http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:15:59 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/08/here-s-how-the-summer-box-office-blew-up-and-hollywood-got-its-mojo-back/stories/20260908020 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/08/here-s-how-the-summer-box-office-blew-up-and-hollywood-got-its-mojo-back/stories/20260908020#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:23:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/08/here-s-how-the-summer-box-office-blew-up-and-hollywood-got-its-mojo-back/stories/20260908020 NEW YORK — Hollywood has just wrapped up its best summer in a decade and its biggest vibe shift since the pandemic. This image released by Universal Pictures shows Matt Damon as Odysseus, left, in a scene from "The Odyssey." This image released by Sony Pictures shows a scene from "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." This image released by Disney shows Smarty Pants, voiced by Conan O'Brien, and Jessie, voiced by Joan Cusack, right, in a scene from "Toy Story 5." This image released by Focus Features shows Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston in a scene from "Obsession." https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/04/movie-review-slasher-siege-movie-onslaught/stories/20260904024 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/04/movie-review-slasher-siege-movie-onslaught/stories/20260904024#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:47:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/04/movie-review-slasher-siege-movie-onslaught/stories/20260904024 Masked soldiers deployed on domestic soil and an air of conspiratorial paranoia give Adam Wingard’s not-quite-grindhouse siege film Onslaught a contemporary pulse, even if this lean, B-movie thriller doesn’t deliver much more than a flicker of its throwback promise. Adria Arjona in a scene from 'Onslaught.' Keil Zepernick, from left, Alex Pereira, and Steven Shelby Kekoa in a scene from 'Onslaught.' Drew Starkey in a scene from 'Onslaught.' Adria Arjona in a scene from 'Onslaught.' Reginald VelJohnson in a scene from 'Onslaught.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/04/movie-review-kenneth-branagh-ryan-reynolds-mayday/stories/20260904023 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/04/movie-review-kenneth-branagh-ryan-reynolds-mayday/stories/20260904023#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:47:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/04/movie-review-kenneth-branagh-ryan-reynolds-mayday/stories/20260904023 Somewhere along the way, Sir Kenneth Branagh developed a knack for playing Russians. He was the vindictive oligarch in Tenet and a villainous industrialist in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, but Mayday may be the first time he’s been asked to use his very particular set of language skills for … comedy? Kenneth Branagh, left, and Ryan Reynolds in a scene from 'Mayday.' Kenneth Branagh, left, and Ryan Reynolds in a scene from 'Mayday.' Ryan Reynolds in a scene from 'Mayday.' Kenneth Branagh in a scene from 'Mayday.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/01/meep-meep-coyote-vs-acme-opens-with-15-5-million-spider-man-stays-no-1-for-fifth-weekend/stories/20260901015 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/01/meep-meep-coyote-vs-acme-opens-with-15-5-million-spider-man-stays-no-1-for-fifth-weekend/stories/20260901015#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:37:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/09/01/meep-meep-coyote-vs-acme-opens-with-15-5-million-spider-man-stays-no-1-for-fifth-weekend/stories/20260901015 NEW YORK — Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned Coyote vs. Acme, the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend. This image released by Ketchup Entertainment shows the character Wile E. Coyote, voiced by Eric Bauza, in a scene from "Coyote vs Acme." https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/25/spider-man-tops-box-office-in-fourth-weekend-the-odyssey-becomes-nolan-s-highest-grossing-film/stories/20260825019 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/25/spider-man-tops-box-office-in-fourth-weekend-the-odyssey-becomes-nolan-s-highest-grossing-film/stories/20260825019#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:02:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/25/spider-man-tops-box-office-in-fourth-weekend-the-odyssey-becomes-nolan-s-highest-grossing-film/stories/20260825019 Spider-Man: Brand New Day fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. The Odyssey also became Christopher Nolan’s highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally. Tom Holland and Zendaya pose for photographers upon arrival at the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere in London, England, July 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/18/box-office-spider-man-stays-on-top-while-two-dino-movies-battle-for-third/stories/20260818015 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/18/box-office-spider-man-stays-on-top-while-two-dino-movies-battle-for-third/stories/20260818015#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:07:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/18/box-office-spider-man-stays-on-top-while-two-dino-movies-battle-for-third/stories/20260818015 Two very different dinosaur movies devoured a modest chunk of the North American box office this weekend, although neither came close to unseating Spider-Man from its perch atop the charts, nor managed to steal second place from The Odyssey. Tom Holland poses for photographers upon arrival at the 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' premiere in London, England, July 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/14/movie-review-rivals-of-amziah-king-southern-fried-flick-mcconaughey/stories/20260814003 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/14/movie-review-rivals-of-amziah-king-southern-fried-flick-mcconaughey/stories/20260814003#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:38:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/14/movie-review-rivals-of-amziah-king-southern-fried-flick-mcconaughey/stories/20260814003 It turns out that the honey business isn’t as sweet as it sounds: In the new movie The Rivals of Amziah King, beekeepers steal from each other, poison rivals’ insects, and rip folk off. “It’s not full of kind people,” the title character warns. Matthew McConaughey, left, and Angelina LookingGlass in a scene from 'The Rivals of the Amziah King.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/14/movie-review-the-end-of-oak-street-is-a-gonzo-good-time/stories/20260814081 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/14/movie-review-the-end-of-oak-street-is-a-gonzo-good-time/stories/20260814081#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:49:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/14/movie-review-the-end-of-oak-street-is-a-gonzo-good-time/stories/20260814081 At the end of the block in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, is a cul-de-sac with a telephone pole in the middle and wires radiating out like the cables of a big top. It’s a fitting touch for a breakneck, carnivalesque movie made with throwback showmanship. Ewan McGregor, left, and Anne Hathaway in a scene from 'The End of Oak Street.' Ewan McGregor, left, and Anne Hathaway in a scene from 'The End of Oak Street.' A scene from 'The End of Oak Street.' A scene from 'The End of Oak Street.' Christian Convery, from left, Anne Hathaway, and Maisy Stella in a scene from 'The End of Oak Street.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/11/spider-man-brand-new-day-keeps-record-pace-the-odyssey-sets-new-high-for-nolan/stories/20260811012 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/11/spider-man-brand-new-day-keeps-record-pace-the-odyssey-sets-new-high-for-nolan/stories/20260811012#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:35:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/11/spider-man-brand-new-day-keeps-record-pace-the-odyssey-sets-new-high-for-nolan/stories/20260811012 NEW YORK — Spider-Man: Brand New Day continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey set a new high for the director. This image released by Sony Pictures shows a scene from "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Holland in a scene from "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." Florence Pugh, from left, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Marisa Tomei pose for photographers upon arrival at the 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' premiere in London, England on July 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/07/movie-review-jane-schoenbrun-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma/stories/20260807027 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/07/movie-review-jane-schoenbrun-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma/stories/20260807027#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:20:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/07/movie-review-jane-schoenbrun-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma/stories/20260807027 It was an unexpected turn of events after seeing Jane Schoenbrun’s buzzy third feature Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Suddenly, after nearly 30 years of not thinking about the Counting Crows, their 1996 ballad “A Long December” was firmly stuck in my head, and it wouldn’t go away. Hannah Einbinder, left, and Gillian Anderson from the film 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.' Gillian Anderson, left, and Hannah Einbinder in a scene from 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.' A scene from 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.' Hannah Einbinder in a scene from 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.' Quintessa Swindell, left, and Amanda Fix in a scene from 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.' Gillian Anderson in a scene from 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/07/movie-review-one-night-only-is-tease-but-its-stars-score/stories/20260807026 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/07/movie-review-one-night-only-is-tease-but-its-stars-score/stories/20260807026#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:20:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/07/movie-review-one-night-only-is-tease-but-its-stars-score/stories/20260807026 The Purge for sex is the best way to describe the premise of One Night Only unless you prefer Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery for one-night stands. Callum Turner, left, and Monica Barbaro in a scene from 'One Night Only.' Monica Barbaro, left, and Callum Turner in a scene from .One Night Only.. Monica Barbaro in a scene from 'One Night Only.' Callum Turner in a scene from 'One Night Only.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/04/spider-man-brand-new-day-beats-avengers-endgame-box-office-record/stories/20260804087 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/04/spider-man-brand-new-day-beats-avengers-endgame-box-office-record/stories/20260804087#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:52:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/08/04/spider-man-brand-new-day-beats-avengers-endgame-box-office-record/stories/20260804087 Spider-Man beat the Avengers at the box office. Spider-Man: Brand New Day broke the Avengers: Endgame record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Pictures said Monday. This image released by Sony Pictures shows a scene from "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." Tom Holland poses for photographers upon arrival at the 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' premiere in London, England, July 29. Tom Holland and Zendaya pose for photographers upon arrival at the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere in London, England, July 29. Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere in London, England, July 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/28/the-odyssey-earns-87m-in-its-second-weekend-christopher-nolan-s-best-second-weekend-yet/stories/20260728017 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/28/the-odyssey-earns-87m-in-its-second-weekend-christopher-nolan-s-best-second-weekend-yet/stories/20260728017#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:35:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/28/the-odyssey-earns-87m-in-its-second-weekend-christopher-nolan-s-best-second-weekend-yet/stories/20260728017 The Odyssey continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s only a 30 percent drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster. It’s also filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s best second weekend ever, not accounting for inflation. In 2008, The Dark Knight earned $75.2 million in weekend two. Matt Damon, from left, director Christopher Nolan, and Anne Hathaway attend the premiere of "The Odyssey" at AMC Lincoln Square on July 14 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/24/movie-review-pickleball-is-the-star-of-the-sports-comedy-the-dink/stories/20260724007 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/24/movie-review-pickleball-is-the-star-of-the-sports-comedy-the-dink/stories/20260724007#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:15:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/24/movie-review-pickleball-is-the-star-of-the-sports-comedy-the-dink/stories/20260724007 It’s the tennis establishment versus pickleball enthusiasts at an uptight club in The Dink, a kind of spiritual descendant of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. The story itself is very by the books: A once promising tennis prodigy learns to get over himself and his disdain for the “lesser sport.” Mary Steenburgen, left, and Jake Johnson in a scene from 'The DInk.' Mary Steenburgen in a scene from 'The DInk.' Jake Johnson, left, and Ben Stiller in a scene from 'The DInk.' Aaron Chen, left, and Jake Johnson in a scene from 'The DInk.' Chloe Fineman, left, and Jake Johnson in a scene from 'The DInk.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/21/nolan-s-the-odyssey-storms-the-box-office-with-a-264-1-million-global-debut/stories/20260721012 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/21/nolan-s-the-odyssey-storms-the-box-office-with-a-264-1-million-global-debut/stories/20260721012#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:29:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/21/nolan-s-the-odyssey-storms-the-box-office-with-a-264-1-million-global-debut/stories/20260721012 NEW YORK — Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than Oppenheimer and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” This image released by Universal Pictures shows Matt Damon as Odysseus, left, and Zendaya as Athena, in a scene from "The Odyssey." https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/18/toledo-native-wins-national-coca-cola-short-film-contest-music-headed-to-theater/stories/20260615003 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/18/toledo-native-wins-national-coca-cola-short-film-contest-music-headed-to-theater/stories/20260615003#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:57:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/18/toledo-native-wins-national-coca-cola-short-film-contest-music-headed-to-theater/stories/20260615003 What started with trumpet lessons has landed Toledo native Kevin Kraus on the national stage. Composer Kevin Kraus and writer/director Angel Quinapallo celebrate winning the Red Ribbon Grand Prize and Best Music Composition awards for their short film 'Behind the Screens' produced through the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program. Composer Kevin Kraus celebrates at a Coca‑Cola Refreshing Films watch party. Composer Kevin Kraus at work in his studio. Kevin Kraus holds the trumpet featured in his score for the award‑winning short film 'Behind the Screens' in the Coca‑Cola Refreshing Films program. Composer Kevin Kraus at work in his studio. Holding a Coca-Cola and popcorn, music composer Kevin Kraus celebrates on the red carpet at Full Sail University on May 2, 2026, after 'Behind the Screens' won the Red Ribbon Grand Prize and Best Music Composition awards in the Coca‑Cola Refreshing Films program. The short film is set to air in movie theaters across the country. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/17/movie-review-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey/stories/20260717026 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/17/movie-review-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey/stories/20260717026#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/17/movie-review-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey/stories/20260717026 Getting home, and turning back the clock, has long been at the root of Christopher Nolan’s films. The astronauts of Interstellar painstakingly lose 23 years in space travel, almost the same length of time Odysseus is away from home in The Odyssey: a decade fighting the Trojan War, a decade trying to return to Ithaca. Matt Damon as Odysseus in a scene from 'The Odyssey.' Anne Hathaway as Penelope, and Tom Holland as Telemachus, in a scene from 'The Odyssey.' A scene from 'The Odyssey.' Matt Damon, as Odysseus, in a scene from 'The Odyssey.' A scene from 'The Odyssey.' https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/14/disney-s-live-action-moana-crashes-to-shore-with-an-underwhelming-splash-at-the-box-office/stories/20260714115 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/14/disney-s-live-action-moana-crashes-to-shore-with-an-underwhelming-splash-at-the-box-office/stories/20260714115#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:39:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/14/disney-s-live-action-moana-crashes-to-shore-with-an-underwhelming-splash-at-the-box-office/stories/20260714115 The Walt Disney Company’s live action Moana may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters. This image released by Disney shows Dwayne Johnson as Maui in a scene from "Moana." https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/07/minions-monsters-tops-fourth-of-july-holiday-box-office-barely-beating-toy-story-5-1/stories/20260707083 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/07/minions-monsters-tops-fourth-of-july-holiday-box-office-barely-beating-toy-story-5-1/stories/20260707083#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:29:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/07/07/minions-monsters-tops-fourth-of-july-holiday-box-office-barely-beating-toy-story-5-1/stories/20260707083 LOS ANGELES — The Minions have taken down Toy Story 5 at the July Fourth weekend box office, but not by much. https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/06/23/toledo-filmmakers-movie-releases-on-streaming/stories/20260623095 https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/06/23/toledo-filmmakers-movie-releases-on-streaming/stories/20260623095#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:30:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2026/06/23/toledo-filmmakers-movie-releases-on-streaming/stories/20260623095 Toledo-raised filmmakers Joe Burke and Oliver Cooper are celebrating the release of Burt The Movie on streaming platforms.  Written and produced by Burke and Cooper, Burt tells the story of a 69-year-old Los Angeles street musician with Parkinson’s disease whose Toledo-raised Oliver Cooper, left, and Burt Berger are unsure how to treat each other in the early minutes of the indie dramedy 'Burt The Movie,' directed by fellow Toledo native Joe Burke. 'Burt' is now available on streaming platforms. Directed by Toledo native Joe Burke and staring fellow Toledoan Oliver Cooper, 'Burt The Movie' tells the story of a 69-year-old Los Angeles street musician with Parkinson’s disease whose life is turned upside down when a young man shows up claiming to be his son. Toledo-raised Oliver Cooper, left, and Burt Berger, right, talk with a third character in the indie dramedy 'Burt The Movie,' directed by fellow Toledo native Joe Burke. 'Burt' is now available on streaming platforms.