Weekend Wrap-Up: Dinosaurs Dominate the Box Office

June 23rd, 2020

According to reports by Deadline, Jurassic Park led the way on the weekend box office chart, just ahead of Jaws at $517,600 to $516,300. In fact, much of the top ten were catalog titles. A few more recent releases did generate some business though. More...

Limited and Virtual Releases: Sink Your Teeth into These Limited Releases

June 18th, 2020

It is not a particularly strong week for limited releases with only one film, Babyteeth, earning any pre-release buzz. However, it is the wrong genre to thrive during the pandemic and I fear it will have to wait until the home market to find an audience, and possibly not even then. More...

Babyteeth Trailer

June 1st, 2020

Comedy drama starring Eliza Scanlen opens in theaters June 19 ... Full Movie Details.

When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit—her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest, pregnant neighbour —how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. More...

2020 Preview: June

June 1st, 2020

It’s June and Soul was one of several potential monster hits that were supposed to come out this month, but that’s not happening, of course. Furthermore, I’m not convinced there will be any major releases in July either, despite what some studios are planning. There are some positive signs in some parts of the world. For example, South Korea is expecting to have a number of major local releases in the coming month. Closer to home, the NHL is planning on reopening in July, albeit playing in hub cities in empty arenas, but at least that’s something to look forward to. Granted, you can play a sport like hockey in an empty arena, but you can’t show a movie in an empty theater. Or, to be more accurate, it is not profitable to show a movie in an empty theater. (I think we’ve all had that experience of going to the movies and being one of only five or six people in the theater.) So, what are the prospects? More...