Month In Review: October

LindsayNovember 5, 2012

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The Fall box office is in full swing and October brought it’s share of highs and lows. See what I put together for some of last month’s highlights including box office stats, my favorite posts and new blogs I’m into.

Frankenweenie is a box office dud domestically: Tim Burton’s return to stop motion was admired by critics but ignored by audiences. The film made it’s budget back with overseas box office dollars. [Read]

Moviegoers were dying to see even more of Liam Neeson’s particular set of skills: The action sequel Taken 2 was October’s box office winner taking in a total of over $125 million. [Read]

Skyfall is already breaking records in the UK: While the US is still waiting for the latest James Bond film, the film secured the highest-ever seven day gross at the UK box office. [Read]

Film Actually did his own spotlight on horror with a super duper top 10 list. [TOP 10: Spotlight on Horror]

Go See Talk‘s most valuable asset Andrew Crump has am awesome essay on the site about the film Looper and it’s use of violence. [The Gun in Your Hand: Looper’s Cycles of Violence]

Cinematic Corner aka Sati nails it with this Killer Joe review and reminds everyone why they need to seek it out. [Killer Joe]

Two Dollar Cinema has a wonderfully personal review up of a film I also loved, Cloud Atlas. [Honor thy consumer.]

The Movie Log ranks film by members of the ‘Splat Pack.’ It’s both a list that’s hard to argue and a supplier of new films to watch. [Top 5 Movies by the Splat Pack]