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Finding Faith in Frightening Films: Five Horror Flicks That Dig Deeper (opens the original)
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For a lot of Christians, horror movies are a hard pass. First off, who wants to be scared? Who wants your kids to be scared? So many horror flicks lean into graphic and salacious gore. And supernatural horror films bring, shall we say, a legion of other problems to the table, be it ghosts or witchcraft or the downright diabolic. I know I’ve received many a letter from many a parent, worried that a supernaturally tinged film could open unwanted doors for their children. I think that all those are
Movie Monday: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Materializes at No. 1 (opens the original)
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The box-office run of Spider-Man: Brand New Day couldn’t last forever—even if it felt like it could. After six weeks perched at the pinnacle of the box-office standings, Brand New Day found itself in second place behind Practical Magic 2. The sorcerous sequel earned an estimated $30 million in North America this weekend, landing atop the standings with a wave of a wand. Add in another $16 million from overseas markets, and PM2 conjured up a tidy $46 million. Still, the win was less than magical.
Movie Monday: ‘Brand New Day’ Tops ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ (opens the original)
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Note: I warned you. See if you can spot all the types of spiders referenced in this blog. Another weekend in the books, another win for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Spidey and company lured its competition into its cinematic trap door for the fifth straight weekend, wolfing down another $22 million in estimated North American box-office receipts and jumping to another victory. The latest Spidey film has now drawn a staggering $884.8 million into its orb-it, making it the second highest-grossing mo
Movie Monday: New ‘Insidious’ Flick Can’t Squash ‘Spider-Man’ (opens the original)
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The average spider typically lives about a year, according to spider lifespan experts—though some spiders can crawl along for as much as two decades. Unless, of course, they’re found in the cubicle of my associate, Emily Tsiao. In that case, their lifespan promises to be much, much shorter. Insidious: Out of the Further wanted nothing more than to take a book and slam it down on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, thus ignominiously ending Peter Parker’s box-office run. But Spidey proved to be unfazed. S
Movie Monday: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Webs Huge Debut (opens the original)
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Sure, we’ve seen some cracks in the genre as of late. But this weekend, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man took just about every neighborhood by storm. Spider-Man: Brand New Day soared to an estimated $355 million weekend in North America. That’s a lot of money for a superhero who, just a few years ago, was still living with his aunt. In fact, Brand New Day’s opening fell just $2 million shy of being the biggest debut in cinematic history. Only Avengers: Endgame has done better during its open
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