The 97th Academy Awards were last night, and Anora came out on top with five wins, including Best Director for Sean Baker, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Picture.  Adrian Brody won the Best Actor award, with Zoe Saldana winning Best Supporting Actress and Kieran Culkin winning Best Supporting Actor.  You can check out […]

Here’s what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray/4K this week, it’s the New Release Round Up. Pick of the Week: V/H/S/Beyond Also Out This Week: Wicked A Real Pain Werewolves Azrael Oh, Canada Juror #2 Quantum Leap Season 2 Swede Caroline The Invisible Raptor Punch Drunk Love (Criterion 4K) The Sacrifice (4K) Gossip Girl The Complete […]

Delayed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the 97th Academy Awards nominees were announced this morning. Netflix’s Emilia Perez leads all nominees with 13 total nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.  The Brutalist and Wicked were tied with 10 nominations each, and The Substance, Anora, Conclave, Dune: Part 2, […]

Over the first weekend of 2025, Mufasa: The Lion King managed to edge out its holiday rival, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, to take the top spot at the box office. Mufasa: The Lion King took in another $23.4 million, taking it to $168.2 million domestically and $476 million worldwide.  It dropped 36% from the previous […]

Sonic proved to be the box office king this past weekend, with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 crushing Mufasa: The Lion King in their head-to-head battle. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 opened to $60.1 million, which puts it between the prior two films in the franchise.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened with $72.1 million in 2022.   Sonic […]

Moana 2 and Wicked remained at the top of the box office charts this past weekend as the two big new releases hit all-time lows for their respective franchises. Moana 2 took in another $26.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $337.5 million and $717 million worldwide. It’s currently the fifth highest-grossing film domestically for […]

Moana 2 continued dominating the box office over the past weekend while a slew of new releases found their way into the top 10. Moana 2 took in another $51.2 million, dropping a fairly steep 63% from last weekend but still the dominant film playing in theaters.  The movie has made $299.3 million domestically and […]

While critics were lukewarm on Moana 2, audiences surged to see it over Thanksgiving, giving Walt Disney Animation its biggest opening ever. Moana 2 had a weekend total of $139.7 million but $225.4 for a domestic total as it opened on Wednesday last week.  It’s the biggest Thanksgiving weekend of all time, topping Frozen II’s […]

As expected, Wicked dominated the weekend box office with Gladiator II coming in a solid second place. Wicked opened to $112.5 million, which is the third best opening ever for a movie musical behind 2017’s Beauty and the Beast and Frozen II.  It’s the biggest opening ever for a movie based on a stage production, […]

Wicked dominated the box office this past weekend (see how much in Battle at the Box Office later today), but the original Wizard of Oz has dominated pop culture for 85 years and counting. There are several iconic aspects of the 1939 classic, including the songs.  All the songs were composed by Harold Arlen, and […]