Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 23-25, 2020

Without a single trailer announcing its release, a film called The Empty Man opens wide this weekend. It is a horror film from the Fox banner, which may explain why it’s being unceremoniously dumped into the pre-Halloween frame. What Disney hopes to accomplish with this move is uncertain, but a great weekend at the box office will not be the end result.

Our Highest Rated Films: Synchronic
Our Best Awards Ratings: None

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

The Empty Man (Wide)
Bang Bang (Limited)
Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends (Limited)
Friendsgiving (Limited)
Nationtime (Virtual)

Oct. 23-25, 2020
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
After We Collided (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	2.7 Wesley Lovell: (2) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (4)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): This tween-targeted looks like every other tween-targeted romantic adaptation and that’s not at all appealing. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Apparently the second in a series of four adaptations of a series of young adult novels, it looks like a dud to me. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I did not see the earlier film After, and while this seems to boast lots of sexual action among a young and good looking crowd, the characters do not seem terribly interesting.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Coming Home Again (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.0 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I’m sure it will be well observed, but the trailer makes it feel rather morose. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Looks like another minor film from Wayne Wang who hasn’t made a really good one since The Joy Luck Club. Thomas LaTourette (TL): Children looking after ailing parents has been done many times, and this may prove better than average but it has a rather lackluster trailer, so perhaps not.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Friendsgiving (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.7 Wesley Lovell: (6) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailer has some funny moments in it, but not enough to make it look like it might actually be fun. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Directorial debut of an actress I’ve never heard of is coming in the wrong year for a Thanksgiving comedy. Thomas LaTourette (TL): There was more humor in the trailer than I expected, but I am dubious that it will hold up through an entire movie.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Place of No Words (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.3 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It might be a wonderful family film, but the trailer just wasn’t for me. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Well-intentioned film about death from a child’s perspective seems unfocused. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I am not certain what the trailer is about, though parts look interesting, though a couple early reviews make it sound very amateurish.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Synchronic (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.7 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (7)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): This story has been told several times from different perspectives and while this doesn’t look entirely interesting, it at least looks mildly entertaining. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Philosophical sci-fi thriller looks to be the most intriguing of this week’s batch of minor film releases. Thomas LaTourette (TL): A confusing trailer does not help sell the film, but it feels like there is enough there to make me want to see it.