Film criticism isn’t the same as it used to be in terms of influence (i.e. the era of Roger & Ebert), but reviews still have the power to sway the masses. After analyzing a chunk of data and box office numbers, Metacritic determined that reviews have a measurable impact on how well a movie does at the box office.
Despite a number of unfavorable reviews cementing its status as one of the year’s most critically disliked movies, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice killed it at the box office this weekend, pulling in $170. 1 million. Yay, Hollywood.
Though Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is on track to break records at the box office, it’s currently being pummeled by film critics. On RottenTomatoes, where it has a 30 percent “fresh” rating, the consensus is that it’s a loud and bloated mess of a superhero blockbuster that isn’t even remotely fun…
There’s little to be said when a new movie gets successfully promoted. The actors show up for interviews, give PR-approved soundbites about what an honor it was to work on the picture, and go home a little richer while the rest of us—the hideous normals—move on with our lives...or at least onto something more…
A few days ago, many people were shocked—shocked!—at a pair of new studies that found that many Americans have authoritarian tendencies. They want a strong leader, who can sort out “those” people. This went against everything we had lazily chosen to believe about America! But it’s also pretty apparent if you pay any…
Greetings, my pernicious pen partners! I actually had thought that I’d be able to have a “Postal Apocalypse” last week during Comic-Con. Comic-Con had other plans that involved me working 14-hour days and sobbing hysterically at my desk, begging for the sweet release of death. But I’m better now! So on with your…
Once again, Comic-Con was a massive Thunderdome in which entertainment properties entered...and only some of them left. Studios and creators battled to create buzz for their projects, and some triumphed. Here are the biggest winners and losers of Comic-Con 2015.
Comic-Con can be a total clusterfuck, but it also bears gifts, like this full-size trailer for Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The footage opens up with a flashback from the battle at the end of Man of Steel where people are panicking as buildings collapse in Metropolis. Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) sees this all…
Entertainment Weekly has revealed its newest issue, and its cover is stunning. There’s Batman on the left, Superman on the right, and some random lady front and center. She’s probably Wonder Woman, but because I can’t see much of her costume, that’s not entirely certain. Oh wait, you know what? It is Wonder Woman.…
