Daily Archives: December 24, 2017

Box Office: Fri./Sat. sends “Last Jedi” into a second weekend plunge — Yeah, there’s a backlash

It’s hard to attach “disappointing” to the box office take of any movie that opens with a $220 million 3.5 day (Thursday night counts, too) weekend. It’s made it’s money, pop that champagne at Disney/Lucasfilm, right? The second weekend of … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Make “Okja,” and the Fan(boys) Go Wild

I’m only just now getting around to “Okja” because, well, the thought of a two hour dark Korean comedy about a digital built-in-the-lab superpig of the future holds little appeal. I loved “The Host,” liked “Snowpiercer” and “Mother,” so filmmaker … Continue reading

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