CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Joyland was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 44.9 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Saim Sadiq…
September kicks off with a single wide release with Denzel Washington’s star power destined for the top spot at the box office. 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 haven’t considered.…
Page Revisions: (August 27, 2023) Original Release Date: September 15, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows Jose Hernandez, the first migrant farmworker to travel to space. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish an impossible dream.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Butterflies and corncobs turn into Nasa astronauts. The origin and…
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Forger was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Contender Factor: 43.2 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Maggie Peren…
Kino Lorber has released a newly 4K-mastered Blu-ray of Louis Malle’s controversial 1978 film, Pretty Baby. Based on the real-life happenings at New Orleans’ infamous red-light district, Storyville, which existed from 1897 until it was forcibly closed by the U.S. Navy in 1917, and the famed photographs of E.J. Bellocq (1873-1949), the film stars Brooke…
Page Revisions: (August 27, 2023) Original Release Date: October 13, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman is suspected of her husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.” Poster Rating: C+ / C / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) A simple design that tells a lot about…
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. 32 Sounds was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 42.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Sam…
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…
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Stroll was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 41.2 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Zackary Drucker,…
Page Revisions: (August 20, 2023) Original Release Date: August 30, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Emily Young, a senior, wants to be elected as her sorority’s president. She adopts a cute sloth, thinking it can become the new mascot and help her win, until a string of fatalities implicate the sloth as the main suspect in…