Movie Stars: Stewart, Jimmy–Most Commercially Popular Films

For ten years, Jimmy Stewart was on the list of the Top Ten Stars, an annual poll based on the rankings of US distributors and movie owners

Movie Stars: Depp, Johnny–Love/Hate with Film Critics

Johnny Depp and the film critics: The actor’s worst reviewed movies to date are……

Movie Stars: Depp, Johnny–End of Bankable Stardom, Falling from Grace?

Bad choice of roles and directors? poor timing of theatrical releases? bad luck? loss of core audience? falling from grace? The steady and rapid decline of Johnny Depp might signal the end of his movie stardom.

Movie Critics: Influence? Limited Impact–“Captain America: Civil War”

My fellow critics, do not despair entirely; we still have some influence over blockbusters

Movie Stars: McCarthy, Melissa–Bankable in The Boss despite Bad Reviews

The star power of Melissa McCarthy  lifted the R comedy The Boss to an estimated $23.5 million opening weekend despite bad reviews and negative word-of-mouth. The broad comedy centers on a business icon who is brought low after she is convicted of insider trading This figure will be enough to narrowly defeat Batman v Superman from first […]