Streaming Continues To Hurt Thanksgiving Box Office

With the rising costs of tickets at movie theaters, make no mistake that streaming is continuing to have an impact at the box office. It isn’t necessarily the cost of tickets though as it could be the subject of a film. A story could still be important viewing but it might not be subject matter that falls under entertaining and enjoyable. Take a film like She Said, for instance. It flopped over it’s opening weekend…

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Noah Segan talks Blood Relatives, Rian Johnson

Noah Segan spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Yiddish vampire horror-comedy Blood Relatives and learning from Rian Johnson. In Blood Relatives, a115-year-old Yiddish vampire, Francis (Noah Segan) still looks 35. He’s been roaming American backroads solo for decades liking it that way. Things change when a teenager with fangs, Jane (Victoria Moroles), shows up and says that she’s his daughter. From there, the two of them end up going on the road, deciding whether…

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The Sugarland Express: Steven Spielberg’s First Theatrical Film

While Duel later got edited for a theatrical release, The Sugarland Express marked the first theatrical film for Steven Spielberg. In celebration of The Fabelmans entering wide release, I did a rewatch of the earliest Steven Spielberg films. One thing to note about this film in particular is that it marks the beginning of Spielberg’s relationship with John Williams. Williams composes such a memorable theme for the film that recurs throughout its almost two-hour runtime.…

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Duel: The First Steven Spielberg Feature Film

Duel is the made-for-TV Hitchcock-esque thriller on the road that started it all for Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg. I meant to watch the film ahead of The Fabelmans premiering in Toronto. Instead, my rewatch comes just before the film expands into a wide release. It’s funny to think that we owe a Playboy magazine for his first foray as a feature filmmaker. And yet, it is a Richard Matheson short story that would lead to…

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Hulu: Coming and Leaving in December 2022

Hulu announced the movies and series that are coming and leaving the streaming platform’s library in December 2022. Titles Coming to Hulu December 1, 2022 Wall Street (1987) White Men Can’t Jump (1992) Witless Protection (2008) December 2, 2022 Darby and the Dead (2022) American Carnage (2021) Gone in the Night (2022) December 3, 2022 Huda’s Salon (2021) December 5, 2022 Back in the Groove: Two-Episode Series Premiere Housebroken: Special Holiday Episodes December 7, 2022…

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HBO Max: Coming and Leaving in December 2022

HBO Max announced the list of films, series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service during December 2022. ​​HBO Max announced everything coming to the platform this December including the third and final season of HIS DARK MATERIALS (12/5), based on “The Amber Spyglass,” the final novel in Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy. In the final chapter of this epic fantasy series, Lyra (Dafne Keen), the prophesied child, and Will (Amir Wilson), the bearer…

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Netflix: Coming and Leaving in December 2022

Netflix announced the list of movies, television series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service in December 2022. All titles and dates are subject to change. Coming Soon The Glory 🇰🇷— NETFLIX SERIES After a childhood marked by pain and violence, a woman puts a carefully planned revenge scheme in motion. Starring Song Hye-kyo and Lee Do-hyun. God’s Crooked Lines 🇪🇸— NETFLIX FILM A private detective who claims to be suffering from…

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles Arrives On 4K Ultra HD

Since its release in 1987, Planes, Trains and Automobiles has become a Thanksgiving tradition for families across the United States. In celebration of its 35th anniversary, the classic Thanksgiving staple, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, is now on 4K Ultra HD. Writing about the film has certainly become something of a Thanksgiving tradition around here. Or at least, it probably feels this way because of my initial review in 2018, a Thanksgiving essentials piece in 2019,…

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Jonathan Majors talks Devotion, Marvel

Jonathan Majors, one of the stars of Devotion, spoke with Solzy at the Movies during the 2022 Chicago International Film Festival. Majors was in town to receive the Artistic Achievement Award as a part of the Black Perspectives Tribute during the festival. Devotion is an aerial war epic based on Adam Makos’ bestselling book of the same name. The film tells the story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots–Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors) and Tom…

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JD Dillard talks Devotion

JD Dillard, the director of Devotion, spoke with Solzy at the Movies during the 2022 Chicago International Film Festival. Devotion is an aerial war epic based on Adam Makos’ bestselling book of the same name. The film tells the story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots–Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors) and Tom Hudner (Glen Powell)–during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately go onto make them among the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen. In addition…

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