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Presented below are selected film reviews.
Reviews are based on a four-(4) point system:

1 =
Putrid
2 =
Mediocre
3 =
Good
4 =
Great
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The Revenant

Gritty, boring wilderness survival and revenge film
does not
impress.

 

   
Joy

Woman hustles
her idea to
become a millionaire,
yada, yada,
yada.

 

     
The Hateful Eight

Yes, another
formula Tarantino film to use "nigger"
in his films.
Click poster to
read review.

 

NO STARS
Star Wars:
The Force Awakens


Yet another sequel that
covers the same old groud, even worse. Click poster to
read review.

 

NO STARS
Creed

Yet another sequel that
covers the
same old ground, even worse.

 

NO STARS
The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay


Yet another sequel that
covers the same old
ground, even worse.

 

   
Spotlight

Boston Globe
investigates
child sex abuse
by Catholic
priests.
"All the President's
Men
" is better.

 

   
Spectre

Bond script
had great
potential but
failed to
deliver.

 

 
Room

Compelling
"Madonna and
child" kidnapping
story.

 

 
Steve Jobs

Engaging
bio film
about Apple's
legendary
founder.

 

The Martian

A very smart
and engaging
film about the rescue of a man stranded
on mars.

 

 
Freeheld

Lovers, who
happen to be
lesbians, just
want to take
care of
each other.

 

The Iron Giant

Simply put, a kind robot saves the world. An
excellent
animated
movie.

 

 
The Intern

Robert DeNiro
as the "sage" intern makes this film
work.

 

 
Sicario

Gritty, engaging action thriller to bring down a Mexican drug
cartel.

 

   
Everest

Predictable
film about
surviving
Mount
Everest.

 

   
The Perfect Guy

Predictable
film about
ending a
relationship
with the
wrong guy.

 

   
The Transporter Refueled


Yet another
reboot, but
only mildly
enjoyable.

 

   
No Escape


Family seeks
escape from
political revolt
in Southeast
asia
.

 

   
The War Room


Good
hearted
religious drama about faith
and hope
.

 

Straight Otta
Compton


Excellent
film about the
birth of hip hop
group "Niggaz
wit Attitudes (N.W.A.)"

 

 
The Man From
U.N.C.L.E.


Film stands
on its on, not
as a reboot
of the 1960s
TV show.

 

 
Nicki Flash

Meryl Streep
shines as
as aging
rock star.

 

NO STARS
Fantastic Four

Yet another
comic book
reboot that's
a total waste
of time.
Click poster to
read review.

 

 
Mission Impossible:
Rogue Nation


Tom Cruise
at his action junkie best.

 

   
Trainwreck

Predictable
romcom
about a
perpetually
unlucky
woman.

 

Ant-Man

Excellent
special effects,
and faithful to
the comic book
origin.

 

 
The Death of
"Superman Lives"
What Happened?


Documentary
about the
never made
Superman
film starring Nicholas Cage.

 

 
Madame Bovary

Engaging story
about an 1850s woman who
successfully
carved her
own fate.

 

 
The Terminator:
Genisys


Arnold is back.
The future is
again "re-imagined,"
but it works. Hopefully, sequel
maintains continuity.

 

     
Ted 2

Yet another sequel that
covers the same old
ground.

 

Jurassic World

Excellent
reboot to this
solid film
franchise.

 

   
Spy

Predictable
campy spy
best for TV;
not worthy of
theatrical
release.

 

 
Survivor

Brosnan is an excellent assassin in this action spy
thriller film.

 

     
Pound of Flesh

Film has Van Damme a victim of organ theft and still able kiss ass.
No way.

 

   
Mad Max: Fury Road

Mediocre
reboot or
sequel that
covers the
same old
ground.

 

 
Absolution

A "formula"
Steven Seagal action film. It is
what it is.
'Nuff said.

 

 
Maggie

Arnold "cares"
as he protects
his daughter in
this dystopian zombie
pandemic film.

 

1/2  
5 Flights Up

Enjoyable
"senior adult"
romcom
about quality of life versus keeping up with the joneses.

 

1/2
Avengers:
Age of Ultron

Exciting,
and almost faithful to
the comic book
origin.
Click poster to
read review.

 

 
Kung Fu Killer

Donnie Yen
action film with
a lot of high quality action.

 

   
Paul Blart:
Mall Cop 2


It's Kevin James
as an American Inspector
Jacques
Clouseau

 

 
Ex Machina

Smart, intuitive, sexy robot revolts
against her
human
creator.

 

   
Last Knights

Another
retelling of the "47 Ronin,"
that just
doesn't work.

 

 
Fast and Furious 7

Special effects
are ridiculous but keep the
film moving and interesting.

 

NO STARS
Get Hard

Yet another
Kevin "loud mouth" Hart buddy film.

 

NO STARS
The Divergent Series:
Insurgent


Another
predictable dystopian
science fiction
film
.

 

 
Run All Night

Powerful gangster film with Liam Neeson and Ed Harris.

 

NO STARS
Chappie

How did Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman end up in this poorly produced
dystopian
science fiction
film?

 

   
Focus

Will Smith
and Margot Robbie as con artists who predictably
con each
other. Nicely
produced.

 

   
Kingsman:
The Secret Service


Yet another James Bond
clone that
works more
like the campy,
"Our Man Flint."
Click poster to read review.


   
Seventh Son

Yet another
fantasy film
with witches, wizards, demons, and dragons.

 

NO STARS
Jupiter Ascending

Yet another science fiction pseudo-epic with better special effects than story, acting,
etc. Click poster to read review.

NO STARS
The Wedding Ringer

Yet another
Kevin "loud mouth" Hart buddy film.
Will Smith's
"Hitch" is similar, but much better.

 

NO STARS
Blackhat

A very
convoluted, hacker,
espionage,
action film that
just doesn't
deliver. Click poster to read review.

 

NO STARS
Taken 3

Yet another sequel that
covers the
same old
ground. Click poster to read review.

 

Chi-Raq

Spike Lee's
sexy and way
too verbose
re-imagining of
Aristophanes'
classic Greek
comedy-drama
Lysistrata!

     
10 Largest
Movie Theater Chains Worldwide

Rank by Revenue

Circuit
2021
Revenue
Headquarters
Screens
Ranked by Screens
1
AMC Entertainment Inc
$2.53 billion
Leawood, KS
11,041
1
2
Wanda Cinemas $1.85 billion
Beijing, China
1,657
10
3
Cineworld $1.8 billion
London, England
9,500
2
4
Cinemark Theatres
$1.51 billion
Plano, TX
5,957
4
5
Cinépolis
$1.51 billion
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
5,251
5
6
Regal Cinemas
(a division of Cineworld)
$627.4 million
Knoxville, TN
7,200
3
7
Cineplex Entertainment
$515.22 million
Toronto, ON
1,676
9
8
Vue
London, England
1,990
8
9
CGV
Seoul, South Korea
3,459
6
10
Cinemex
$ 30.2 million
Mexico City, Mexico
2,861
7

Source: https://www.zippia.com/advice/largest-movie-theater-chains/
 
National Association of Theatre Owners
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world. According to their figures, the top five-(5) chains represent ninety-(90) percent of theater screens in North America. According to NATO, as of March 14, 2022 there are 24,414 screens in 1,920 sites.

For the average U.S. ticket price is, click here.

Rank
Circuit
Headquarters
Screens
Sites
1
AMC Entertainment Inc
Kansas City, MO
7,850
600
2
Regal Entertainment Group
Knoxville, TN
6,851
514
3
Cinemark Theatres
Plano, TX
4,426
323
4
Cineplex Entertainment
Toronto, ON
1,676
164
5
Marcus Theatres
Milwaukee, WI
1,064
89
6
B&B Theatres
Liberty, MO
513
56
7
Harkins Theatres
Phoenix, AZ
494
33
8
Kinepolis / Landmark Cinemas of Canada / MJR Theatres
Calgary, AB
489
50
9
Malco Theatres Inc.
Memphis, TN
354
34
10
National Amusements
Dedham, MA
350
26
11
CMX Cinemas
Miami, FL
347
31

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