Will controversy spoil Nat Turner? That’s the big question as one of the year’s most talked-about, but most controversial films opens at the multiplex. While the controversy isn’t like to keep its target audience away, the advertising has been minimal and the subject matter isn’t your typical blockbuster material. That’s why I give the edge to Emily Blunt’s thriller The Girl on the Train. Based on a popular novel, Blunt has become a reliable actress at the box office, which could give the film just the boost it needs to come in tops for the week.
Our Highest Rated Films: The Girl on the Train, The Birth of a Nation, Being 17
Our Best Awards Ratings: The Birth of a Nation (Oscars), The Girl on the Train (Oscars)
OTHER LIMITED RELEASES
Asura: The City of Madness
Mirzya
Torchbearer
Voiceless
Voyage of Time
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The Birth of a Nation(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
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5.8 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Tripp Burton: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (8) |
4.5 Wesley Lovell: (4,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (4,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (5,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (5,Oscars) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): While the early buzz was good, director/writer/star Nate Parker’s inability to accept responsibility for his past actions has adversely affected my desire to see this with any haste. |
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The Girl on the Train(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
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6.0 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Tripp Burton: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (7) |
2.3 Wesley Lovell: (1,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (4,Oscars) Tripp Burton: (2,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (2,Oscars) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): Sure, the trailer makes it look like a commonplace thriller, but you couldn’t find a better cast for such an effort. |
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
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3.3 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Tripp Burton: (3) Thomas LaTourrette: (3) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): It’s not the genre I’m usually fond of, but the trailers haven’t been too awful. It would be a long time before I watched it, though. |
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Being 17(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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5.8 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Tripp Burton: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (6) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): There’s a lot of promise suggested in the trailer that this could be a rare, quality glimpse into the delicate balance between hate and love. |
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Blinky Bill the Movie(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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4.0 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Tripp Burton: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (5) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): This just isn’t my type of animated film even if it ends up being entertaining. |
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Blue Jay(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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5.3 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Tripp Burton: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (6) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): It wasn’t long after I first watched the trailer that I forgot what it was about. That’s not a ringing endorsement for your trailer or your film. |
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The Greasy Strangler(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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1.5 Wesley Lovell: (2) Peter J. Patrick: (0) Tripp Burton: (1) Thomas LaTourrette: (3) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): Apart from being an absolutely cheesy concept, the film doesn’t have a lot of visual competence about it. |
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Phantasm: Ravager(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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2.3 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Tripp Burton: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (2) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): I’m certain I watched the original back in the 1980s, but I’ve largely forgotten it. That means I’m not quite the target audience for this, though I might watch it some day after watching the rest of the films in the series. |
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Under the Shadow(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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5.5 Wesley Lovell: (6) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Tripp Burton: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (4) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Tripp Burton: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): An Iranian horror film sounds like a lot of fun. The last one I heard about, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night was well regarded, so this might be the furtherance of a burgeoning genre. |
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