Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original Release Date: October 12, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “SADIE is the story of a girl who will stop at nothing to preserve her father’s place on the home front. Sadie (Sophia Mitri Schloss) is the daughter of a soldier and models herself after his military example. When her mom…
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. November 2, 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Premise: From IMDb: “A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert in 1985.” Box Office Prospects: $65 M Expectations: Uncertain. There are a lot of Queen fans, but is this movie really something…
With 25 submissions, the Academy will nominate five films for Best Animated Feature. Of the sixteen films I listed as potential nominees on my Hopefuls list, five didn’t make this list. Of those, only one, Bilal, was for certain released and thus its failure to be submitted is surprising, the other four were not certain…
Although Johnny English Strikes Again was originally slated as a wide release, it’s opening on 500 screens, which is limited. That leaves Hunter Killer to fight for number one against the second weekend (and weekend before Halloween) for Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween. While horror usually drops precipitously in its second weekend, a $30 million…
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original (December 23, 2018) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: December 25, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This is a disconcerting design that employs color…
New This Week Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a prime example of a film whose word-of-mouth has long outlived its poor marketing. Officially released in February 1956, Don Siegel’s science-fiction masterpiece did not open in New York until Friday, April 27th of that year as part of a double-bill with World Without End at…
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original (March 17, 2019) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (May 19, 2019) New Posters (#3-#11) Release Date: May 24, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.” Poster Rating: B / A- / C+ / B- / C+ / C+…
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Can You Ever Forgive Me? Based on a fascinating true story about down-on-her-luck author Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) who took to forging type-written letters from world renowned novelists to help her get through tough financial times, Can You Ever Forgive Me?…
Page Revisions: (October 14, 2018) Original Release Date: October 5, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former boxing champion and his companions get caught up with Russian mobsters after he witnesses a crime.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The color scheme isn’t bad, but the structure and content is bland and ill-fitting. Making…