It seems like every website I go to these days has a list of the most anticipated movies coming in 2023. Here is my current list – which probably will be changing during the year […]
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saidi’s take – 1/10/2023
Hello everyone, The first full weekend of 2023, “Avatar: The Way of Water” continued to dominate with approx. $46 million. That means it’s crossed $500 million domestic total. The new movie “M3gan”came in at #2 […]
Does the box office predict awards?
Don’t confuse a successful box office movie with an award-winning movie. It seems like some people are thinking that a movie that made a lot of money at the box office in 2022 is the […]
best movies to watch on new year’s eve
If you end up not going out this New Year’s Eve, you probably won’t be interested in watching the usual romantic kiss at midnight movies. So, here are my top 5 non-romantic New Year’s Eve […]
saidi’s take – 12/27/2022
Hello everyone, Despite the winter storms which actually forced movie theaters to close over the holiday weekend, the weekend overall was still pretty good. “Avatar: The Way of Water” made approx. $64 million 3-day weekend […]
saidi’s take – 12/20/2022
Hello everyone, “Avatar: The Way of Water” had a decent opening weekend of $134 million domestic. It’s a decent opening – it’s already the #13 movie of 2022 and it’s tied with “The Batman” for […]
review – empire of light
Usually when you have an award-winning director, award-winning actors, and an award-winning cinematographer, you’ll get a great movie. I say “usually” because nothing is a sure thing. Award winning director Sam Mendes, award-winning actors Leonardo […]
saidi’s take – 12/17/2022
Whole bunch of movie news for this week… According to current estimates, “Avatar: The Way of Water” made approx. $17 million Thursday night late showings and approx. $55 million Thurs & Fri total. That means […]
merry christmas and a happy new movie list
A List of My Favorite Christmas Movies It seems like every December a very similar list of “best holiday movies” comes out. Some lists try to add new movies like this years “The Guardians of […]
saidi’s take – 12/13/2022
Hello everyone, As predicted, this past weekend’s box office was the 2nd lowest of the year making a total of only approx. $35.5 million. This is because studios were very wary about opening a movie in […]
is die hard a christmas movie?
There are a lot of debates that may never be resolved because they’re based on people’s perceptions or opinions. Is “gif” pronounced with a g like “gift” or with a j like “jiffy”? Should toilet […]
review – the fablemans
I’m not a fan of biographical movies because a lot of the time the person that the movie is about is involved – or their family is involved if the person has passed away – […]
Saidi’s Take – 12/10/2022
Hello everyone, There’s quite a bit of movie news this week. This weekend the box office is expected to be even lower than last weekend with the holidays coming up and the only wide opening […]
Saidi’s Take – 12/6/2022
Hello everyone, Two weeks left until “Avatar: The Way of Water” comes out so the domestic box office isn’t so strong this past weekend. It was the 6th lowest domestic box office of the year with […]
Franchise Films: Would You Like A Sequel With That?
It looks like it’s official. Sequels are taking over the box office. For the first time ever (as far as I know), the top 9 movies of the domestic box office in 2022 are sequels […]
Saidi’s Take – 11/29/2022
Hello everyone, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” was the #1 movie of the weekend by far with approx. $64 million 5-day and approx. $45 million weekend. The animated “Strange World” was #2 but it’s considered a […]
Great Movies You Might have Missed From A-Z, Part three
Continuing my list of recommended movies you may have missed that starts with the letter…” This time it’s the letter K thru O. I nicknamed this group the “night movies”. K: There really isn’t a lot […]
Saidi’s Take – 11/22/2022
Of course, “Black Panther Wakanda Forever” kept the #1 spot in its second weekend with $66 million mostly due to the lack of any major wide releases this past weekend. The movie “The Menu” did […]
Review – Tár
The first thing that I should mention is I have almost no interest in orchestras or classical music. Unless it’s a movie score or a classical piece in a movie (like “Ode to Joy” from […]
‘Tis the Season to Get To Work!
Do movie theaters need to be open on holidays?? It’s Thanksgiving time so once again there are stories about the employees at retail stores complaining that they work on Thanksgiving Day. Every year, those stories […]
Turkey Day Round-Up! Best-Of Holiday Movies
One of the best things about Thanksgiving is it’s one of the only holidays where you don’t have to buy a gift for people – unless you consider buying some food for Thanksgiving dinner a […]
A Michael J. Fox Film Festival
I’ve been seeing Michael J Fox in the news recently and it got me thinking about my favorite Michael J Fox movies. The second thing I think of – after the “Back to the Future” […]
Much ado about Movie Trailers
Everyone is crazy about “trailers” Recently, I’ve been hearing rumors that a preview for the still untitled “Indiana Jones 5” movie – scheduled to be released June 2023 – will be released soon. This rumor […]
Review – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Possibly the weirdest thing about this movie is that anyone can watch it for free. The movie currently isn’t playing in any movie theaters in the Los Angeles area (although it could be playing in […]
Great Movies You Might Have Missed From A-Z, Part Two
Continuing my list of recommended movies you may have missed that starts with the letter…” This time it’s the letter F thru J. F: There are a lot of great movies that start with the letter […]
