Category: Film Previews
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Looking at the Weekend: August 19-21, 2011
A weekend of two remakes and original film and the fourth film in a kids-only franchise. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. Conan the Barbarian: It’s not a film that our…
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Trailer Watch: Dolphin Tale
An inspirational tail…I mean tale. Dolphin Tale Plot Summary: Based on the true story of a dolphin caught in a fishing trap loses its tail and faces certain death unable to swim, but the young boy who discovers the poor animal on the beach goes to great lengths to save it, bringing in one of…
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Trailer Watch: Drive
A Ryan Gosling action art film. Drive Plot Summary: A Hollywood stunt car driver turns wheelman, but turns on his employers after he discovers more questionable motives. Release Date: September 16, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: For an action film, even an artistic one, this poster lacks energy. While Ryan Gosling sells a lot…
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2011 Oscar Season Preview: September
The month of September is a bit of an amorphous time not only for the box office, but for potential Oscar hopefuls. Some Oscar hopefuls get a head-start on competition by premiering in September hoping that strong buzz will carry them through to the critics prizes. However, more often than not, the releases of September…
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Weekend Preview: August 19-20, 2011
There are eight new releases this week. We have previews for six of them below.
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Trailer Watch: John Carter
Will people know the name well enough to give it a go? John Carter Plot Summary: An adaptation of the popular Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi novel series finds the title character visiting Mars where he must save the native people from an encroaching doom. Release Date: March 9, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D+ Commentary: The…
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Trailer Watch: The Darkest Hour
In Russia, energy beings eat you. The Darkest Hour Plot Summary: An alien invasion forces a band of friends to battle invisible energy beings who can disintegrate matter without effort. Release Date: December 23, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders. Rating: C Commentary: Set in Russia, this film doesn’t look like…
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Trailer Watch: Like Crazy
Indie romantic dramas are frequently hit-or-miss. Like Crazy Plot Summary: Separated by an expired visa, a British college student pines for the U.S. student whose love she has grown into. Release Date: October 28, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: If the poster didn’t feel so lazy, it might be more impressive. The progressive fading…
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Looking at the Weekend: August 12-14, 2011
Perhaps having no strong challengers for the weekend has prompted everyone under the sun to release new pictures. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement. 30 Minutes or Less: The film looks…
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Trailer Watch: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Apart form the lame title, this one has promise. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Plot Summary: Two vactioning rednecks are put upon by a group of campers who think they are trying to kill them when they only end up killing themselves. Release Date: September 30, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: Trying to play…
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Trailer Watch: In Time
It’s the kind of film you aren’t sure will be worth the time or not. In Time Plot Summary: Instead of currency, a futuristic society pays its workers in time. No one ages past 25. When a young factory worker, desperate to do something with the time he has remaining, is given the remainder of…
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2011 Oscar Season Preview: Introduction
This site’s favorite season is the Oscar season, so it comes as little surprise that our favorite preview section is the one covering September through December. If you read my preview last year, you’ll know I dumped all of the months together into one post. This caused a number of incorrect box office predictions (ones…
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Weekend Preview: August 12-14, 2011
There are nine new releases this week. We have previews for five of them below.
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Trailer Watch: Battleship
The classic board game with no actual plot comes to life in a film that may actually have no plot. Battleship Plot Summary: A big screen adaptation of the classic children’s game. Release Date: May 18, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D+ Commentary: I get that this is supposed to symbolize a sinking battleship (much like…
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Trailer Watch: Tower Heist
A comic heist film starring Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller. Tower Heist Plot Summary: A group of employees at a swanky penthouse apartment complex are cheated out of their pension money in a ponzi scheme. After the Feds come in and put the culprit under house arrest, a handful of the employees begin plotting to…
