Category: Film Previews

Pretty girl. Unattractive man. Why is this a thing? Why can’t it be “pretty man, unattractive woman”? Once you understand that, you’ll understand the misogyny inherent in the film industry, even foreign film industries who are presumably more progressive. Delicacy Plot Summary: After the love of her life dies tragically, a young woman doesn’t think…

A day in the life? But do we care? Oslo, August 31st Plot Summary: A recovering drug addict spends one day outside his treatment facility trying to experience the life that has passed him by since his treatment began. Release Date: May 25, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: Far too simple for a film…

A political drama masked as a young girl’s tale of awakening. It might not be bad. Beasts of the Southern Wild Plot Summary: A young girl struggles with the world around her as she tries to make sense of the strange tales she’s been told while reconciling it with the cruel world. Release Date: June…

If Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield weren’t reason enough already? The Amazing Spider-Man Plot Summary: The popular webslinger gets the Hollywood reboot taking us back to Peter Parker’s origins. Release Date: July 3, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B+ Commentary: Trailer designers for a lot of blockbusters are learning a…

THIS, not The Avengers is the must-see event of the Summer. The Dark Night Rises Plot Summary: The final film in the popular rebooted Batman franchise finds Bruce Wayne questioning his status as a crime fighter and whether he has what it takes to continue down the path he has chosen. Release Date: July 20,…

Perhaps it should be called G.I. Joe: Mistakes Abound G.I. Joe: Retaliation (trailer #2, poster #1) Plot Summary: When the G.I. Joe team is almost eradicated by an unscrupulous politician, the team must find their way back into the government’s good graces and clear their name. Release Date: June 29, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D…

How many -less title-puns can this film endure? Probably quite a few. Lawless Plot Summary: A family bootlegging operations is threatened by corrupt local law enforcement wanting a cut of the action. Release Date: August 31, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: C+…

Didn’t Judd Apatow already director a 40-year-old movie or twelve? This Is 40 Plot Summary: A middle-aged woman and her husband can’t quite figure out what to do with their mid-life crises. Release Date: December 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: B-…

Sarah Polley’s directorial debut was fantastic. Let’s see if lightning can strike twice. Take This Waltz Plot Summary: A young woman struggles to accept her marriage to her husband in the face of a new man in her life who seems to have the romanticism she feels she lacks in her marriage. Release Date: June…

Male stripping isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Can women drag their boyfriends to this one? Girls night out is probably the best they can hope for. Magic Mike Plot Summary: Stripper by night, hopeful entrepreneur by day, a young man wants to make something of his life, but finds his job on the stage more…