Category: Looking at the Weekend

A large lot of new releases hit the cineplex this weekend. Here are our thoughts on all ten of them: the three new wide releases and the seven going out in limited release. (Update, 2/16/11, 5:31p: Added Wes’ commentary on the Wide releases) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a…

Four brand new features are competing for post-Super Bowl dollars, which could mean one of the top grossing weekends so far this year. Here’s what we think. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with…

This week, we have the battle of the genre flicks with horror film The Roommate trying to keep underwater escape thriller Sanctum down. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. The Roommate:…

We have a pair of new releases, one Oscar nominee in limited release and three other limited releases. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. The Mechanic: We aren’t watching (67%) and…

Oscar’s rejects find a home in December as The Way Back and The Company Men, both once strong contenders for Oscars, failed to materialize with any substantial buzz. Only The Way Back still has a shot at a couple of nods. With them, we have a number of other films that are getting appropriately dumped…

A large number of limited releases come out this week, seven in all, and will be joined by two wide releases. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. The Dilemma: We are…

Not much to show this coming weekend. We have one new big screen release (Season of the Witch) and one new documentary release (Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune). Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who…

The last weekend of the year (even if it’s only partially in 2010), is always limited in releases. This week, we only have two new films opening, both limited. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who…

The last full weekend of 2010 and here we are with three new wide releases and three new limiteds. Enjoy. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. Gulliver’s Travels: We don’t want…

Three new wide releases compete for your pre-holiday dollars. Meanwhile two films with Oscar hopes make their limited release debuts. (Updated 12/16/10, 1:01pC: Added Wes’ comments; Added updated consensus info; old consensus listed at end.) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents…

More family films are crowding the marketplace, hoping to be offset by a thriller. We’ll see how both work out. Once again, the more interesting content appears to be going out in limited release, which pretty much fits the Oscar season standard. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general…

Only one new wide release this week, but a slew of limited releases including the buzzed-about Black Swan. (Updated: 12/1/10, 8:15pm: added Wes’ predictions and updated Consensus.) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with…

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means plenty of new releases to try and please the boatload of people who’ll be out at the theaters from Wednesday through Sunday. Burlesque should appeal to the younger female audiences, Faster will pique the curiosity of young males, Love and Other Drugs will appeal to the middle aged women and…

Trying to carve its way into Harry Potter‘s pre-Thanksgiving weekend release, The Next Three Days hopes to make a counter-programming exception. On the limited release side, we have Heartless, Made in Dagenham and White Material. (Updated 11/17/10, 9:00p Central: Wes’ comments and updated consensus) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to…

Today, we look at three new wide releases (Morning Glory, Skyline and Unstoppable) and two new limited releases (Cool It and Tiny Furniture). (Updated 11/10/10, 1:35p) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the…