Category: Film Previews
-
Film Preview: Bodied (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 28, 2018) Original Release Date: November 2, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) While not a perfect embodiment of the…
-
Film Preview: High Voltage (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original Release Date: October 19, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An emerging rock band, managed by industry vet Jimmy Kleen (Arquette), strike a deal with record executive Rick Roland (Wilson). Things take a sinister turn when the band’s lead singer, Rachel (Gonino), and her mother, Barb (Reeves) are struck by lightning…
-
Film Preview: The Super (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original Release Date: October 19, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will…
-
Film Preview: Stella’s Last Weekend (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original Release Date: October 12, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Thirtysomething actress Polly Draper is writing and directing this new film starring her singer-songwriting/musician sons, Nat and Alex Wolff, of Nickelodeon’s The Naked Brothers Band fame. But, this time, she is playing their mom.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
-
Film Preview: Sadie (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original Release Date: October 12, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “SADIE is the story of a girl who will stop at nothing to preserve her father’s place on the home front. Sadie (Sophia Mitri Schloss) is the daughter of a soldier and models herself after his military example. When her mom…
-
2018 Oscar Season Preview: November
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. November 2, 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Premise: From IMDb: “A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert in 1985.” Box Office Prospects: $65 M Expectations: Uncertain. There are a lot of Queen fans, but is this movie really something…
-
Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 26-28, 2018
Although Johnny English Strikes Again was originally slated as a wide release, it’s opening on 500 screens, which is limited. That leaves Hunter Killer to fight for number one against the second weekend (and weekend before Halloween) for Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween. While horror usually drops precipitously in its second weekend, a $30 million…
-
Film Preview: Destroyer (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original (December 23, 2018) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: December 25, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This is a disconcerting design that employs color…
-
Film Preview: Aladdin (2019)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original (March 17, 2019) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (May 19, 2019) New Posters (#3-#11) Release Date: May 24, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.” Poster Rating: B / A- / C+ / B- / C+ / C+…
-
Film Preview: Bayou Caviar (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 14, 2018) Original Release Date: October 5, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former boxing champion and his companions get caught up with Russian mobsters after he witnesses a crime.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The color scheme isn’t bad, but the structure and content is bland and ill-fitting. Making…
-
Film Preview: Tyrel (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 14, 2018) Original Release Date: October 5, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Tyrel, a sole black man, attends an otherwise all-white weekend of drunken bro debauchery on a birthday trip to a cabin in the Catskills.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This black-and-white design might fit tonally with the film,…
-
Weekend Preview: Oct. 26-28, 2018
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. Hunter Killer (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Johnny English Strikes Again (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Burning (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview London Fields (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Suspiria (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Viper Club (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
-
Film Preview: London Fields (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original Release Date: October 26, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.” Poster Rating: C+…
-
Film Preview: Burning (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 21, 2018) Original Release Date: October 26, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Jong-su, a part-time worker, bumps into Hae-mi while delivering, who used to live in the same neighborhood. Hae-mi asks him to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa. When Hae-mi comes back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious…
-
Film Preview: Welcome Home (2018)
Page Revisions: (October 14, 2018) Original Release Date: November 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A couple spend a weekend at a vacation rental home in the Italian countryside in an attempt to repair their relationship, but soon become victims of the homeowner’s sinister plans.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for…
