Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 24-26, 2017

After the disappointing debut of Justice League last weekend, Coco should have a shot of taking the Thanksgiving crown in its sole-wide opening weekend. There’s the possibility that it under-performs since we don’t know how Pixar can do with characters that are all Hispanic in a very politicized climate, but a strong debut would be a good omen.

Our Highest Rated Films: Call Me By Your Name; Coco; Darkest Hour
Our Best Awards Ratings: Call Me By Your Name (Oscars); Coco (Oscars); Darkest Hour (Oscars)

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

Roman J. Israel, Esq (Expanding) (Read our previous Looking at the Weekend commentary here.)
Antiporno
BOMBSHELL: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars

Nov. 24-26, 2017
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Coco (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	8.3 Wesley Lovell: (9) Peter J. Patrick: (9) Tripp Burton: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (8)	9.8 Wesley Lovell: (10,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (9,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (10,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (10,Oscars)	Categories: Animated Feature (WL,PP,TB,TL) Original Score (WL,TB) Original Song (WL,TL) Sound Editing (TB)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): With few exceptions, Pixar releases are terrific, so it’s worth getting excited about. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Pixar charmer set in the Land of the Dead looks like a surefire Oscar contender. Tripp Burton (TB): This looks like, if not top tier Pixar, at least another wonderful entry in their canon. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It may not be the most exceptional Pixar film, but it sounds like a very good one with a strong story and beautiful animation. It will be the film to beat for Animated Feature.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Call Me By Your Name (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	9.5 Wesley Lovell: (10) Peter J. Patrick: (10) Tripp Burton: (8) Thomas LaTourrette: (10)	9.8 Wesley Lovell: (10,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (10,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (10,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (9,Oscars)	Categories: Picture (WL,PP,TB,TL) Director (WL,PP,TB,TL) Actor (WL,PP,TB,TL) Supporting Actor (WL,PP,TB,TL) Adapted Screenplay (WL,PP,TB,TL) Original Score (TB) Original Song (TB) Film Editing (WL,PP,TB,TL) Cinematography (WL,PP,TB,TL) Production Design (TB,TL) Costume Design (TB)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It is one of the most acclaimed films of the year. It should be spectacular. Peter J. Patrick (PP): A film festival favorite, this is easily one of the year’s most highly anticipated films. Tripp Burton (TB): This is one of the prime contenders for awards season, and I’m really looking forward to catching up with it. Thomas LaTourette (TL): A lilting, if slow, trailer tantalizes a bit but does not do a great job of selling the film. Everything I have heard about it makes it sound like a lyrical and sensuous winner.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Darkest Hour (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	8.3 Wesley Lovell: (8) Peter J. Patrick: (9) Tripp Burton: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (9)	9.8 Wesley Lovell: (10,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (9,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (10,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (10,Oscars)	Categories: Picture (WL,PP,TB,TL) Director (WL,PP,TB,TL) Actor (WL,PP,TB,TL) Supporting Actor (WL,PP,TB,TL) Supporting Actress (WL,PP,TL) Original Screenplay (WL,TB,TL) Original Score (WL,TB,TL) Film Editing (WL,TB,TL) Cinematography (WL,TB) Production Design (WL,PP,TB,TL) Costume Design (WL,PP,TB,TL) Makeup (WL,TB,TL) Sound Mixing (WL) Sound Editing (WL)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I have yet to be disappointed by a Joe Wright film, so we’ll see how this one goes. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill is a surefire Oscar contender, it will interesting to see how many other nods it gets. Tripp Burton (TB): This is another prime Oscar contender, and could be our Best Actor winner, and I’m intrigued to see what Joe Wright can bring to the biopic. Thomas LaTourette (TL): This will make an interesting book-end to the summer’s Dunkirk, but with a much more human heart. Gary Oldman is said to be superb as Churchill and will lead the film towards a number of Oscar nominations.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Man Who Invented Christmas (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.3 Wesley Lovell: (2) Peter J. Patrick: (9) Tripp Burton: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	1.0 Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (4,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: Supporting Actor (PP) Production Design (PP) Costume Design (PP)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): This looks like unexceptional claptrap. Peter J. Patrick (PP): It might be lightweight, but bah! humbug! to anyone who doesn’t appreciate Dickens and Scrooge. Tripp Burton (TB): This looks bland to me, and seems to be flying too far under the radar for any awards consideration. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It looks corny but enjoyable. Christopher Plummer should make an impressive Scrooge.