Will these summer blockbusters be hits — or more giant bombs?

Will these summer blockbusters be hits — or more giant bombs?

In Apple’s excellent new show “The Studio,” Seth Rogen plays a fresh-faced Hollywood exec who comes to a startling and demoralizing conclusion. “I love movies,” his character Matt says. “But now I have this fear that my job is to ruin them.” Naive Matt dreams of creating artful and innovative films, which don’t make much … Read more

10 hot blockbusters to see this summer

10 hot blockbusters to see this summer

There may be no #Barbenheimer, but the 2024 summer movie season is finally heating up. Thanks to the domestic box office success of sequels “Inside Out 2” ($469 million) “A Quiet Place: Day One” ($98 million) and “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” ($165 million), theater chains can heave a sigh of relief. For now. There … Read more

‘The Three Musketeers’ and the Joy of Old-School Blockbusters

‘The Three Musketeers’ and the Joy of Old-School Blockbusters

“The Three Musketeers” is to France what Mickey Mouse is to America — a cultural force with a lock on the country’s imagination. The 19th-century cloak-and-dagger tale, written by Alexandre Dumas, has lived countless lives onstage and onscreen, with stars including Charlie Sheen, Charlton Heston, Milla Jovovich and even Barbie resurrecting the classic tale of … Read more