Category: Film Previews

Not around a campfire, though. That would be weird. Stories We Tell Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.” Release Date: May 10, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: A desolate landscape in the frozen north…

Affleck. Mara. Foster. Yes, please. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Plot Summary: From IMDb: “The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.” Release Date: August 16, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder…

Helen Mirren returns to the stage as Queen Elizabeth II. You won’t likely have another opportunity to see it. National Live Theater: The Audience Plot Summary: Helen Mirren reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth II who brought 12 Prime Ministers to her home weekly for private chats. This is a live broadcast of a West…

I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt, but that benefit won’t go terribly far. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Plot Summary: From IMDb: “In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece and…

It’s a smorgasbord of talented actors in an adaptation of the Broadway play. August: Osage County Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the…

It’s a terrible title, but might be worth a quick watch. Prisoners Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A Boston man kidnaps the person he suspects is behind the disappearance of his young daughter and her best friend.” Release Date: September 20, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: D+ Commentary: You can have all these stars, but you can’t…

The name has changed, but the film has not. Fruitvale Station Plot Summary: From IMDb: “The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.” Release Date: July 12, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: Once you’re familiar with the…

The first Orson Scott Card adaptation. Will it be the last? Ender’s Game Plot Summary: From IMDb: “70 years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion.” Release Date: November 1, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: It’s an…

Third time’s the charm? Nope. Second was. Monsters University, trailer #3 Plot Summary: Mike and Sulley return in Pixar’s sequel to the Monsters, Inc. taking the audience back to their days at Monster University. Release Date: June 21, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B- Commentary: It’s always interesting how studios…

A New Jersey Don Juan. Not sold on it. Don Jon Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.” Release Date: October 18, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster…