Has the summer blockbuster era fizzled out?

Tuesday, June 18th • Segment

The curtain has fallen on the summer blockbuster movie. So what happened? Strikes? Shuttered theaters? Streaming? Boston.com entertainment writer Kevin Slane has a front row seat to how we got here.

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