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Curious how much headwind this will generate. Other critics and award groups already boycotting Disney screenings in solidarity:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/journalists-boycott-di...

https://www.thewrap.com/critics-denounce-disney-blackout-la-...

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Below I've linked a few more. It's a bit of a prisoner's dilemma: whichever media outlets don't participate in the boycott will have a competitive advantage when they put out early reviews, but it hurts all outlets if Disney is able to pull off the intimidation power play.

http://flavorwire.com/611229/an-editorial-note-re-disney-and...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/11/06/w...

https://www.avclub.com/the-a-v-club-will-no-longer-attend-di...

Implying people go out of their way to read Disney movie reviews. People who go see these movies are probably parents with children. Your average 5-yo doesn't make the decision whether or not to see "German fairy tales 5: Snow white harder" based on the review in Hollywood Tribune.

Disney is a massive studio that includes Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and TV shows on ABC and ESPN.

Disney is more than just movies for little kids. It's Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and more.

Which makes you wonder how YouTubers monetize their baby and dog videos. The internet is a magical place where money materializes for bad reasons.

Disney puts out a lot of films, many through subsidiaries. Certainly Disney Children's Animated Film is going to get a lot of ticket sales regardless of reviews, but Marvel Comic Book Movie: The Comic Book We All Forgot About is something I'd like to check a review for -- especially if I'm considering bringing my child, I want to have some idea of what lines its crossing.

Good point. Idk how I forgot about that.

Marvel films are covered by this as well.

Disney owns Marvel and Star Wars. The have a massive leverage with those.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2017

First, third and fourth most popular movies of 2017 are Disney, and the year is not yet over (Thor, Star Wars).

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2016

First, second, third fifth, seventh and eleventh most popular movie of 2016 are all Disney.

Well, too much headwind I guess, ban already ended:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/business/disney-la-times....

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