hear this here but this one could have done with even less story and just spent more time on dance.

If it weren’t for So You Think You Can Dance? — one of the few reality TV shows worth watching — I doubt I would know the pleasure I get from watching dance. For the longest time, it was an art form I chose to ignore. However, thanks to that show, I have a bigger interest and a better understanding of dance and the emotion and dedication it takes. So, even though I knew very little about High Strung, I was mildly excited to see it on screen. Read More →

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Every Wednesday (hopefully!), we’ll drop “10 Things” a list of 10 things about a hot topic in movies:

Since it feels like forever since Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released (it was March 25th!) and SO MUCH was said about the movie, let’s talk about everything else going on in the cinematic comic book universe. Here’s the 10 things we’ve learned about comic book movies since the Bat from Gotham took on the Son of Krypton (for about 5 minutes, 3 if you take out the part where Wonder Woman checks her e-mail):

1. Suicide Squad has ANOTHER incredible trailer!Read More →

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Hot Take: You can make a decent Sci-Fi film without laser rifles and space ships after all.

If you’re one dissatisfied to leave the theater with more questions than answers, Midnight Special might not be your cup of tea. If you’re one for film nostalgia, nods to the Sci-Fi work of Spielberg and Carpenter and The X-Files and some great performances, put Midnight Special on your list of movies to see for 2016.Read More →

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While we promise not to continue to suggest you buy Star Wars: The Force Awakens (because by now you probably have), we can’t promise we’ll recommend anything on this week’s list of DVD releases for purchase. Is there even anything worth watching amongst the DVD releases for April 12th? Keep reading and find out:Read More →

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Hot Take: At least it didn’t make me vomit?

The first-person-shooter video game has really taken off since it appeared a quarter century ago. So, it was only a matter of time before Wolfenstein, Doom, Halo and Call of Duty eventually morphed into an actual first-person movie. Enter Hardcore Henry where, essentially, you are Henry. Hardcore Henry is basically an over caffeinated, ultra-violent theme park attraction in theatrical clothing. Read More →

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Hot Take: If you like Melissa McCarthy, you’ll probably enjoy The Boss. If you don’t or you’re looking for something more than a toilet paper-thin story filled with gags, crude language and pratfalls, stay far away.

If you can’t figure out how the story of The Boss will play out after watching the trailer and the first five minutes of the movie, you haven’t seen enough movies. In addition to being predictable, The Boss is vulgar, crude, full of pratfalls and inappropriate humor. That predictability reduces the film to a few memorable comedic moments that produce some hard laughs scattered through the movie’s 99 minutes. Read More →

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Hot Take: Demolition is either a film you connect with or don’t and there’s very little middle ground. I connected.

The most disappointing element of Demolition (as with many recent movies) is the trailer. There’s nothing wrong with the trailer, actually. When I saw it six months ago, this quickly became the most anticipated pre-summer release of 2016. However, the amount of information revealed in the trailer hurts the movie as you walk in all too prepared for the opening scene. By the time it happens, you feel numb to it all. Read More →

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According to MTV, Melissa McCarthy is a “Comedic Genius” and will be showing off that genius this week. At the very least, she might send the Son of Krypton and Bat of Gotham out of the top spot at the box office. We”ll see if she shows Batman and Superman who the boss really is this weekend.  We also have a first-person shooter (wait… that’s a movie?), a Jake Gyllenhaal movie which means I have to Google how to spell “Gyllenhaal” and Anna Kendrick as that character Anna Kendrick plays in pretty much every movie she’s been in before. All that and box office predictions for the weekend of April 8th:Read More →

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Anticipation (Before Trailer): 99/100

Anticipation (After Trailer): 100/100

Is it December 16th yet? The teaser trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story filled in the very, very small amount of doubt that this franchise was in good hands.