The Quorum

A film we’re rooting for: SMILE

Back in October 2015 when Netflix released BEASTS OF NO NATION, its very first original film, few would have guessed that streaming platforms would play such a huge part in the motion picture ecosystem.  Even before lockdown, when Disney+ and Apple TV+ were nascent streaming services, it was clear that the shift from large to […]

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In Focus: AMSTERDAM

What do THE WOMAN KING, DON’T WORRY DARLING, BROS, and TÁR have in common? They all made their debuts at major festivals, premiering in either Venice or Toronto.  These festivals are a rite of passage for high-profile fall studio releases—the films that the studios want to imbue with an aura of prestige and importance. So, […]

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Grading This Week’s Poster (9.11.22)

Each week we ask people to grade the week’s newest posters from A+ (“awesome”) to F (“awful”). Here are the final grades. BLACK ADAM Grade: A The latest version of the BLACK ADAM poster is the first to score an A since the BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER one sheet in late July. ADAM could use […]

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In Focus: BROS

WHY IS THIS FILM NOTEWORTHY? It’s noteworthy because it’s a comedy, and we haven’t had many original, non-action comedies in this post-pandemic era. EASTER SUNDAY and UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT come to mind, though neither were big performers. EASTER opened to $5M, while UNBEARABLE did somewhat better, debuting to $7M. With BROS arriving in […]

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