Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Bitter Harvest (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 19, 2017) Original Release Date: February 24, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in 1930s Ukraine, as Stalin advances the ambitions of communists in the Kremlin, young artist Yuri battles to save his lover Natalka from the Holodomor, the death-by-starvation program that ultimately killed millions of Ukrainians.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE…
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Trailer Watch: Personal Shopper (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#2) Personal Shopper Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Trailer Watch: The Lost City of Z (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1 & #2) The Lost City of Z Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Trailer Watch: The Circle (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#2) The Circle Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Aftermath (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 12, 2017) Original Release Date: April 7, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Based on the airline accident that occurred in July of 2002 and on the events that took place 478 days later.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s a somber design, that might have been better with some extra…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 17-19, 2017
This may end up being a very unusual weekend. There’s little doubt The Lego Batman Movie will have a solid holdover and might hold onto the top spot at the box office, but Fist Fight could be stiff competition. This is the right time of year for comedies like it, which may give it a…
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Film Preview: 2017 Oscar-Nominated Shorts (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 12, 2017) Original Release Date: Now Playing in Select Theaters (February, 2017) Synopsis: The Academy’s nominees for live-action and animated films will make the rounds of cineplexes. Poster Rating: B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A strong design that conjures memories of past designs for these shorts programs. It’s visually detailed and…
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Film Preview: The Beguiled (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 12, 2017) Original (April 23, 2017) New Trailer (#2) (June 18, 2017) New Poster (#1) / New Release Date (changed from 6/30/17) Release Date: June 23, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “While imprisoned in a Confederate girls’ boarding school, an injured Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women’s hearts,…
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Film Preview: In Dubious Battle (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 5, 2017) Original Release Date: February 17, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An activist gets caught up in the labor movement for farm workers in California during the 1930s.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The split-screen design style doesn’t work in most cases. This is one of those cases, though…
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Film Previews: The Super Bowl Ads
Last weekend, one of the biggest sporting events of the year took place and, as part of that event, certain things have become pop culture touchstones, the halftime show and the new movie trailers. These aren’t trailers that are typically shown in theaters, so I’m separating them out this year, but giving them a chance…
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Weekend Preview: Feb. 17-19, 2017
Below are eight previews for films opening next weekend. A Cure for Wellness (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Fist Fight (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Great Wall (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview American Fable (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Everybody Loves Somebody (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview From Nowhere (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview …
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Film Preview: Lovesong (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 12, 2017) Original Release Date: February 17, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The relationship between two friends deepens during an impromptu road trip.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Young love, but done with an unexciting flair that most people won’t pay much attention to when passing by. Trailer Rating: C+…
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Film Preview: From Nowhere (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 12, 2017) Original Release Date: February 17, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Three undocumented Bronx teenagers are graduating from high school while navigating the treacherous waters of trying to get their papers to stay in the US.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: I admire that the artist is trying something…
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Film Preview: Everybody Loves Somebody (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 12, 2017) Original Release Date: February 17, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “On the surface, Clara Barron seems to have it all: a job as an OB-GYN; a great house in LA; and a loving family. But, the one thing Clara doesn’t have figured out is her love life. Pressured by a family…
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Film Preview: American Fable (2017)
Page Revisions: (February 12, 2017) Original Release Date: February 17, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When 11-year-old Gitty discovers that her beloved father is hiding a wealthy man in her family’s silo in order to save their struggling farm, she is forced to choose between saving the man’s life or protecting her family from the consequences…
