Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 6-8, 2023

Blumhouse horror films often do decently at the box office. M3GAN also features an interesting premise, which could bolster its chances. Will it be enough to overcome the inherent advantage of the latest weekend of Avatar: The Way of Water‘s release? That’s less than certain and possibly unlikely.

Our Highest Rated Films: M3GAN, Alcarràs
Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus.

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

Candy Land (Limited)
Imani (Limited)
Landlocked (Limited)
Last Resort (Limited)
A Man Called Otto (Limited)
Mars One (Limited)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Limited)

Jan. 6-8, 2023
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
M3GAN (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.3 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (3)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It’s an interesting premise, but I’m not terribly excited about Blumhouse’s output. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Looks like a decent if derivative horror film. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The doll is creepy, but it is just not my type of film.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Alcarràs (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.3 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	1.7 Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (5,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: International Feature (PP)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It looks like it is beautiful to look at, but might be a bit slow moving. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Spain’s Oscar entry is worth a look. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It sounds like a well intentioned very personal look at how life can change, but a lackluster trailer will not help it succeed at the box office.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Old Way (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.7 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (4)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): A forgettable trailer often means a forgettable film. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Nic Cage goes Gary Cooper in his first traditional western. Interesting. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The trailer shows Nicolas Cage killing a lot of people, which takes a lot of the suspense out of this violent looking western.