Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Half Brothers (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original Release Date: December 4, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A story about the complex connection with a brother who is based in Mexico, meant to be a metaphor of the relationship between neighboring countries The United States of America and Mexico.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Interesting…
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Film Preview: On the Rocks (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original Release Date: October 23, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young mother who reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A dull, lifeless design that speaks little to the characters’ states of mind and apart from having…
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Film Preview: Miss Juneteenth (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original Release Date: June 19, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant.” Poster Rating: C / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) There’s not much here to tell us the film’s premise or reason for…
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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 23-25, 2020
Without a single trailer announcing its release, a film called The Empty Man opens wide this weekend. It is a horror film from the Fox banner, which may explain why it’s being unceremoniously dumped into the pre-Halloween frame. What Disney hopes to accomplish with this move is uncertain, but a great weekend at the box…
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Film Preview: Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original (November 22, 2020) New Poster (#2) Release Date: November 24, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Yale law student drawn back to his hometown grapples with family history, Appalachian values and the American dream.” Poster Rating: C-/ D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) The winding road is symbolic, but…
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Film Preview: Sound of Metal (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original Release Date: November 20, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A heavy-metal drummer’s life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Too much empty space, not enough detail to tell the audience the film’s purpose. The tagline only speaks…
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Film Preview: Echo Boomers (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original Release Date: November 13, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Based on a true story, five college graduates decide the best way to get back at the unfair economy and live the life they’ve always wanted is to steal from Chicago’s richest and give to themselves.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: Dating Amber (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original Release Date: November 13, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two school friends decide to start a pretend straight relationship in an effort to fit in.” Poster Rating: C / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) The empty yellow space is unappealing. The pride symbols look manipulative and the inset…
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Trailer Watch: Possessor (2020) Updated
New Trailer (#2) Possessor, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Trailer Watch: Promising Young Woman (2020) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) Promising Young Woman, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Chick Fight (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 11, 2020) Original Release Date: November 13, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When Anna Wyncomb is introduced to an underground, all-female fight club in order to turn the mess of her life around, she discovers she is much more personally connected to the history of the club than she could ever imagine.” Poster…
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Film Preview: Kindred (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 11, 2020) Original Release Date: November 6, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When her boyfriend dies suddenly in an accident, psychologically fragile mother-to-be Charlotte is taken in by his family – but they seem increasingly obsessed with her every move. Her suspicions grow and panic builds – but just how far will they…
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Weekend Preview: Oct. 23-25, 2020
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend. After We Collided (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Coming Home Again (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Friendsgiving (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Place of No Words (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Synchronic (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: The Place of No Words (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 18, 2020) Original Release Date: October 23, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young boy battles the complexities of a grown-up world with his father.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The selected images have unique color palettes to one another, which makes for a visually striking combination, but the utterly…
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Film Preview: The Witches (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 11, 2020) Original (May 30, 2021) Added Image Gallery Release Date: October 22, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Based on Roald Dahl’s 1983 classic book ‘The Witches’, the story tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven year old boy who has a run in with some real life witches!” Poster…
