My favorite movie of all time has NEVER been shown in movie theaters – at least not completely shown. No, it’s not a Netflix movie. My favorite movie is also technically the only movie to win 2 […]
Tag: reviews
saidi’s take – 9/9/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Just like last year, a Warner Bros sequel had a huge opening weekend right after Labor Day. Last year it was “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (which made $111 million about a year ago), this […]
danger! i’m playing a film!
Since everything is digital now, you might not know that several years ago working as a movie theater projectionist was a dangerous job. If you ever saw “Cinema Paradiso” you probably remember this scene…. The […]
saidi’s take – 7/1/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Apple Original Films just found out how well one of their movies could do in a wide theatrical release. “F1” made $57 million over the weekend including $10 million on the previews […]
original script? what an original idea!
Right now, the total domestic box office for the movie “Sinners” is at approx. $240 million. That is the biggest box office for an ORIGIAL SCRIPT – NOT based on a true story/book/video game/etc. and […]
henchperson wanted: good pay, you might die, 401k plus benefits
Would you accept a job like that? If you’re in a movie or TV show, you might. Henchmen, or bodyguards, or “gun men”, or “button men” (in gangster movies), have been in movies and television […]
saidi’s take – 5/5/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Thunderbolts*” didn’t quite jump start the summer box office season since it’s $76 million opening was about $10 million less than the opening of “Captain America Brave New World” earlier this year, […]
review – the accountant 2
Initially, I wasn’t planning on seeing this movie. First, because it wasn’t released by Warner Bros – which seems to do a sequel for almost all their movies (the Harry Potter franchise, the Lord of […]
saidi’s take – 4/29/2025
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: Two big surprises for the final weekend in April. First, the hit movie “Sinners” continues to bring in audiences adding 40 ADDITIONAL screens on its second weekend and falling LESS THAN 5%. […]
gary oldman gone wild
ONE OF GARY OLDMANS MOST POPULAR SCENES WAS CREATED AS A JOKE I am a HUGE Gary Oldman fan. So, when I saw he would be doing an extended interview with Stephen Colbert on “The […]
enough appetizers! are movie previews out of control?
I am a big fan of “movie previews” (also known as “trailers”). Watching a good preview could be better than watching a whole movie (because they sometimes put the best scenes from a movie in […]
review – juror #2
These days, when a movie directed by Clint Eastwood is released the question always comes up “Is it his last movie?” Personally, I feel very conflicted about that. On the one hand, the man is […]
saidi’s take – 3/27/2024
Hello everyone, BOX OFFICE: “Ghostbusters Frozen Empire” met its box office estimates with $45 million and came in at #1 this past weekend. “Dune Part 2” stayed at #2 with $17 million. “Kung Fu Panda 4” […]
