by Stark | Jan 15, 2024 | Movies |
Doubters will be eating humble pie. Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow, and Heyday Films’ Wonka is proving to be a box office juggernaut. It is demonstrating the kind of staying power that only your Mom can appreciate. This movie has legs. Very long legs. Despite...
by Stark | Jan 1, 2024 | Movies |
As we emerge, blinking, into the light from yet another New Year celebration, staring despondently at our car keys, knowing the gym will be absolutely rammed for the next three weeks but knowing we have to go anyway, we just think “Screw it!” and come back...
by Stark | Dec 28, 2023 | Movies |
After Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom put most asses in seats on Christmas Day, it didn’t take long for Wonka to claim back that top spot on Boxing Day. Wonka took $8.9 million followed by the DC Comics adaptation with $8.3 million. The Color Purple was in third...
by Stark | Dec 24, 2023 | Movies |
Some people hate their families so much that they like to go to the movies and sit in silence in a dark room, rather than talk to them. As a result, Christmas can be a surprisingly buoyant market at the movies. With the extended holiday weekend now underway, the early...
by Stark | Dec 21, 2023 | Movies |
First, there was the pandemic, which turbo-charged the streaming wars, while leaving a huge gaping hole in the content schedules for movie theaters right at the time when lockdowns had trained audiences to stay at home. Then came the strikes. The impact of all this is...
