New This Week It’s time to say goodbye to 2014 in DVD. This year there was no single DVD release that stood head and shoulders above the rest, but there were a number of very fine releases, mostly in the area of stunning Blu-ray upgrades of classic films from the 1930s through the 1990s. The…
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Into the Woods…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen “Into the Woods,” which Stephen Sondheim adaptation is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
Page Revisions: (December 28, 2014) Original (November 15, 2015) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#2-#4) / Updated Release Date (changed from 3/13/15) / Updated Oscar Prospects / Page Redesigned (December 6, 2015) Added Image Gallery Release Date: December 11, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon…
We had eight films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Big Eyes Once upon a time, Tim Burton was a wunderkind, a film director with great potential and an even greater fanbase. However, as the years have drifted by, Burton’s enthusiasts have dwindled in number with one creative and critical drubbing…
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: Into the Woods To date,…
Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jan. 2015, Limited) Cinema Sight Asks: Which January 2015 limited release film are you most anticipating? Public OpinionPoll Results
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). With a small number of critics groups still to announce, this week we move into the real nitty…
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: January 2, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The television reporter Ángela is rescued from the building and taken to an oil tanker to be examined. However, it is unbeknown to the soldiers that she carries the seed of the mysterious demonic virus.” Poster:…
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 2, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house’s darkest inhabitant.” Poster: C / C+ Review: Neither of these designs is particularly original, nor are they individually frightening. (#1) This has…
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: December 31, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend, Dmitri to help. But the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.” Poster:…