Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Cold Pursuit (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original (February 3, 2019) New Posters (#5-#8) Release Date: February 8, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers he thinks killed his son. Based on the 2014 Norwegian film ‘In Order of Disappearance’.” Poster Rating: C / C+ / C+ / C / C…
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Film Preview: Birds of Passage (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original Release Date: February 13, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.” Poster Rating:…
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Film Preview: UglyDolls (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original (February 10, 2019) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#9) (April 7, 2019) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#10-#21) / Title Change (removed space between words) (April 28, 2019) New Trailer (#4) Release Date: May 10, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An animated adventure in which the free-spirited UglyDolls…
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2018 Summer Season Preview Wrap-Up: August
August 3, 2018 Christopher Robin Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. The film has all the earmarks of a potential Disney Oscar nominee; however, it also reminds heavily of Saving Mr. Banks, which isn’t a great comparison.” Oscar Results: One of only ten films to make the shortlist for the Academy Award category of Best…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 11-13, 2019
Of the new releases, two films are clearly in line for the chart topper position. A Dog’s Way Home is the latest canine-centric drama that could take the box office by storm. Unfortunately, it comes up against Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in the American remake of The Intouchables, which has all the makings of…
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Film Preview: Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original (March 3, 2019) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (May 5, 2019) New Posters (#3-#14) Release Date: May 10, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In a world where people collect pocket monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.”…
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Film Preview: Ashes in the Snow (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original Release Date: January 11, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In 1941, a 16 year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin’s brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl’s passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.” Poster Rating: – Review:…
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Film Preview: Arctic (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original (January 27, 2019) New Poster (#4) Release Date: February 1, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in hopes…
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Film Preview: The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original (February 10, 2019) New Trailer (#5) / New Poster (#5) (February 24, 2019) New Trailer (#6) / New Poster (#6) (April 14, 2019) New Trailer (#7) / Updated Plot Description (May 26, 2019) New Trailer (#8) / New Posters (#7-#21) (June 2, 2019) New Poster (#22) Release Date: June…
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Film Preview: The Untold Story (2019)
Page Revisions: (December 30, 2018) Original (January 6, 2019) New Posters (#1-#2) Release Date: January 11, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Edward Forester’s career and personal life have hit rock bottom-but not his spirit. At 64, the handsome bachelor moves in to a tiny apartment and must start over again.” Poster Rating: C / C- SEE…
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Film Preview: Sgt. Will Garnder (2019)
Page Revisions: (December 30, 2018) Original (January 6, 2019) New Poster (#1) Release Date: January 11, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journey with the hope of reuniting with his young son.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: An overly-patriotic…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 11-13, 2019
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. A Dog’s Way Home (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Replicas (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Upside (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Perfect Strangers (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Sgt. Will Garnder (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Untold Story (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: The Image Book (2019)
Page Revisions: (December 30, 2018) Original Release Date: January 25, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Nothing but silence. Nothing but a revolutionary song. A story in five chapters like the five fingers of a hand.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this…
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Film Preview: State Like Sleep (2019)
Page Revisions: (December 30, 2018) Original Release Date: January 4, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman grapples with the consequences of her celebrity husband’s double life after he commits suicide.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: I can see the film historical influence in the design, but it’s an utterly bland affair in…
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Film Preview: The Final Wish (2019)
Page Revisions: (December 30, 2018) Original Release Date: January 24, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After the death of his father, Aaron returns home to help his grief-stricken mother and to confront his past. Going through his dad’s belongings, he comes across a mysterious item that is more than it seems.” Poster Rating: – Review: There…
