Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Some Kind of Beautiful (2015)
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: August 21, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A drama about a Cambridge poetry professor who begins to re-evaluate his life of Byronic excess.” Poster Rating: D / D+ / D / F SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1-#4) There’s little point going into detail about these execrable designs,…
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Film Preview: Shelter (2015)
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: November 13, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.” Poster Rating: C /…
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Film Preview: Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: December 14, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?” Poster Rating: D+ / C+ (2) / C- (2) SEE…
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Film Preview: Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original (March 27, 2016) New Release Date (changed from 4/15/16) / Updated Title (added “!!” as part of the official title) (April 10, 2016) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: April 1, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of college baseball players navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 1-3, 2016
There are no new wide releases this weekend, so Star Wars: The Force Awakens will continue to dominate. Of the new releases at the specialty box office, Anomalisa will tower over newcomer Yosemite and possibly over all others in that marketplace. Our Highest Rated Films: Anomalisa Our Best Awards Ratings: Anomalisa (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES…
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Film Preview: Cooties (2015)
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: September 18, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.” Poster Rating: C+ / B- / B…
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Trailer Watch: Deadpool, updated (2016)
New Trailers (#3 & #4) / New Posters (#2-#6) Deadpool, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
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Film Preview: The Sound and the Fury (2015)
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: October 23, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 1-3, 2016
Below are two previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Yosemite (2016)
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: January 1, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Page Revisions: (December 20, 2015) Original Release Date: October 23, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.” Poster Rating: B / C / C- (5) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Reminiscent of an old style of poster design, it…
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Film Preview: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Page Revisions: (December 20, 2015) Original (April 17, 2016) New Trailer (#2) (July 31, 2016) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#2 & #3) (October 2, 2016) New Trailer (#4) / New Poster (#4) (November 13, 2016) New Posters (#5-#14) (November 20, 2016) Added Image Gallery Release Date: November 18, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The…
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Trailer Watch: Carol, updated (2015)
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#8) Carol, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
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Film Preview: Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Page Revisions: (December 20, 2015) Original (May 1, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1-#8) (May 29, 2016) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#9-#12) (June 19, 2016) New Poster (#13) Release Date: June 24, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 25-27, 2015
Counter-programming is the name of the weekend. With Christmas falling on a Friday, the box office for the second weekend of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be record-breaking. Each of this week’s new releases will find that an unfortunate thing since they’ll each be trying to conquer holiday audiences with Joy, Concussion and Daddy’s…
