Favorite articles roundup for the week of September 13, 2019
by Here’s a look at some interesting articles from the previous week. Media Friday Foster returns “Friday Foster” #1 (October 1972). Art by Jack Sparling. The …
Tag: movies
How did 2019’s summer blockbusters do at the box office?
With Labor Day having passed, the summer’s unofficially over, along with the 2019 summer blockbuster movie season. Time for my annual look at how this …
Thoughts on the Sony vs. Disney Spider-Man squabble
One of the most prominent superhero news stories from last week was the state of Spider-Man’s film career. Namely, Sony’s pulling Spider-Man out of the …
“Avengers: Endgame” is now the top-grossing movie of all time
Everyone’s favorite three-hours-long-with-no-intermission superhero epic, “Avengers: Endgame,” has made history. As of this previous weekend, it’s finally become the top-grossing film of all time globally. …
How are the Disney live-action remakes faring versus the original films?
There’s been a lot of grumbling about the large number of live-action remakes of classic Disney animated films we’ve been getting. Despite this, it’s clear …
“Avengers: Endgame” now the second-highest grossing film of all time
To my surprise, “Avengers: Endgame” is earning even more cash than I expected. As of this weekend, “Endgame” earned $145.8 million domestically, bringing its North …
Should movie intermissions make a comeback?
I look at reasons in favor of bringing back movie intermissions, especially with films three hours (or more) long becoming the norm.
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” wins the 2019 Oscar for Best Animated Feature
The 91st annual Academy Awards were held last night. With this the first show in 30 years without a host, things went about as expected. …
Why is Superman more popular than Batman for live-action TV shows?
My thoughts on why Superman seems to be the go-to for live-action TV adaptions instead of Batman, in spite of the latter’s popularity.
The 10 top-grossing films of 2018
2018 saw some improvements from 2017 at the domestic box office, according to Variety. Films like “Black Panther” helped score a major domestic boost. Meanwhile, …