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Tag &#39;s &#39;Dumb Pleasures&#39; Split Critics
'Dumb Pleasures'
of Tag Split Critics 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jun 15, 2018 10:36 AM CDT

'Dumb Pleasures' of Tag Split Critics

'A sense of madcap fun is conspicuously absent,' complains one

(Newser) - What happens when a group of childhood friends continues playing Tag, often at inopportune times, well into adulthood? Here's what critics (who are split 60-40 on Rotten Tomatoes ) are saying about Jeff Tomsic's Tag , starring a host of funny people from Isla Fisher to Hannibal Buress:
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Coming to a Theater Near You This Summer: Kevin Spacey

Actor stars in 'Billionaire Boys Club,' filmed before he was accused of sexual assault

(Newser) - We may not be seeing Kevin Spacey in House of Cards anymore, but he will be coming to the big screen this summer. Sky News reports the 58-year-old actor, virtually banished from Hollywood after sexual assault allegations against him first emerged in October, will appear in Billionaire Boys Club, co-starring...

Ocean&#39;s 8 Cleans Up
Ocean's 8 Breaks the Bank
box office
Jun 10, 2018 12:15 PM CDT

Ocean's 8 Breaks the Bank

Female-led heist flick wins weekend box office

(Newser) - Ocean's 8, the female-fronted overhaul of the starry "Ocean's" heist franchise, opened with an estimated $41.5 million at the box office, taking the weekend's top spot from the fast-falling Solo: A Star Wars Story, the AP reports. At a lower price point and in a...

Solo Stumbles in Second Weekend
Solo Slows Down
Over Second
Weekend
box office
Jun 3, 2018 11:38 AM CDT

Solo Slows Down Over Second Weekend

Roguish pilot feels gravitational pull at the box office

(Newser) - Solo: A Star Wars Story is losing momentum quickly at the box office, the AP reports. After an underwhelming launch , the space saga fell 65% in weekend two with $29.3 million from North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Solo has now earned $148.9 million domestically....

Sesame Street Sues Over Film With 'Ejaculating Puppets'

Trailer suggests Sesame's endorsement, suit claims

(Newser) - The first trailer for an R-rated movie starring Melissa McCarthy and a bunch of drug-sniffing, sex-crazed puppets notes it's "No Sesame. All Street." But the makers of Sesame Street aren't sure viewers will get the message. Sesame Workshop, which produces the kids show, is suing STX...

Han Solo Does OK, Not Great
Han Solo Comes in a Little Low
box office
May 27, 2018 12:25 PM CDT

Han Solo Comes in a Little Low

The 'Star Wars' prequel struggles at home, tanks abroad

(Newser) - Is the world getting tired of a galaxy far, far away? The underwhelming debut of Solo: A Star Wars Story suggests as much over the Memorial Day weekend, per the Hollywood Reporter . The Disney and Lucasfilm prequel opened with a debut estimated around $83.3 million over three days and...

Movie Ranking: 15 Years of Big-Budget Flops

Check out the most spectacular money losers

(Newser) - Film studios dream of the box-office blockbuster–the big-budget movie that pays off huge and justifies all the work and money that went into it. But as Looper observes, there is a familiar law of physics that applies to big-budget movies: For every brilliant big-budget film that inspires and entertains,...

It&#39;s Just Not Solo Without Harrison Ford
It's Just Not Solo
Without Harrison Ford
MOVIE REVIEW
May 25, 2018 11:20 AM CDT

It's Just Not Solo Without Harrison Ford

Some (though not all) critics don't like Alden Ehrenreich's performance in 'Star Wars' flick

(Newser) - Will you miss Harrison Ford? Undoubtedly. Will you still enjoy seeing how Han Solo got his start, and survived his first encounter with Chewbacca? Maybe. So say critics who've given Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story a 69% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes . It's a decent...

DeadPool 2 Beats Infinity War
DeadPool 2 Beats Infinity War
box office
May 20, 2018 12:09 PM CDT

DeadPool 2 Beats Infinity War

Two female-driven films take third and fourth

(Newser) - Superheroes ruled the weekend box office as DeadPool 2 ousted Avengers: Infinity War from its top perch, per Variety . The Ryan Reynolds sequel scored $133.5 million at home, beating the original's $132.4 million domestical haul and making it the highest-grossing R-rated debut ever. Infinity War banked another...

Deadpool 2 Works, Thanks to Reynolds
Deadpool 2 Works,
Thanks to Reynolds
MOVIE REVIEW
May 18, 2018 12:08 PM CDT

Deadpool 2 Works, Thanks to Reynolds

Critics are mostly happy with the snarky superhero sequel

(Newser) - Now pondering fatherhood, Deadpool is back to kick butt and crack jokes in Marvel's Deadpool 2 , featuring Ryan Reynolds and more than a few F-bombs. Its predecessor ruled the box office in 2016, but does this sequel from David Leitch—which cost a stuntwoman her life —have the...

Melissa McCarthy Challenges Infinity War
Melissa McCarthy
Challenges Infinity War
box office
May 13, 2018 12:30 PM CDT

Melissa McCarthy Challenges Infinity War

But the 'Avengers' flick still reigns

(Newser) - Melissa McCarthy jumped into the box-office fray with a new movie this weekend, but Avengers: Infinity War still rules, the AP reports. The Walt Disney Studios on Sunday estimates it has added $61.8 million from North American theaters, bringing its total domestic earnings to $547.8 million in its...

From Lawrence of Arabia to Fifty Shades, She Was 'Greatest of the Great'

Film editor Anne V. Coates dies at 92

(Newser) - Oscar-winning film editor Anne V. Coates, widely considered one of the greatest in her field, has died at the age of 92. A rep from WME Entertainment says she passed away Tuesday at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif., per the AP . The...

Infinity War Breaks New Record
Infinity War Breaks New Record
box office
May 6, 2018 12:05 PM CDT

Infinity War Breaks New Record

'Avengers' flick crosses $1B mark in 11 days

(Newser) - In its second weekend in theaters, Avengers: Infinity War continues to dominate in North America, the AP reports. The Walt Disney Co. says Sunday that the superhero film will gross an estimated $112.5 million over the weekend, becoming the second-highest grossing film in weekend two behind Star Wars: The ...

Charlize Theron Wows in Brutally Honest Tully


Charlize Theron
Wows in Brutally
Honest Tully
MOVIE REVIEW
May 4, 2018 10:46 AM CDT

Charlize Theron Wows in Brutally Honest Tully

Critics applaud her 'gutsy' performance as tired mom

(Newser) - An exhausted mother of three is convinced to hire a night nurse in Tully , from writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, the same pair responsible for 2007's Juno. Tully, starring Charlize Theron, has an impressive 90% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . What they're saying:
  • Theron, who
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Avengers' Credits Reveal a Hidden Cameo

Co-directors Russos plant character who looks like Tobias Funke of 'Arrested Development'

(Newser) - Buried within the film credits for the new Avengers blockbuster , Infinity War, is a note that the movie made use of a character from the TV show Arrested Development. What on earth? Polygon explains the movie's "weirdest Easter egg." It seems that co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo...

Infinity War Kills It With $250M Bow
Infinity War Breaks
All-Time Record
box office
Apr 29, 2018 11:48 AM CDT

Infinity War Breaks All-Time Record

'A Quiet Place' takes distant second

(Newser) - A few dozen superheroes lifted Avengers: Infinity War to a record $250 million in ticket sales over the weekend, narrowly surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the highest opening weekend of all-time, the AP reports. According to Disney's estimates Sunday, the Marvel Studios superhero smorgasbord bested the previous...

Avengers 3 Is a Jam-Packed &#39;Extravaganza&#39;
A Great Villain
Helps Avengers 3
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 27, 2018 11:30 AM CDT

A Great Villain Helps Avengers 3

Josh Brolin gets props as Thanos

(Newser) - Your favorite Marvel superheroes from Black Panther to Spiderman rally against a villain hoping to destroy half the universe in Avengers: Infinity War , the lengthy (2 hours, 40 minutes) third installment in the series slated to wrap up next year. Setting the stage for an epic conclusion, the film directed...

Amy Schumer&#39;s I Feel Pretty Has Pretty Good Bow
Amy Schumer's
I Feel Pretty
Has Pretty
Good Bow
box office
Apr 22, 2018 12:00 PM CDT

Amy Schumer's I Feel Pretty Has Pretty Good Bow

But surprise horror winner 'A Quiet Place' regains No. 1

(Newser) - John Krasinki’s horror flick A Quiet Place reclaimed the top spot from Dwayne Johnson's Rampage this weekend and held off two film debuts, per the Hollywood Reporter . With A Quiet Place banking $20 million and Rampage at $18 million, Amy Schumer's I Feel Pretty held a respectable...

Amy Schumer&#39;s I Feel Pretty Seems Pretty Misguided
Amy Schumer's
New Movie Is a Flop
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 20, 2018 11:42 AM CDT

Amy Schumer's New Movie Is a Flop

Its 'body-positive message gets lost,' says one critic of 'I Feel Pretty'

(Newser) - It's another disappointing showing for Amy Schumer, say critics, who've given new flick I Feel Pretty a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . (Audiences were even less kind, at 26%.) Alongside other funny females like Busy Philipps, Aidy Bryant, and Sasheer Zamata, Schumer stars as a self-conscious woman...

One of Most Unpopular SCOTUS Rulings Now a Movie

Susette Kelo's story turned into a movie starring Catherine Keener

(Newser) - Susette Kelo's Supreme Court case now has a Hollywood ending, just not the one she hoped for. Kelo wasn't looking for a fight when she bought her house overlooking the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, in 1997 and had it painted Odessa Rose pink. Shortly after she...

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