movie review GODZILLA MINUS ZERO Running time: 135 minutes. Rated R (some violent content and bloody images). In Japanese with subtitles. In theaters Nov. 6. The awesome “Godzilla Minus Zero,” which had its world premiere Saturday night at the New York Film Festival, embraces the principle that has guided this franchise for seven decades: The … Read more
It’s a monster mash-up. A brand-new Happy Meal is crashing into McDonald’s with a few unexpected characters. The fast-food behemoth just rolled out its “Hello Kitty and Friends x Godzilla” collab on menus today. Each limited-time meal comes with one of eight toys in a brand new blending of Sanrio’s Hello Kitty characters and the … Read more
“The Fall Guy” took No. 1 at the box office for the second straight Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The action comedy took home $3.6 million. The film, which is loosely based on the 1980s TV show, features Ryan Gosling working as a stuntman on the set of a film directed by his ex-girlfriend, … Read more
This tennis romance scored big. “Challengers” won the box office game on its first night in theaters, earning over $6.2 million on Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Post called the romantic sports drama starring Zendaya and Mike Faist, “artful, addictive and deceptive.” The flick, which centers around a tennis champion who stages a comeback with … Read more
“Abigail” led a quiet box office Friday. The horror thriller took in $4 million in sales in its debut in theaters, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. There’s already talk of a sequel to the Gloria Holden-led updated version of “Dracula’s Daughter,” in which the Count’s offspring tries, and fails, to rid her herself of … Read more
“Civil War” hit the box office with a bang. The dystopian film about a second American Civil war marked the highest opening day take for its production company, A24, as it raked in $10.8 million in its debut Friday, according to Box Office Mojo. The impressive premiere puts it on track for a debut of … Read more
NEW YORK — “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday. After its above-expectations $80 million launch last weekend, the MonsterVerse mashup brought in $31.7 million over its second weekend, … Read more
It’s a monster hit. For the second week in a row “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” reigned supreme at the box office, taking in $8.5 million on Friday, according to according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” remains at the top of the box office. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection The … Read more
This article contains spoilers for “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” By the end of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” the latest in the so-called Monsterverse franchise from Warner Bros., multiple cities around the world have been rendered essentially uninhabitable and treasured monuments have been turned to dust. Godzilla, Kong and their adversaries flatten … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monster mash-up from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry brought the second-highest opening in what … Read more
Those Titans sell tickets. Moviegoers on Friday turned out in force for the monster mash-up “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which took in a whopping $37 million during its first week in theaters, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Rebecca Hall-helmed big budget beastly buddy film, which The Post said has “a brain-busting … Read more
Which is not surprising. This series’ track record induces whiplash. The 2014 film “Godzilla,” a kind of reboot of the original Toho series featuring the character, was a legitimately excellent film, balancing spectacle and human pathos. But then came “Kong: Skull Island” and “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” both meant to build toward a shared … Read more
They’re UFOs — unidentified floating objects. Online denizens were left baffled after mysterious blobs were spotted in an Oklahoma lake — with many comparing them to “alien eggs.” The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) highlighted these bizarro objects, which were found in McGee Creek Reservoir, in a Facebook post going viral. A colony of … Read more
Lily Gladstone, whose powerful performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon” fueled a rapid ascent to Hollywood stardom, ended a career-defining awards season run at the Oscars, where she was the first Native American person to be nominated for a competitive acting Academy Award. Gladstone played a wealthy Osage woman whose family becomes a target … Read more
I wasn’t expecting to cry as much as I did at “Godzilla Minus One.” The strong word-of-mouth made it sound like an awesome spectacle with cool action courtesy of the scaly title creature. And while there were awe-inducing showdowns with the monster, the Toho International production, written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, is largely a … Read more
A mighty monster stomps across the skyline, scaled and unstoppable, leaving destruction in his wake. Bridges, skyscrapers, electrical towers: Nothing can withstand his might. Every step produces a shock wave, every breath a firestorm. He swats away missiles and artillery shells like so many gnats. Civilians race before him through the streets, necks craned upward … Read more
“Godzilla Minus One” broke box office records. The prehistoric reptilian monster flick, the 37th in the “Godzilla” franchise, now holds the title of Biggest Single-Day Domestic Box Office For A Foreign Live-Action Film, according to Screen Rant. It is also the Largest Domestic Debut For A Live-Action Japanese Film and the Second-Highest Debut For A Live-Action … Read more
It’s a boy wonder. “The Boy and the Heron” took home the No. 1 spot at the box office on Friday, raking in $3.17 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Japanese animated fantasy, which The Washington Post called a “magical, otherworldly tale,” is expected to enjoy a $10.7 to 12 million opening weekend, Deadline … Read more
She’s the Queen Bey of the box office. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” reigned supreme on its first night in theaters Friday, raking in $11.5 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The documentary concert film written, directed and produced by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, is expected to enjoy as much as a $24-million-dollar opening, according to Deadline. Variety … Read more
You have to like Godzilla’s style. Confident, with an almost stately groove to his step — and why not? With “Godzilla Minus One,” the giant prehistoric lizard is heading toward the 70th anniversary of his Toho studio franchise. Once again, Japan emerges from World War II only to face this atomic colossus, whose appetite for … Read more