Dismay

Teen boys are clapping and cheering at ‘Minecraft Movie’ — to the dismay of other theatergoers: ‘Sounds like a nightmare’

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Teen boys are clapping and cheering at ‘Minecraft Movie’ — to the dismay of other theatergoers: ‘Sounds like a nightmare’

Despite some mixed reviews, A Minecraft Movie has been a total commercial success, breaking the record for best domestic opening weekend in the US for any video game movie — beating out 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie — and earning the titles for both the best opening weekend for any movie this year, and the biggest opening since Deadpool & … Read more

‘Housewife of the Year’: Contestants Look Back in Dismay

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‘Housewife of the Year’: Contestants Look Back in Dismay

There’s a temptation, when making a documentary about some obviously retrograde practice from the past, for filmmakers to treat their subject like something to gawk at. Can you believe how backward earlier generations were? Let’s all point and stare and wince. “Housewife of the Year” (in theaters), directed by Ciaran Cassidy, could very easily have … Read more