Sentences with phrase «on audiences and critics»

And while there have been setbacks (the highly touted all - women remake of Ghostbusters made headlines this week after being declared the most - disliked trailer in YouTube history) it seems clear that this fresh force in mainstream comedy will continue to grow on audiences and critics alike.

Not exact matches

Back in February, the company announced that it has «returned to profitable growth» after a «record performance» in the gaming division and «a blockbuster release» of a movie based on Angry Birds, which received iffy reviews from critics and audiences, according to the site Rotten Tomatoes.

But when people did actually see it, the movie was greeted with generally positive reviews — the film scored 77 % among «Top Critics» on Rotten Tomatoes — and a strong audience reaction.

While Cameron has ordered the blue - and - white Scottish flag to be flown over his office at No. 10 Downing Street until the vote, his critics noted that he did not risk speaking before an uninvited audience of Scots on the street.

And yet the blame for the absence of Catholicism — or Judaism or Protestantism — from the larger conversation must, in part, rest with people of faith — and in particular with the critics, intellectuals, and theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audienAnd yet the blame for the absence of Catholicism — or Judaism or Protestantism — from the larger conversation must, in part, rest with people of faith — and in particular with the critics, intellectuals, and theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audienand in particular with the critics, intellectuals, and theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audienand theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audience.

Most critics found the film funny and entertaining when it screened at Toronto last fall, and audiences will finally get to see it on June 7 (and in even more theaters on June 21).

With this honor to his name, Biggs segued into film a short time later, debuting in the 1997 Camp Stories.In 1999, the unequivocal hit that was American Pie came along, and Biggs, portraying Jim, one of the more perpetually humiliated members of a group of four friends trying to lose their virginity by high - school graduation, made an undeniably distinct impression on critics and audiences alike.

The film's extended debates on the ethics of science, government and personal responsibility would recommend it to critics of a medium that too often panders to audiences.

In 2000, he finally earned recognition as a talented young actor, thanks to his role as Laura Linney's wry, observant son in Kenneth Lonergan's much - acclaimed directorial debut You Can Count on Me, causing both critics and audiences to remark that perhaps big screen bankability had not been limited solely to Culkin the Eldest.

Cast as Diana Guzman, the fierce and vibrant protagonist of Kusama's story of a high school girl who takes up boxing, Rodriguez went on to earn almost universal acclaim for her powerful portrayal, winning the admiration of audiences and critics from Sundance to Toronto.Of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, Rodriguez was born in Bell County, TX, on July 12, 1978.

The 2009 comedy was a big hit with both audiences and critics, putting a smart spin on the zombie genre with an excellent ensemble and one of the best - used...

Although the film didn't connect as strongly with mass audiences (although it's considered a «sleeper hit,» you have to wonder what it could have done if it had been released after Whedon's little art house film «The Avengers «-RRB- and more than a few critics found it befuddling and arch (it's neither), «The Cabin in the Woods» is the kind of movie that will ultimately live on as a deserved cult classic, perfect for drunken film studies students and bored kids at slumber parties alike.

Since wowing Sundance audiences on opening night, «World Of Tomorrow» has been played the festival circuit and has been made available to rent on Vimeo (with a Blu - ray release coming soon); and it's drawn raves and obsessive analysis from critics and fans.

The following list will attempt to give these forgotten films their due, and also shine a light on some of 2017's most interesting, challenging films that audiences (and sometimes critics) ultimately rejected.

Exalted audiences and approving critics confirm the hype: Black Panther's opening weekend box office numbers has usurped 2012's The Avengers as the top - grossing domestic opening for a Marvel movie at $ 235 million, and the picture has a 97 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

People tend to really not like this film (as evidenced by a 34 % approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 24 % from the audience), but I really enjoyed Blackhat.

Also starring «Atlanta» star Zazie Beetz as Domino, the film earned positive reviews from audiences and critics with an A rating on CinemaScore and an 83 percent «fresh» rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.

That's the only way reviews have ever worked for a mainstream audience, be it as part of the captive audience for weekly reviews as part of a newscast, as a column in a popular magazine or newspaper, on its own as in shows like Siskel & Ebert At The Movies, or even in print — Leonard Maltin, another beloved film critic and film historian, established his name writing a book of capsule reviews.

Experience the film that critics and audiences are raving about when The Cabin In The Woods arrives on Blu - ray Disc (plus Digital Copy), DVD (plus Digital Copy) and On Demand and Pay - Per - View September 18 from Lionsgaton Blu - ray Disc (plus Digital Copy), DVD (plus Digital Copy) and On Demand and Pay - Per - View September 18 from LionsgatOn Demand and Pay - Per - View September 18 from Lionsgate.

Mel Gibson's bloody World War II drama «Hacksaw Ridge» scored with critics and audiences in Venice, who praised Andrew Garfield's performance as a Pacifist medic trying to save his fellow soldiers on the battlefield; he landed Critics Choice, Golden Globe SAG, and BAFTA nomincritics and audiences in Venice, who praised Andrew Garfield's performance as a Pacifist medic trying to save his fellow soldiers on the battlefield; he landed Critics Choice, Golden Globe SAG, and BAFTA nominCritics Choice, Golden Globe SAG, and BAFTA nominations.

The film comes in the wake of 2013's heart wrenching Sundance Jury Prize award winner, Blood Brother, a film that seemed to come out of nowhere to wow audiences and critics alike, and apparently even the likes of Terrence Malick and Atticus Ross who came on to Hoover's latest project to executive produce and serve as composer, respectively.

Leonard Maltin — a hell of a historian, if only a mediocre critic — gives background to the standard «Night at the Movies» simulation that includes in this instance the trailer for Bogart and Huston's Key Largo, a newsreel, the comedy short So You Want to Be a Detective, and the Looney Tunes cartoon Hot Cross Bunny (featuring an ape on Lionel Barrymore, whom audiences would have just seen in the Key Largo trailer).

New on Blu - ray «Swiss Army Man» (Lionsgate DVD, $ 19.98; Blu - ray, $ 19.99; also available on VOD) At Sundance earlier this year, the absurdist comedy «Swiss Army Man» rubbed so many critics and audience members the wrong way that it provoked mass...

After making his mark in the early thirties with two very different films, the anarchic send - up of the bourgeoisie Boudu Saved from Drowning and the popular - front Gorky adaptation The Lower Depths, Renoir closed out the decade with two critical humanistic studies of French society that routinely turn up on lists of the greatest films ever made: Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game (the former was celebrated in its time, but the latter was trashed by critics and audiences — until history provided vindication).

«Overboard» earned mixed reviews, garnering an A-minus rating from audiences on CinemaScore and a 30 % «rotten» rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Score is drawn from critics» reviews (and is not an average review score, instead based on a binary total of «good» and «bad» reviews), and it can often stand in strong contrast to the Audience Score, which is based on the opinions of average moviegoers.

The Jane Goodall biopic went on to garner a PGA kudo, a slew of critics» honors including the National Board of Review award and two Cinema Eye trophies for audience choice and score.

Legion returned to TV screens this week for its second season, having previously impressed critics and audiences with its visually audacious take on the character of David Haller (Professor X's son).

Stoller and Delbanco's show wasn't reviewed kindly by most critics, but with a season 2 on the way, the sad comedy must've found its audience.

Will the classy leading lady's ubiquity on the awards circuit — into which Christopher Nolan has thrown a bit of a wrench — compel more audiences, critics and voters to tune into «Miss Julie»?

«The Benchwarmers,» starring Jon Heder, David Spade and Rob Schneider, was a hit with audiences, but much less so with critics, earning only a 25 on Metacritic.

The original film became a surprise hit in 2013 that pleased audiences and critics alike (the film has an 86 % positive rating on RottenTomatoes.com) so one hopes that this follow - up can do the same.

Even Amazon, Netflix, and A24 — recent history's most aggressive acquirers — arrived at Sundance this year with finished products, launching films to critics and select audiences with the hope that this will buoy the movies» performances when they are unveiled in theaters, and on the companies» services, later in the year.

There's a lot riding on its success to keep this universe afloat after their previous movies have yielded mediocre reviews from audiences and critics.

With a 94 % critics rating and an 88 % audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes (as of this writing), the film looks like a hit.

It's an unusual studio picture from Paramount: like much the rest of Aronofsky's work it will divide and stimulate audiences and critics, but should still be hailed as an original, strikingly unconventional piece on its US commercial release September 15 (shortly after its Venice and Toronto premieres).

Receiving 67 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, critics argue that the third «Purge» film relies more so on its gory killings to compel audiences rather than engaging in social and political conversation.

«Sherlock Gnomes» earned mixed reviews from audiences and critics with a B + rating on CinemaScore and a 21 % «rotten» rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

These reactions are only based on a couple of screenings so a lot will depend on how the rest of the critics and audiences react, but I have a feeling Les Mis could clean up come February.

Ready Player One is doing much better with audiences and critics than that particular ill - fated revival, with an «A -» CinemaScore from viewers and a respectable 75 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Wright has been the talk of the town since his latest Darkest Hour, based on the life and times of the British leader Winston Churchill, was lauded by both critics and the general audience.

With Budapest, though, the studio knows for a fact that it has a well - received film on its hands, and if Birdman should falter with critics or audiences, they may well shift all of their efforts behind Wes Anderson.

Here's hoping that, in spite of all the critics / bullies who had decided long before they saw the damn thing that they would pan it just because they have a hate - on for Shyamalan, it's gonna be embraced by audiences and become a big enough box - office hit so we get to see the next two chapters.

The film challenges its viewer on many levels, perhaps being the reason why its been negatively and unfairly bombarded by critics, and audiences alike.

Simplicity is not in vogue among today's filmmakers, but The Rider is so consistently good that it has wowed critics and audiences on the film festival circuit.

Critics and audiences both loved this movie to the point it almost verges on overrated.

Larry Mantle and KPCC FilmWeek critics will congregate to campaign for and criticize the 88th Academy Awards nominees in front of a live audience at the historic Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.

A hit with audiences and critics alike, DreamWorks Animation's TROLLS, is the «feel - good» movie of the year receiving an outstanding audience reaction with a coveted «A» CinemaScore ® and a Certified Fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.com.

Unlike years past, there haven't been those one or two landmark films that cast a shadow on the rest of the field, no Birdman, Boyhood, The Tree of Life, or There Will Be Blood for the film critic intelligentsia and wider moviegoing audience to rally behind in unison.

And with a rapturous A + CinemaScore from younger - skewing audiences (55 percent of those polled were under the age of 25), the film will likely hover at or near the top of the U.S. box office charts for weeks to come — something that critics won't mind, for once, given that the film also sits at an impressive 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.