Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Capone (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: May 12, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in…
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Film Preview: Valley Girl (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: May 8, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set to a new wave ’80s soundtrack, a pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together. A musical adaptation of the 1983 film.” Poster Rating: B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It has a…
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Film Preview: Villain (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: May 8, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Eddie Franks is a former criminal who attempts to help his family by reconnecting with his daughter and clearing his brother’s debt. Despite his efforts, he is drawn back into a criminal way of life, with devastating consequences.” Poster Rating: C+…
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Film Preview: We Summon the Darkness (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: April 10, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls’ country home for an after-party.” Poster Rating: B / B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Film Preview: Abe (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: April 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Abe is a 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn who cooks to unite his half Israeli and half Palestinian family, but everything goes wrong.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s a kid cooking. It says what the film is about,…
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Film Preview: Intrigo: Samaria (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: May 5, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Nineteen-year-old Vera Kall cycles home through the night. She arrives at a farm, leaves her bike and sneaks quietly in through the door. She enters the kitchen and doesn’t even have time to notice that she’s not alone. The sudden blow…
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Film Preview: The Lost Husband (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: April 10, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt’s goat farm in central Texas.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This split design is formulaic and…
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Film Preview: The Half of It (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 26, 2020) Original Release Date: May 1, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn’t expect to become his friend – or fall for his crush.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: An interesting way to…
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Film Preview: About a Teacher (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2020) Original Release Date: April 7, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An inspiring drama about the personal journey of a new inner-city public high school teacher who enters the profession oblivious to the actual demands of teaching in the inner-city, and unaware of his own shortcomings and biases.” Poster Rating: – Review:…
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Film Preview: Standing Up, Falling Down (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2020) Original Release Date: February 21, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A comedy about the unlikely friendship that kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A., forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs, and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering…
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Film Preview: Shooting Heroin (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2020) Original Release Date: April 3, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A small town community comes together to eradicate the heroin epidemic from its midst by whatever means necessary.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The title might have a clever double meaning, but this design is dullsville. Trailer Rating:…
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Film Preview: The Jack in the Box (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2020) Original Release Date: February 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is un-earthed and opened, it’s new owners soon have reason to believe the creepy clown doll within has a life of it’s own.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should…
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Film Preview: Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2020) Original Release Date: March 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A small-town couple finds the perfect apartment in the big city, except there’s one catch: the apartment is home to the ritualistic suicides of a deranged cult.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It’s a simple…
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2020 Blockbuster Season Preview: May
While May has not been entirely vacated due to some hopes that things will be under control by then, the handful of titles still there will probably move out eventually. As such, at this time, I cannot do a May preview. That said, if it appears May will have theaters open, I will post my…
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Film Preview: The Secret Garden (2020)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2020) Original Release Date: August 14, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An orphaned girl discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle’s estate.” Poster Rating: B- / B / B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1 & #3) These two designs are slightly different from one another, but are built on…
