Admit One 9/6
The fall movie season gets off to a spooky start with the massive conclusion to 2017’s IT, IT: Chapter Two, the only new release of the weekend.
The Polar Bears Are Back for the Full Trailer for His Dark Materials
Phillip Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy seems like it is finally getting the adaptation it deserves with HBO and the BBC teaming up for His Dark Materials, starring Dafne Keene, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, and Lin-Manuel Miranda and arriving this fall.
Pennywise is Ready for Round 2 in IT: Chapter Two (Trailer)
27 years after they thought they defeated him, Pennywise is back to terrorize Derry and the grown members of The Loser’s Club must return home to try and stop him once and for all in IT: Chapter Two.
Review: Dark Phoenix
The Fox era of X-Men comes to a lackluster end after almost 20 years as Dark Phoenix is a boring, lifeless rehash of prior X-Men movie plots and character motivations.
Admit One 6/7
The X-Men franchise comes to an underwhelming finale (according to critics) with Dark Phoenix this weekend while Secret Life of Pets 2 and Late Night also arrive in theaters.
The Golden Compass Gets a Do-Over with His Dark Materials (Trailer)
Phillip Pullman’s beloved and complex fantasy trilogy gets another shot at an adaptation with a new HBO series coming later this year starring Dafne Keene, Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, Clarke Peters, and Ruth Wilson.
The Losers Club Reunites in September for IT: Chapter Two (Trailer)
The grown members of the Losers Club reunite back in their hometown of Derry, ME to try and stop the demonic Pennywise once and for all in the upcoming IT: Chapter Two.
Jean Grey Breaks Bad in Dark Phoenix (Trailer)
Jean Grey’s latent powers are unleashed in what is most likely the final chapter of the Fox X-Men saga, Dark Phoenix, arriving in June this summer.
Review: Glass
The third entry in what’s now a trilogy, Glass brings together the characters of Unbreakable and Split as David Dunn, Mr. Glass, and Kevin Wendell Crumb find themselves in a mental asylum run by Dr. Staple, who tries to convince the trio they do not have superpowers but are simply suffering from a mental delusion.
Battle at the Box Office 1/21
Although it didn’t quite meet the studio’s predictions, Glass took the top spot at the box office with M. Night’s third-best opening of all time and, surprisingly, the best ever opening for Bruce Willis.