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The Grinch in a Cinch

In theaters high and theaters low, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch stole the whole show. It earned $66 million, or so they say, The weekend’s top

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Bohemian Rhapsody is the Champion, My Friend

Audiences had just four words for the box office this weekend: Long live the Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody, a melodious docudrama about the 1970s-80s rock band

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Based on a True Story … Mostly

We’ve all seen that tag in front of a movie: “Based on a True Story.” And there’s never any shortage of movies like those. This

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Halloween Scares Up Another Win

Most of the movies at the multiplex turned on all their lights and hid in their secret basement bunkers this weekend. After all, Michael Myers

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Are Disney Princesses Problematic?

I recently had a chance to sit down with Adam Holz and talk about the comments actresses Kristen Bell and Keira Knightley made about Disney

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Halloween Does Its Tricks, Gets Its Treats

Forget the candy corn. Forget the bite-size chocolate bars. Halloween came a-knocking this weekend, and audiences filled its bag with lots of cold, hard cash.

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Venom Gobbles Up Second Win

It was a crowded weekend at the box office. Four newcomers rolled relatively wide this weekend, and several other films debuted in limited release. But

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Sometimes Free Costs Too Much

I get a lot of emails that make me scratch my head. I’m guessing you can relate. For instance, I regularly get one from a

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