US cinemagoers cannot get enough of the new M. Night Shyamalan film Split, with the thriller topping the US box office for the second straight week and on its way to becoming one of the director’s biggest successes (via Box Office Mojo).

Starring James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy, Split earned an estimated $26.26millon on its second weekend of release, dropping just 34% and performing well above industry expectations. It raises the film’s total to around $78million through its ten-day…
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A Dog’s Purpose is just, for lack of a better word, dumb.
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In every moment, Enemy Mine strains for greatness. A B-movie with the stubborn assumption it’s anything but, it’s a film that’s constantly at war with itself: its visual and thematic scope is clawed asunder by clear budgetary restraints, and its straight-faced racial commentary is frequently undermined by an unaccounted-for camp. But its tender sincerity is enough to make it a valuable re-watch; a sci-fi that forgoes the explosions and genre excess to deliver something far more soul-searching and meaningful, especially in the gung-ho-heavy climate of the blockbuster circa 1985.
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The mediocre screenplay comes as something of a surprise given it’s where Vanderbilt excels.
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