Film Reviews: Opening This Week (Aug. 12-16, 2013)
"Lee Daniels' The Butler," "Kick-Ass 2," "Jobs," "Paranoia," "Ain't Them Bodies" Saints and other new releases reviewed.
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Film Review: ‘Kick-Ass 2'
This crudely entertaining diversion can't help but command attention, despite or perhaps because of its maddening unevenness.
Box Office: ‘Despicable Me,’ ‘Grown Ups’ Sequels Stunt ‘Pacific Rim’ Stateside
Another weekend, another big-budget box office disappointment. This time it's Warner Bros.-Legendary Pictures' $185 million-budgeted "Pacific Rim," which collected just $38.3 million domestically.
Box Office: ‘Pacific’ on the Rim of Disappointment Stateside, Beat By ‘Grown Ups,’ ‘Despicable Me’ Sequels
“Pacific Rim” landed in second place Friday with $14.6 million, which is about the best it can expect to do this weekend as it gets overtaken by a critically-smeared sequel and a beloved toon…
‘Grown Ups 2′: What the Critics are Saying
Critics have not gone easy on the Adam Sandler comedy, despite box office predictions in the $40 millions for opening weekend. Here’s what some critics are saying about the sequel to 2010 hit “Grown…
Box Office: ‘Grown Ups 2′ Poised to Trounce Still-Softly Tracking ‘Pacific Rim’
Box office chatter this week has mostly revolved around "Pacific Rim," and yet the pricey monster pic could land at No. 3 domestically this weekend, with holdover toon "Despicable Me 2" and "Grown…
Fox News Channel’s ‘The Five’ Turns Two, Moves Up to No. 2
As Fox News Channel’s “The Five” turns two today, it has some ratings news to help stoke the celebration. The late-afternoon talkshow, on which five panelists examine the top news, controversies and…
Adam Sandler Gets Chatty at ‘Grown Ups 2′ Premiere
On July 10, Sony unspooled its new Adam Sandler movie, "Grown Ups 2," at Lincoln Square in Gotham, and not only did Sandler show up, he actually talked — to the press.
Film Review: ‘Grown Ups 2'
Among the slackest, laziest, least movie-like movies released by a major studio in the last decade.
Film Review: ‘Despicable Me 2'
Universal/Illumination's endearing, if slightly less inspired, sequel finds the still-surly Gru just lonely enough to accommodate a love interest.
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