Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Paper Spiders (2021)
Page Revisions: (April 4, 2021) Original (May 2, 2021) New Posters (#1-#2) Release Date: May 7, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.” Poster Rating: D+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) This design makes you wonder if the designer pulled the image…
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Trailer Watch: Shiva Baby (2021) Updated
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) Shiva Baby, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Limbo (2021)
Page Revisions: (April 4, 2021) Original Release Date: April 30, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: While the letter placement is modestly interesting,…
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Film Preview: We Broke Up (2021)
Page Revisions: (April 4, 2021) Original Release Date: April 23, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Lori and Doug, a longtime couple who break up just days before Lori’s little sister Bea’s wedding to Jayson. In order to not disrupt the fun, the couple decides to pretend they’re still together until the weekend is over.” Poster Rating:…
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Film Preview: The Outside Story (2021)
Page Revisions: (April 4, 2021) Original Release Date: April 30, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An introverted editor living a vertical life in his 2nd-floor apartment, always on deadline and in a rut. When Charles locks himself out of his building, he’s forced to go horizontal and confront the world he’s been avoiding in search of…
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2020 Box Office Wrap-Up: November
Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. November 6, 2020 Let Him Go Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Not Nominated. Box Office Prospects: $15 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…
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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 9-11, 2021
Godzilla vs. Kong may have symbolized a sudden shift in moviegoing habits, but we aren’t out of the pandemic yet, so this week’s new release might still struggle. Our Highest Rated Films: Moffie Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus OTHER LIMITED RELEASES Hollow Point (Limited) My True Fairytale (Limited) Slalom (Virtual)
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Film Preview: 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films (2021)
Page Revisions: (April 4, 2021) Original Release Date: April 2, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “2021 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films: Burrow (directed by Madeline Sharafian), Genius Loci (Adrien Merigeau), Opera (Erick Oh), Yes-People (Gísli Darri Halldórsson) and If Anything Happens I Love You (Michael Govier and Will McCormack); 2021 Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films:…
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Trailer Watch: The Suicide Squad (2021) Updated
New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#22-#35) The Suicide Squad, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Trailer Watch: Spiral (2021) Updated
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) — New Release Date (changed from 5/15/20) Spiral, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Wrath of Man (2021)
Page Revisions: (April 4, 2021) Original (May 9, 2021) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) Release Date: May 7, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The plot follows H, a cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week.” Poster Rating: C-…
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Film Preview: About Endlessness (2021)
Page Revisions: (March 28, 2021) Original Release Date: April 30, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “With ABOUT ENDLESSNESS, Roy Andersson adds to his cinematic oeuvre with a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendour and banality.” Poster Rating: C / D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It’s an interesting design…
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Weekend Preview: Apr. 9-11, 2021
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend. Voyagers (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Held (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Moffie (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: Vanquish (2021)
Page Revisions: (March 28, 2021) Original (April 11, 2021) New Poster (#1) Release Date: April 23, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A mother, Victoria, is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage.” Poster Rating: C+…
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Film Preview: Wildcat (2021)
Page Revisions: (March 28, 2021) Original (April 18, 2021) New Poster (#1) Release Date: April 27, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An ambitious reporter stationed in the Middle East who is taken captive after her convoy is ambushed. She is confronted by the trauma of her past and must find a way to bring down the…
