Counter-programming is the name of the weekend. With Christmas falling on a Friday, the box office for the second weekend of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be record-breaking. Each of this week’s new releases will find that an unfortunate thing since they’ll each be trying to conquer holiday audiences with Joy, Concussion and Daddy’s Home fighting for second place. Point Break will struggle to make the top ten. I’m giving the edge to the best counter-programming: Daddy’s Home, the only comedy of the bunch in a sea of unsuccessful comedies. Of course, Joy may have a leg-up on Daddy’s Home simply because of its lead.
Our Highest Rated Films: The Hateful Eight, 45 Years
Our Best Awards Ratings: The Revenant (Oscars), 45 Years (Oscars), The Hateful Eight (Oscars)
OTHER LIMITED RELEASES
Expanding: The Big Short (Previously Reviewed in Looking at the Weekend)
Dec. 25-27, 2015 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Film |
Our Thoughts |
Awards Chances |
||
Concussion(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
|
4.8 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Tripp Burton: (3) Thomas LaTourrette: (7) |
3.8 Wesley Lovell: (3,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (5,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (2,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (5,Oscars) |
Categories:
|
|
Individual Commentary: |
||||
Wesley Lovell (WL): Apart from the Oscar prospects for Will Smith, I have little desire to see a sports exposรฉ. |
||||
Film |
Our Thoughts |
Awards Chances |
||
Daddy’s Home(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
|
3.5 Wesley Lovell: (6) Peter J. Patrick: (4) Tripp Burton: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (2) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
Categories:
|
|
Individual Commentary: |
||||
Wesley Lovell (WL): It might be quite amusing, but I can wait until it’s on home video. |
||||
Film |
Our Thoughts |
Awards Chances |
||
Joy(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
|
6.8 Wesley Lovell: (6) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Tripp Burton: (9) Thomas LaTourrette: (7) |
5.3 Wesley Lovell: (5,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (Globes) Tripp Burton: (4,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (7,Oscars) |
Categories:
|
|
Individual Commentary: |
||||
Wesley Lovell (WL): I like Jennifer Lawrence, but the early buzz hasn’t been kind and the trailer is a mess. |
||||
Film |
Our Thoughts |
Awards Chances |
||
Point Break(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
|
3.3 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (4) Tripp Burton: (3) Thomas LaTourrette: (2) |
5.5 Wesley Lovell: (8,Razzies) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (3,Razzies) |
Categories:
|
|
Individual Commentary: |
||||
Wesley Lovell (WL): I never saw the original, so I’m in no rush to see the remake. |
||||
Film |
Our Thoughts |
Awards Chances |
||
45 Years(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
|
7.3 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (9) Tripp Burton: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (8) |
7.0 Wesley Lovell: (7,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (9,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (5,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (7,Oscars) |
Categories:
|
|
Individual Commentary: |
||||
Wesley Lovell (WL): I’ve loved Charlotte Rampling since I first saw her in Swimming Pool, even in the lackluster season of Dexter in which she appeared. That gives me my only interest in seeing this. |
||||
Film |
Our Thoughts |
Awards Chances |
||
The Hateful Eight(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
|
7.8 Wesley Lovell: (10) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Tripp Burton: (8) Thomas LaTourrette: (7) |
6.8 Wesley Lovell: (7,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (6,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (7,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (7,Oscars) |
Categories:
|
|
Individual Commentary: |
||||
Wesley Lovell (WL): With the exception of his half of Grindhouse, Quentin Tarantino has never turned out a film that I was disappointed in. That makes this a must-see. |
||||
Film |
Our Thoughts |
Awards Chances |
||
The Revenant(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
|
6.8 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (8) Tripp Burton: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (8) |
9.3 Wesley Lovell: (8,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (10,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (9,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (10,Oscars) |
Categories:
|
|
Individual Commentary: |
||||
Wesley Lovell (WL): Every new film from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu is worth checking out, but the trailer doesn’t give me as much interest in the film as I was hoping. |
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.