Category: Monthly Previews

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. November 4, 2016 Doctor Strange Premise: From IMDb: “A neurosurgeon with a destroyed career sets out to repair his hands only to find himself protecting the world from inter-dimensional threats.” Box Office Prospects: $200 M Expectations: Excellent. If the performance of prior Marvel origins is any indication,…

May 6, 2016 Captain America: Civil War Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Good. Captain America: The Winter Soldier became the first film without Iron Man to score an Oscar nomination and, along with X-Men: Days of Future Past, they were the first superhero films outside of Iron Man-featured films to get nominated. This could very…

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. October 7, 2016 The Birth of a Nation Premise: From IMDb: “Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.” Box Office Prospects: $25 M Expectations: Weak. Sometimes controversies help films, but whether this one will or not remains to be seen.…

April 1, 2016 Amityville: The Awakening Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: N/A Box Office Prospects: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. The Amityville franchise has been a relative box office weakling, never exceeding standard horror film grosses outside of its original 1979 run. This one doesn’t seem to have…

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. September 2, 2016 The Light Between Oceans Premise: From IMDb: “A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.” Box Office Prospects: $30 M Expectations: Uncertain. This appears to be a hefty drama, which…

There are a lot of films releasing in the last four months of the year that have a chance at box office glory. Many of those may also be Oscar contenders. So far, we don’t have a lot of indication for the major indie films for the remainder of the year, but suffice it to…

March 4, 2016 Desierto Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: None. Box Office Prospects: $20 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. This seems like the kind of film that should receive a limited release and then platform based on word of mouth. It seems like the kind of film that will…

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February 5,2016 The Choice Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: None. Box Office Prospects: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. Without a major name at the top of the bill, it’s hard to see this as performing better than modestly. In the Nicholas Spark arena, the films that have become…

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January 8,2016 The Forest Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $20 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. January isn’t a great time for horror films with few becoming outright successes.” Box Office Results: $26.6 M Thoughts: [Minor Flop] A horror release in the midst of the…

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Dec. 4, 2015 Krampus Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: None. Box Office Prediction: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. Holiday-themed horror films don’t often do well at the box office, finding most of their support on DVD. This film should be no exception.” Box Office Results: $42.7 M Thoughts:…

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With all the blockbusters that have already arrived, it seems modestly anti-climactic to refer to the May-through-August period as blockbuster season, but it’s really the quantity and quick succession of attempted blockbusters that earn this season it’s name. To introduce you to the upcoming films, there will be two preview articles every month and this…