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Can a 2010s-Style Leonardo DiCaprio Star Vehicle Succeed at the 2020s Box Office?
On paper, 'One Battle After Another' looks exactly like the kind of film that cemented the 'Titanic' heartthrob's status as last decade's biggest…
 • Scott Mendelson
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Review: 'Smashing Machine’ Is Less a Movie Than an FYC Oscar Clip Supercut
A24’s underdog sports biopic omits historical context to focus on awards-friendly scenes primed for Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt’s respective awards…
 • Scott Mendelson
Trailer: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Aims to Pass The "What Else You Got for Me?" Test
The visually spectacular new trailer, released today, emphasizes all of the different “stuff” you'll see beyond merely “Hey, it's another Avatar movie!”
 • Scott Mendelson
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Ep. 86 - Big Bold *and* Beautiful? Couldn't Be 'Him'
Listen now | The better half of 'Two Black Guys Talk Godzilla,' Mr. Terence Johnson, joins us to talk about what didn't click in regard to the Jordan…
 • Scott Mendelson
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Box Office: Hot Takes And Analysis From A Meager $78 Million Weekend
In terms of “butts in seats” value, Jordan Peele as a producer is a bigger "movie star" than Margot Robbie as a performer.
 • Scott Mendelson
Friday Box Office: 'Him' Tops, 'Demon Slayer' Drops and 'Big Bold Beautiful Journey' Flops
'Infinity Castle' will still win the weekend, while 'Him' will still pull a biggest opening weekend than any number of recent Blumhouse, A24 or Neon…
 • Scott Mendelson
The Cold, Cruel Logic Behind Netflix Potentially Buying Warner Bros.
Buying one of the five remaining theatrical heavyweights for the purpose of removing the most aspirational theatrical distributor from the board would…
 • Scott Mendelson
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Ep. 85 - Slay, Demons, Slay!
Listen now | Anime goes super mainstream as Sony gets ahead of the curve regarding the “declining overseas box office for Hollywood tentpoles…
 • Scott Mendelson
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