Month: June 2016
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This Day in Oscar History: June 16 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jun. 17-19, 2016)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jun. 17-19, 2016)
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Film Preview: Blood Father (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 12, 2016) Original (July 10, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2 & #3) Release Date: August 25, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.” Poster Rating: B- / D / C-…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 17-19, 2016
The Good Dinosaur was the first Pixar film that never reached #1 at the box office, so it’s a foregone conclusion that Finding Nemo will make it there. However, that’s not the reason it will top the charts. The reason is that Finding Nemo held the record for highest grossing Pixar film of all time…
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Review: Warcraft (2016)
Warcraft Rating Director Duncan Jones Screenplay Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones Length 123 minutes Starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Anna Galvin, Callum Keith Rennie, Burkely Duffield, Ryan Robbins MPAA Rating PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy violence Original Preview…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 15 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: The Infiltrator (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 12, 2016) Original Release Date: July 15, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: How often do audiences see the reflection in sunglasses of some thematic element that doesn’t work. Too often…
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The DVD Report #468
New This Week Joel and Ethan Coen have had a strong track record writing, directing and producing films for more than thirty years, so they’re allowed an occasional misstep. One such misstep is their latest film, Hail, Caesar!, an ambitious take on the Hollywood studio system in its last days in the early 1950s. Billed…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 14 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Warcraft”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Warcraft…?
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Film Preview: Don’t Breathe (2016)
Page Revisions: (June 12, 2016) Original (August 14, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#4) Release Date: August 26, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of friends break into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re wrong.” Poster Rating: F / C+ / D /…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jun. 10-12, 2016
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Another weekend of films that aren’t likely to get Oscar consideration.
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The Morning After: Jun. 13, 2016
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Warcraft It is the goal…
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Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse Rating Director Bryan Singer Screenplay Simon Kinberg Length 144 min. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaacn, Rose Byrne, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Lucas Till, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Alexandra Shipp, Lana Condor, Olivia Munn MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of violence, action and destruction,…
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This Day in Oscar History: June 13 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
