Critical Hits & Misses #338

• Surprising nobody, The Last Jedi wrecked at the box office on Thursday night, suggesting this weekend may be one of the biggest ever. 


• Because Star Wars weekend, USA Today ranks the other 8 flicks in the franchise. See if you agree!

For today's musical hit, we are keeping with the theme of the day, so have the Main theme from The Last Jedi by the eternal John Williams.

Today's critical rolls: NO SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS PLZ. What's on the agenda for the weekend? Does it involve The Last Jedi? Did you already see it, and love it/hate it? 

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Critical Hits & Misses #324

Editor's Note: Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US and Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year (and a day off for us), so this is the last CH&M for the week. Wherever you are, we wish you a wonderful weekend! See you next Monday!

• Forbes has an in-depth analysis of what it might mean for the DCEU's future now that Justice League hasn't really lived up to expectations at the box office. 


• Uproxx discusses how the fallout of the sexual harassment plague in Hollywood should affect every man in the US, and how even "good" men need to stop trying to remove themselves from the implications. 

For today's musical hit, it's almost Christmas, so have Sia and "Santa's Coming For Us"

Today's critical rolls: If you're in the US, are you looking forward to Thanksgiving and Black Friday? If you're not in the US, what's on the agenda for the weekend?

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Critical Hits & Misses #274

Okay but seriously, this movie is flippin' hilarious

• James Cameron's Spider-Man? Nick Cage as Superman? Entertainment Weekly has a list of 12 superhero movies that almost happened (but thankfully in almost all cases, didn't). 


• And more movie news: the US box office has its worst Labor Day weekend in 20 years. If you're interested in the numbers, Gamespot has them. 

For today's musical hit, we have Taylor Swift and "...Ready For It?"

Today's critical rolls: Happy Monday (and Happy Labor Day if you're in the US)! Since we're talking about movies today, talk about movies in the comments! What have you seen of late? Anything good (or terrible)? Something obscure we should take a look at?


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Critical Hits & Misses #262

• Forbes discusses how the US box office was a hot mess... other than super hero movies like Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Who says the superhero genre is dying?


• Gail Simone recently took to Twitter to criticize how Zeus has become part of Wonder Woman's origin story, and that it was one of the few things Simone didn't like about an otherwise awesome film. 

For today's musical hit, we have Lindsey Stirling's "Brave Enough"

Today's critical rolls: Would it have been better for Diana/Wondie to not have a father? Why or why not?


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