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Consider this an introductory post which I should have written before I actually started actual analysis/punditry posts.
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'Furiosa' Vs. 'Strangers' - Which Prequel Failed the 'Amazing Spider-Man' Test?
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' is another example of Disney benefiting from a rival studio's success, plus thoughts on Sony's revving up its…
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An 'IF' Calls, How Adam Driver Became A Modern Tom Cruise and More
Donnie Yen gets a 'John Wick' spin-off and 'Wicked' gets a... misleading trailer
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Ep 15: Podcast On the Box Office For The 'Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes'
Listen now | Why did we get a spoof of Tyler Perry movies almost 20 years after 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman'?
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Box Office 'Apes' Opens to $129M as 'Fall Guy' Falls Hard But 'Challengers' Holds
Disney hopes that 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' will leg out as a rare PG-13 live-action franchise biggie in a weirdly R-rated summer movie season
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Box Office: 'Planet of the Apes' Tops With $22.2M Friday as 'Star Wars' Plunges 82%
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' should earn around $55 million in its debut weekend, giving Disney a rare relative win for a 20th Century Studios…
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Bored of 'the Rings'?, 'Civil War' Tops $100M, 'Unfrosted' Bombs on Netflix
The 'Quiet Place: Day One' trailer sells scale. 'Fallout' scores record ratings for Prime Video, suggesting the release schedule debate was irrelevant…
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'Apes' Together: Wrong?, 'Fall Guy's Ironic Box Office Miss, Disney's Marvel's Con
Plus 'Twisters' lead Glen Powell may be striking while Hollywood *thinks* he's a movie star, and the latest 'Despicable Me 4' trailer emphasizes the…
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The Outside Scoop
The Outside Scoop
A legacy sequel to The Ticket Booth at Forbes.com and (especially) Mendelson's Memos. Pure, unfiltered and less formal pontification about the movie business and the entertainment industry for those who desire such a thing.
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