How are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, the kings of 90s independent cinema, doing after their split from Disney? “Meh” according to this oddly extensive update courtesy of the New York Times.

Although the Weinsteins got off to a great start with “Hoodwinked,” a surprise animation hit, movie after movie, big and small, has tanked. “The Libertine,” “Breaking and Entering,” “School for Scoundrels,” “Nomad,” “The Hunting Party,” and most notably, “Grindhouse,” a $75 million display of artistic hubris and tone-deaf marketing, have created a huge pothole on the road to what was supposed to be a bright future.

Bob Weinstein’s Dimension division, which has always financed the brothers’ loftier ambitions, has scored some hits recently with the “Scary Movie” franchise (its profits are split with Disney), a remake of “Halloween,” the Stephen King horror film “1408.” Michael Moore’s documentary “Sicko” also connected. But those successes can’t fully offset the lack of performance in the rest of the company.

I’ve never been too much of a fan of the Weinsteins, but whatever the article says, it doesn’t change the fact that Grindhouse is one of the best films of the year.

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