Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original Release Date: January 26, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Plot under wraps.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) It probably tells you all you want to know about Snoop Dogg’s movie, but it all feels incredibly familiar. Trailer Rating: B- SEE ALL TRAILERS BELOW Review: Some…
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I have been working hard the last several days putting together the final list of films to round out the Contenders for 2023. These are all films that either scored more than a couple of precursor citations or which should have been covered to wrap up December. There are several of these titles, over thirty…
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Wonka seems to be on a roll and I don’t see Night Swim being able to topple it even as the only new release. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that have had trailers released on Rotten Tomatoes’ trailer YouTube Channels. Below are some other films that are releasing this weekend that we…
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jan. 5-7, 2024)
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Once again, this group confounds us with nominating Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in both the period/character categories and the contemporary categories. Clearly they like the movie. Strangely, that film didn’t make the shortlist with the Academy, so you can discard its chances. Of the ten films that did, only four of them show…
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Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original (March 31, 2024) New Release Date (changed from 1.26.2024) Release Date: April 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A queer woman is forced to raise her partner’s daughter who herself doesn’t want to be a mother.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, B-) This is…
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At the end of a year or the beginning of the next one is a time to look back over the previous year’s crop of releases. Traditionally for me, that means two things. The first is looking over the past year’s home video releases which have dwindled to a precious few and have been covered…
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Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original Release Date: January 26, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) While it gets a somewhat pointed look from Jenna Ortega a starkness that speaks of “don’t stand…
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Their announcement of winners video was really neat for the first category, but then they used the same music and design for every single category after that, which made for a tedious, repetitive watch. Thankfully, they only had seven categories, so it at least it was mercifully quick. The selections were spread out except for…
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Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Below are four previews for films opening next weekend. Night Swim (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Bricklayer (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview He Went That Way (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Mayhem! (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original Release Date: January 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A model prisoner’s leave ends in tragedy when his past resurfaces, forcing him to flee. He starts over in Thailand, until a local criminal coerces him back into crime. After this man attacks his family, he vows revenge.” Poster Rating: C…
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Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. JANUARY Festivals Thursday, Jan. 18 – Sundance Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Wednesday, Jan. 24 – Rotterdam Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Thursday,…
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