Category: Film Previews
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2019 Spring Season Preview: February
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. February 1, 2019 Miss Bala Premise: From IMDb: “Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language film.” Box Office Prospects: $50…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 25-27, 2019
There aren’t a lot of good options this weekend, which suggests Glass may pick up a second week atop the chart. The Kid Who Would Be King is the only new release this week that could have a superb weekend or a tepid one and still come in second. Our Highest Rated Films: Never Look…
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Film Preview: Gloria Bell (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 20, 2019) Original Release Date: March 8, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The color is lovely, though it lacks sufficient details, yet it still emphasizes the premise. Trailer Rating: C+ SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: The Mustang (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 20, 2019) Original Release Date: March 15, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “”Mustang” tells the story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: For the love between a…
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Film Preview: Teen Spirit (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 20, 2019) Original (February 17, 2019) New Trailer (#2) (April 7, 2019) New Release Date (changed from 4/5/19) Release Date: April 12, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Violet is a shy teenager living in the Isle of Wight who dreams of pop stardom as an escape from her small town and shattered family…
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Film Preview: Slut in a Good Way (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 20, 2019) Original Release Date: March 22, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “One tipsy evening, Charlotte, the recently heartbroken, Megan, the anti-love anarchist, and Aube, the shy romantic, stumble into the ‘Toy Depot’. Charmed by the male employees, the girls fill out a job application and quickly become part of the ‘Toy Depot’…
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Film Preview: Run the Race (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original (February 3, 2019) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: February 22, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Against the backdrop of high school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different world views, straining – but ultimately strengthening – the bonds of brotherhood.” Poster…
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Film Preview: Under the Eiffel Tower (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original Release Date: February 8, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Stuart is a having a mid-life crisis. Desperate for something more in life, he tags along on his best friend’s family vacation to Paris – then proposes to his friend’s 24-year-old daughter, Rosalind, while standing under the Eiffel Tower.” Poster Rating:…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 25-27, 2019
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend. Serenity (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Kid Who Would Be King (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Never Look Away (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: Lords of Chaos (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original (January 27, 2019) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: February 8, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.” Poster Rating: B- / D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) For a film about…
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Film Preview: An Elephant Sitting Still (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original (March 3, 2019) New Poster (#1) Release Date: March 8, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the…
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Film Preview: The Amityville Murders (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original Release Date: February 8, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “On the night of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a high-powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that “voices” in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.” Poster…
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Film Preview: The Bouncer (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original Release Date: January 11, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A nightclub bouncer in his fifties who’s taken punches, literally and figuratively, struggles to raise his 8-year-old daughter.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: We get it. He’s protecting a little girl. One of a dime a dozen and…
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Film Preview: Everybody Knows (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original Release Date: February 8, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her two children to attend her sister’s wedding. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.” Poster Rating: D+ /…
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Film Preview: Fighting with My Family (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 13, 2019) Original (February 10, 2019) New Poster (#2) (February 24, 2019) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#3) Release Date: February 14, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.”…
