The film year 2023 can be most accurately described in a word: Hot.  Be it the hot, sandy beaches at Barbie World, the heat of an atomic reaction, or of course #HotLaborSummer. The year started off with the promise that Covid-19 was behind us, and movies were back in the cinema, but a 6-month long…

With ninety-two unique films viewed in the cinema during the calendar year and countless streaming releases and catch-ups, 2022 certainly seemed a little more normal in terms of quantity, but the box office and theatrical landscape still have a long way to go before it feels safe to say things have “recovered.”  While dollar-wise, things…

Looking back at 2021, it was a roller coaster for the industry.  Theatrically, the films struggled to find a screen due to many locals shuttering or capping attendance at the cinema.  Those markets that were open, oftentimes, found audiences cautious to make that drive into town when for the last year they had been able…