It feels like in the pandemic era, Hollywood gives big blockbusters arguably too much breathing room to avoid another, smaller movie being walked all over. Just look at what happened with "The Batman" earlier this year, for example. That is currently happening right now, as virtually everyone is steering clear of James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water," which washes up in theaters 13 years after the original's record-breaking run at the box office this weekend. But that comes at a cost,...