Category: Film Previews
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 17-19, 2020
Another week of no releases sees yet more limited releases opening in scattered theaters. Here are our thoughts. Our Highest Rated Films: The Painted Bird Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES The Grizzlies (Limited) My Brothers’ Crossing (Limited)
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Film Preview: Zombie for Sale (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 12, 2020) Original Release Date: July 1, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a pharmaceutical company’s illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from it.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the…
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Film Preview: Looks That Kill (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 12, 2020) Original Release Date: June 19, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of a teenage boy who deals with the ups and downs of being lethally attractive.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be…
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Film Preview: Money Plane (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 5, 2020) Original Release Date: July 10, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A professional thief with $40 million in debt and his family’s life on the line must commit one final heist – rob a futuristic airborne casino filled with the world’s most dangerous criminals.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 17-19, 2020
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend. The Climb (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Ghosts of War (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview A Nice Girl Like You (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Painted Bird (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Sunlit Night (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: The Sunlit Night (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 12, 2020) Original Release Date: July 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set between New York City and the far north of Norway, The Sunlit Night follows American painter Frances and émigré Yasha as an unlikely pair who find each other in the Arctic circle. Frances has arrived to jumpstart her career while…
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Film Preview: A Nice Girl Like You (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 12, 2020) Original Release Date: July 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Harvard grad’s hilarious explorations facing her sexual fears after being labeled ‘sexophobic’ by her significant other.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A bland white background and two figures that don’t look very appealing in terms of drawing…
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Film Preview: Ghosts of War (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 12, 2020) Original Release Date: July 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows five battle-hardened American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying…
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Film Preview: The Climb (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 12, 2020) Original Release Date: July 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A look at the friendship between two guys that spans over many years.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The oblique angle doesn’t add anything of importance to this design and doesn’t seem to have much interest in enticing…
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Film Preview: Waiting for the Barbarians (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 5, 2020) Original Release Date: August 7, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Magistrate working in a distant outpost begins to question his loyalty to the empire.” Poster Rating: C- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) There are small elements here that, were they more noticeable, might have done better at…
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Film Preview: Made in Italy (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 5, 2020) Original Release Date: August 7, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A bohemian artist who travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This design is so poorly cobbled together that it looks…
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Film Preview: Family Romance, LLC (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 5, 2020) Original Release Date: July 3, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man is hired to impersonate the missing father of a young girl.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer Rating: C…
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Film Preview: Greenland (2020)
Page Revisions: (July 5, 2020) Original (December 13, 2020) New Trailer (#2) / New Release Date (changed from 8/14/20) Release Date: August 14, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A dull backdrop doesn’t accentuate the faux…
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2020 Spring Season Preview Wrap-Up: February
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. February 7, 2020 Birds of Prey Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. The film’s releasing a bit early for consideration, but Suicide Squad won an Oscar for…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 10-12, 2020
Wide releases still appear to be on the distant horizon, but the uptick in coronavirus cases is no doubt worrisome to Hollywood studios and theaters alike. We’ll see if those currently scheduled for release in August will be moved again in the not-so-distant future. Our Highest Rated Films: Palm Springs Our Best Awards Ratings: None…
