Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: The Favourite (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 12, 2018) Original (September 9, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1-#2) Release Date: November 23, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend…
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Film Preview: Lizzie (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 12, 2018) Original (September 9, 2018) New Poster (#1) Release Date: September 14, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden ” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: What a wasted opportunity this was. A cheap, cheesy evocation of familiarity without a…
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Trailer Watch: Mile 22 (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#2-#9) Mile 22, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Weekend Preview: Aug. 17-19, 2018
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend. Alpha (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Crazy Rich Asians (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Mile 22 (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Blaze (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Juliet, Naked (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Little Mermaid (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Memoir of War…
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Film Preview: We the Animals (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 12, 2018) Original Release Date: August 17, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his…
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Film Preview: Memoir of War (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 12, 2018) Original Release Date: August 17, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Marguerite must navigate through the hardships of the Liberation after losing her husband and starting a relationship with the enemy during the War.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A simple, if dull design depicting the heroine of the…
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Film Preview: The Little Mermaid (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 12, 2018) Original Release Date: August 17, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.” 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: Juliet, Naked (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 12, 2018) Original Release Date: August 17, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Juliet, Naked is the story of Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan’s musical obsession.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: Blaze (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 12, 2018) Original Release Date: August 17, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The life of musician Blaze Foley.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: For indie films, it appears to be far less important to make your film look engaging through use of poster design. Trailer Rating: C SEE ALL TRAILERS…
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Film Preview: Mid90s (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 5, 2018) Original (October 14, 2018) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: October 19, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of a boy growing up in Los Angeles in the 1990s.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A kid against a sky backdrop looking down at the camera is not avant-garde…
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Film Preview: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 5, 2018) Original (September 2, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / Updated Plot Description (October 7, 2018) New Poster (#3) Release Date: October 12, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Halloween comes to life in a comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine’s 400-million-selling series of books.” Poster Rating: C+ / C+ / C SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 5, 2018) Original Release Date: June 22, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This attempted at intrigue doesn’t quite work. The hazy inset image feels time-worn, but irrelevant…
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Film Preview: Hell Fest (2018)
Page Revisions: (August 5, 2018) Original (September 2, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) Release Date: September 28, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A masked serial killer turns a horror themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all…
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2018 Spring Season Preview Wrap-Up: March
Let’s take a look back at our prior preview and see where we were right, wrong, and everything in between. March 2, 2018 Death Wish Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $60 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Uncertain. The Original film made roughly $108 million adjusted…
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Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 10-12, 2018
Although it would be quite a treat for Spike Lee to storm the box office with BlacKkKlansman, the likelihood of the Conjuring prequel The Nun topping it is fairly high. Slender Man may struggle against more familiar horror competition while The Meg has disaster film written all over it and I’m not referring to its…
