To the utter dismay of misogynists everywhere, Ocean's 8 hit theaters over the weekend while I was busy with family and delivered the goods at the box office, earning more in its debut weekend than Ocean's Eleven did back in 2001. (Sure, some will be quick to play the Inflation Card, but I'm still sitting... Continue Reading →
Here we are! If you know me at all on a personal level, you know that the Hulk is my favorite fictional character of all-time (I like him better than most real people), so Thor: Ragnarok has been my most-anticipated movie of the entire year, without question. A combination of the comics' popular "Ragnarok" Thor story (or... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 17, 2003 Production budget: $94,000,000 Worldwide gross: $1,119,929,521 Might as well do this, right? I did a #ThrowbackThursday on The Fellowship of the Ring here and I did one on The Two Towers here, so let's finish off the trilogy with The Return of the King! As before, I'm looking at... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 18, 2002 Production budget: $94,000,000 Worldwide gross: $926,047,111 My #ThrowbackThursday journey to Mount Doom continues with The Two Towers. I did a #ThrowbackThursday column on The Fellowship of the Ring, a while back (right here, if you missed it) and now it's time to take a look at the next chapter. ... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 19, 2001 Production budget: $93,000,000 Worldwide gross: $871,530,324 We are creeping up on the fifteenth anniversary of the first installment in Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. It's hard to believe that it's been that long since Frodo stood tall and set out... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 