Category: Film Previews
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Weekend Preview: Apr. 18-20, 2014
Below are ten previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Tasting Menu (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: April 18, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A couple makes a reservation for the best restaurant in the world for a year later. When the day arrives, they’re separated and it is the last night the restaurant will be open. None of them will miss…
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Film Preview: Make Your Move (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: April 18, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers’ underground dance clubs.” Poster: C / C+ / C- / C- / C Review: What’s most disturbing (and…
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Film Preview: Kid Cannabis (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: April 18, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking marijuana across the border of Canada in order to make money and their lives are changed forever.” Poster: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my…
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Film Preview: Heaven Is for Real (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: April 16, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.” Poster: C+ Review: The symbolism is heavy handed for sure and the darker spaces are too overburdened with white text. Still, it’s better than a…
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Film Preview: Antboy (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: April 16, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “12-year-old Pelle is bitten by an ant and develops superpowers. Aided by comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as superhero Antboy. When a super villain The Flea enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge.” Poster: B- Review: This…
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Film Preview: Hercules (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: July 25, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.” Poster: D+ /…
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Film Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Poster Poster #16 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: August 8, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “From their home in the storm sewers of Manhattan, four Ninjitsu-trained turtles, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello and their sensei, Master Splinter, battle evil.” Poster: C (4) / C (5) / C+ (4) / B- /…
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Film Preview: The Drop (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: September 12, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A crime-drama centered around a lost pit bull, a wannabe scam artist, and a killing.” Poster: B- / B- / C+ Review: (#1) Clever execution, but not particularly original, forward thinking or evocative of the film’s…
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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 11-13, 2014
It’ll be a tight weekend this week…for second place. Captain America: The Winter Soldier will easily take first place, but which film will come in second? It could be any of the three new releases, but my guess is Rio 2. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Oculus could be interesting, but I’m not particularly psyched about…
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2013 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: November
This was the first time I inadvertently worked up two different preview articles. After I noticed the duplication, I blended the two together into one. What’s most interesting is just how often I managed to choose the exact same box office gross for both versions. Below are my comments from the “Updated” lists as well…
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Film Preview: Lucy (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: July 25, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A drug mule accidentally swallows her cargo and finds she now has superpowers.” Poster: B- / B- / B- Review: (#1-#3) The studio knows how to sell a film with a star like Scarlett Johansson. Focusing…
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Film Preview: Venus in Fur (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: June 20, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An actress attempts to convince a director how she’s perfect for a role in his upcoming production” Poster: B- (2) / B Review: The symbolism of the French poster was so enticing to the producers that they turned…
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Weekend Preview: Apr. 11-13, 2014
Below are eight previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Joe (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: April 11, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.” Poster: C / C Review: Both designs are the generic, indie type that lack style distinctiveness or creativity. Trailer: C Review:…
