November is often overlooked when thinking about the calendar’s big movie months. But it always delivers with a few big releases. This year’s November movies are even more impressive than usual. Well, at least on paper they are. People always seem to complain about the number of sequels that get made, but wait for the…
September is typically considered one of the worst months of the box office year, but in 2014 it wasn’t so bad in terms of the quality of movies we saw. October movies look pretty good too. The variety of titles spread throughout the month, mean that you can probably find something you want to see…
When looking at a list of upcoming movie releases, you’re never quite sure of the quality you’ll be getting when they finally make it to the theater. For example, Guardians of the Galaxy has taken the world by such storm there has been an upswing in people naming their babies “Groot.” I, of course, have…
Following box office numbers and the movie business from a financial standpoint tends to be a doom and gloom endeavor. Yes, numbers are down this summer and July only had a few movies that got audiences really excited. But before you write off summer 2014 as a lost cause, check out the blockbusters set for…
June had its moments with different genres getting their moments in the spotlight. Now it’s time for July movies. This July seems to lack the showstopper we’ve grown accustomed to in the month. Last year Wolverine went to Japan. The year before Batman fought Bane and before that Harry Potter had his final showdown with…
So, May was awesome. Spider-Man, X-Men, Godzilla, it was summer cinema at its best. The franchises outdid themselves and each title had its own originality while still appealing to fickle moviegoers. June is not quite as stacked. We still have big genre fare and franchises, but it just doesn’t quite get me as pumped as last…
Now I’m not going to say that 2014 hasn’t provided any good movies yet. In fact, there are quite a few from all different genres that have delivered. But if we’re being honest with ourselves, January through April was just a very large appetizer to the main course that is summertime at the movies. From…
Can you see it in the distance? We’re one month away from the summer blockbusters. The ones you’ve been watching the trailers for all winter. Well don’t break out the sandals quite yet. We have this very odd month at the box office to deal with first. March had some big titles to get us…
Okay, so, February wasn’t as great as it initially looked. It under-performed financially, with the exception that the world fell in love with The Lego Movie and bounded to the theaters singing “Everything is Awesome.” There were some other strong movies that came out but it’s not quite showing in the wallets of their respective…
Since January was split between catching up on all the late 2013 Oscar movies and seeing what the January releases had to offer, it turned out to be a pretty good month for movies. February promises to follow suit. Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday so there are a few options for date night. Plus…
Last month’s movie preview was full of titles that are still expanding to theaters, but for the most part January is more straight forward. January movies are notoriously weak. Any big blockbusters were released for the holidays and the more artistic fare was rushed to premiere before the December 31st award show deadline. With that…
So things get complicated in December. We have a number of highly-anticipated films of both the blockbuster and independent variety. Hollywood will be hoping big names like The Hobbit and Anchorman will bring in the big bucks. But there is also a different priority. In order to be eligible for the upcoming award season, movies…
October… it’s over. So we are moving onto November and an interesting grouping of movies that will hit theaters. There are a bunch of must-see titles mixed in with some that are less anticipated. October’s standouts seem like nothing compared to the franchise films that bring Katniss and Thor back to the big screen. We…