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The Next "Barbenheimer?"

3 days ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

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A24’s newest films ‘Bring Her Back’ and ‘Friendship’ double down on weird, raw cinema

3 days ago | metrotimes.com | Jared Rasic

I can count on one hand the number of times a corporate production company or distributor logo excited me for whatever film they were releasing. As a kid, if New Line Cinema had their logo in front of a horror movie, I was there for it.
Strangers, Cheerleaders & Lovers

1 week ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

Happy Pride, everyone! While there have been amazing queer films being produced for the last several decades, Hollywood still doesn't promote them with as much effort as they should unless they think there's a chance for the film to win awards or make a lot of money. So many incredible LGBTQIA2S+ films completely miss audiences and can sometimes be relegated to streaming services, where people can hopefully stumble across them one day.
Spend every weekend at the multiplex this summer soaking up serious air-con and blockbuster budgets

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Jared Rasic

With the recent release of the Michael B. Jordan/Ryan Coogler instant classic Sinners, we have officially entered the 2025 summer season of movies. Just like every year, from May through July, we're going to get a few fun but stupid films, some awkwardly terrible ones, then hopefully one or two that stand the test of time as genuinely great. Let's look at some of the upcoming summer movies and decide if they'll be worth our time.
‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission Impossible’ blow ‘Barbenheimer’ out of the water

1 week ago | metrotimes.com | Jared Rasic

While I wouldn’t completely give them all the credit, the simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer on July 21, 2023 did a lot to revive interest in returning to movie theaters. While the movies were both critically and financially successful, it wasn’t wholly the films themselves that generated so much excitement; rather, it was the cultural prevalence of social media/meme culture and that attending the opening weekend of both movies felt like an unmissable event.
Northern and Southern India by Way of Downtown

2 weeks ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

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Death and Log Trucks

2 weeks ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

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What’s Ahead for Movies this Summer?

2 weeks ago | shepherdexpress.com | Jared Rasic

Just like every year, from May through July, we’re going to get a few fun but stupid films, some awkwardly terrible ones, then hopefully one or two that stand the test of time as genuinely great. They’re all just guesses at this point, but let’s look at some of the upcoming summer movies and decide if they will be worth our time.
Summer Movie Preview: Some films may stand the test of time

3 weeks ago | pasadenaweekly.com | Jared Rasic

With the recent release of the Michael B. Jordan/Ryan Coogler instant classic “Sinners,” we have officially entered the 2025 summer season of movies. Just like every year, from May through July, we’re going to get a few fun but stupid films, some awkwardly terrible ones, then hopefully one or two that stand the test of time as genuinely great. They’re all just guesses at this point, but let’s look at some of the upcoming summer movies and decide if they will be worth our time.
Movie Review: Thunderbolts

3 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | Jared Rasic |Mitch Perry |Jennifer Shutt |Dawn Kitterman

It’s no secret that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has struggled lately. Post-“Endgame,” the MCU has fumbled extensively with telling stories in their intricately interconnected universe, and films like “The Marvels,” “Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania” and “Captain America: Brave New World” didn’t come close to reaching their projected grosses (which was still more than most movies make in a hundred years).