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Jason Statham's lean and (not-so) mean ‘Die Hard on a ship' actioner works on its own terms by avoiding overcomplication and gratuitous pageantry
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Dino Scores and Dino Sores
Listen now | Ryan Scott returns to discuss ‘The End of Oak Street,’ ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ and whether ‘Jurassic World’ has monopolized the dinosaur-centric blockbuster ecosystem
'Spider-Man' And 'Odyssey' Defeat Dinos And Puppies At Friday Box Office
There were 11 new releases and two notable expansions, meaning Tom Holland and Zendaya accounted for just 58% of the weekend total. However, only four of the newbies earned even $1 million on Friday.
'Reacher' Rocks By Letting Its Hero Slide
Alan Ritchson gets new notes to play in a terrific fourth season of (what should be) Prime Video's flagship show, with the still-awesome title hero slightly off his game and less impervious to error
Doing What Only a 'Spider-Man' Can
Listen now | Chrissi Michael returns to discuss the hows and whys of 'One Night Only's failed attempt to revive or reinvigorate the conventional star+concept Hollywood rom-com
Wonka Movie Theatrical Release Announced As 'The Last House' Continues Netflix's Bummer Summer
News of a Netflix Animation film getting a global theatrical release arrives amid a slew of underwhelming debuts for the streamer's seasonal movie slate
A Shorter Cut, But With Fewer Edits, Amounts To The Same Disappointing 'X-Files' Movie
Now running 98 minutes and with a greater focus on its "case of the week," Chris Carter's director's cut of 'I Want to Believe' now plays, for better or worse, more like a two-episode television arc
'The End of Oak Street' is Dino-Mite
Anne Hathaway delivers her fourth great performance of 2024 in David Robert Mitchell's often thrilling, grimly funny and genuinely scary adventure.
A Movie For Nobody?
Cutting sex scenes from ‘One Night Only’ makes as much sense as releasing PG-13 installments of ‘Robocop,’ ‘Expendables,’ and ‘Terminator’
'Spider-Man' and 'Odyssey' Are Both Performing As If The Other Doesn't Exist
Marvel's superhero sequel and Chris Nolan's adventure epic are both posting weekend-to-weekend drops and overall grosses that would be aspirational even if they weren't playing concurrently.
Friday Box Office: 'The Odyssey' Tops $1 Billion As 'One Night Only' Flops
‘Ice Cream Man’ and ‘Super Troopers 3’ stumbled, as both ‘Tony’ and ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ opened in limited release with promising per-theater averages