alice through the looking glass

About two months ago, on a day when I was in no way questioning my career path and life choices, I asked a question: “Is 2016 the worst summer movie season ever?” In early July, it was probably a little premature to raise that issue, but with theaters were filled with dreck like Independence Day: Resurgence, The Legend of Tarzan, and Alice Through the Looking Glass, it was hard not to wonder. At that time, I looked at the Rotten Tomatoes ratings from hundreds of wide releases from the last decade, and found that while the overall scores from 2016 were basically in line with those from ones from each of the last five years, the scores for just the biggest movies, the ones like Tarzan or Independence Day with budgets in excess of $100 million, were way lower this year.

Be honest: When you clicked on the link to open this page, did you think for a second this article might just say “ALL OF THEM!”

It sure was a fun day at Disneyland in California, the other day. Johnny Depp was there. Well, sort of. Depp recently surprised unsuspecting Disneyland visitors by appearing in a live video billboard promoting Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass.