The Quorum

Should TURNING RED have gone theatrical?

Back on January 6th of this year, just two months shy of its March 11th theatrical release, Disney announced that TURNING RED would be playing on Disney+ and not in theaters. RED had been earmarked as Pixar’s return to the big screen after SOUL and LUCA shifted to streaming during the peak pandemic. Disney’s abrupt decision to […]

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New to The Quorum: SALEM’S LOT, MR. MALCOLM’S LIST

Last week, two films based on books were added to The Quorum. Here’s a closer look at each.  MR. MALCOLM’S LIST (Bleecker Street, July 1st) – Back in 2019, director Emma Holly Jones made a short film based on Suzanne Allain’s 2009 novel of the same name. That short starred Gemma Chan, Freida Pinto, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen […]

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Things we love: kaleidoscope posters

This week we got two fantastically psychedelic posters for a pair of movies that look as trippy as their key art. And we love it! Who doesn’t want to see a movie about Nicolas Cage starring in a movie about Nicolas Cage where he gives off major Nicolas Cage vibes? Sadly, the trailers for THE […]

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Most movie fans don’t mind ticket surcharges.

AMC’s decision to tack on a surcharge for those buying tickets to THE BATMAN certainly caused a stir. While this kind of dynamic pricing is more common at the international box office, it’s not something we’re accustomed to here at home. Sure, we’re familiar with matinee pricing and Tuesday discounts, but the idea that, with […]

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Final Tracking Numbers: THE BATMAN

Here we are, folks. THE BATMAN, which is easily the highest-profile release of the pandemic era after SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, is now in theaters. So, how do the final tracking numbers for BATMAN compare to the numbers for SPIDER-MAN?  Let’s start with awareness. BATMAN, with 75% awareness, actually ended its run two points higher […]

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