Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: Magic Mike XXL, updated (2015)
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#9) Magic Mike XXL, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
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Looking at the Weekend: May 15-17, 2015
It will be interesting to see how two cult favorites can do with sequels of completely different styles. I suspect the more established franchise will top the more recent one. However, it will be most interesting if either can stave off the third week of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Both of…
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Film Preview: Vacation (2015)
Page Revisions: (May 10, 2015) Original (July 26, 2015) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#6) / Page Redesign Release Date: July 29, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to “Walley World” in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.” Poster…
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Trailer Watch: Mr. Holmes, updated (2015)
New Trailer (#2) Mr. Holmes, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
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Weekend Preview: May 15-17, 2015
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Where Hope Grows (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 15, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A self-destructive former pro ball player is given a serious lesson in living life with courage when he befriends a grocery store clerk with Down syndrome.” Poster: D Review: There’s nothing original or compelling about this design and it never seems to get at…
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Film Preview: I’ll See You in My Dreams (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 15, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age.” Poster: C- Review: A beautiful sunset motif doesn’t makeup for the complete lack of creativity at play here. Simple character insets, romantic entanglements and a lack of suitable depth. Trailer:…
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Film Preview: The Film Critic (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 15, 2015 Synopsis: From Apple Trailers: “A playful yet heartfelt take on the rom-com genre, THE FILM CRITIC follows Victor Tellez, a world-weary Buenos Aires film critic who prefers to think in French and eschews romantic clichés… until he finds himself living one. Riddled with ennui and the maladie…
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Film Preview: Every Secret Thing (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 15, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A detective looks to unravel a mystery surrounding missing children and the prime suspects: two young women who, seven years ago, were put away for an infant’s death.” Poster: C Review: While it’s certainly bleak, it does little to move the film out of…
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Film Preview: The Connection (2015)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: May 15, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country’s most powerful drug rings.” Poster: B / C+ / C+ (6) / C+ Review: (#1) Apart from the color scheme, this pastiche…
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Film Preview: Animals (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 15, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “ANIMALS tells the story of Jude and Bobbie: a young couple that exist somewhere between homelessness and the fantasy of their imaginations. Though they masterfully con and steal in an attempt to stay one step ahead of their addiction, they are ultimately forced to…
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Film Preview: The 11th Hour (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: June 12, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Successful businesswoman Maria has achieved everything except what she wants the most – a baby of her own. She decides to deal with the matter by herself and embarks on a desperate and dangerous journey in order to make her dream come true.” Poster:…
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Film Preview: The Visit (2015)
Page Revisions: (May 3, 2015) Original (September 6, 2015) New Poster (#4) / Page Redesigned Release Date: September 11, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A single mother finds that things in her family’s life go very wrong after her two young children visit their grandparents.” Poster Rating: B / C+ / C- / D Review: (#1)…
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Film Preview: Aloft (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 29, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Aloft tells of a struggling mother who encounters the son she abandoned 20 years earlier.” Poster: C- / C- Review: (#1 & #2) Both designs employ Jennifer Connelly in a large headshot even though it seems like her presence in the film is minimal…
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Looking at the Weekend: May 8-10, 2015
Avengers will hold the top spot for a second week, but Hot Pursuit should open in second. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Nothing this week looks really exciting. Peter J. Patrick: A light release week in which three out of four may actually turn out to be good films. Tripp Burton: Nothing great-looking this weekend, but…
