Monthly Archives: June 2013

Weekend Wrap Up: Monsters Survive the Heat

Posted on June 30, 2013 by TheLegendOfRemy

This weekend continued a fairly crowded June, with two potentially strong newcomers hitting theatres. Would the hot streak for Melissa McCarthy continue? Would audiences ignore the fact that an identical movie came out mere months ago and turn out for … Continue reading →

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Weekend Wrap Up: Monsters and Zombies Infect America

Posted on June 23, 2013 by TheLegendOfRemy

Going into this weekend, I figured it had the potential to be pretty big. With the second weekend of Man of Steel and two potentially big openers in Monsters University and World War Z, this weekend had the ingredients to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Wrap Up: “Man of Steel” Proves Its Mettle

Posted on June 16, 2013 by TheLegendOfRemy

For months, I had been cautiously optimistic about the box office prospects of Man of Steel. While I saw expectations and predictions ballooning all around me, I tried to keep things in perspective and ended up low-balling things with a … Continue reading →

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Weekend Wrap Up: “The Purge” Invades Theatres

Posted on June 9, 2013 by TheLegendOfRemy

About a month ago, when Star Trek Into Darkness debuted, I discussed how sometimes a film can have seemingly everything going for it and still inexplicably either fail or, more mildly, fall short of expectations. As such, maybe it shouldn’t be too … Continue reading →

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June Movie Preview

Posted on June 5, 2013 by TheLegendOfRemy

After a relatively weak first four months of the year, May was just the booster shot the box office needed. Led by the massive success of Iron Man 3, as well as other blockbusters like Fast and Furious 6 and Star Trek Into Darkness, and a … Continue reading →

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Life in the fast lane, pedal to the metal

Posted on June 4, 2013 by dukemich

Remember Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift? If you don’t, it was the supposed end of the Fast and Furious franchise and a quick money-making scheme. If you told me the franchise would live on after that film, I’d laugh. If … Continue reading →

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Weekend Wrap Up: “Now You See Me” Almost Pulls off Real Magic

Posted on June 2, 2013 by TheLegendOfRemy

Coming into this weekend, most projections had Fast and Furious 6 staying on top for a second straight weekend, though not without a fight from After Earth, while Now You See Me would finish distantly behind those two releases. Well, … Continue reading →

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