Category: Monthly Previews

Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. November 6, 2020 Let Him Go Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Not Nominated. Box Office Prospects: $15 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. April 2, 2021 The Unholy Premise: From IMDb: “A hearing-impaired girl is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak, and heal the sick. As people flock to witness her miracles, terrifying events unfold. Are they the work of the Virgin Mary or something much…

Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. October 2, 2020 A Call to Spy Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. Some elements of the film feel like they might be Oscar caliber, but with…

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. March 5, 2021 Boogie Premise: From IMDb: “Set in contemporary New York City and follows a Chinese-American basketball phenom who struggles to balance the expectations of his immigrant family with his own dreams of becoming a player for the NBA.” Box Office Prospects: $5 M Expectations: Uncertain.…

Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. September 4, 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music (Limited) Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $2 M Box Office…

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. February 12, 2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Premise: From IMDb: “The story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his fateful betrayal by FBI informant William O’Neal.” Box Office Prospects: $12 M Expectations: Uncertain. This would be the kind of film that…

Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. August 7, 2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $1 M Box Office Expectations: What I…

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. January 22, 2021 The Marksman Premise: From IMDb: “A rancher on the Arizona border becomes the unlikely defender of a young Mexican boy desperately fleeing the cartel assassins who’ve pursued him into the U.S.” Box Office Prospects: $20 M Expectations: Uncertain. The pandemic still controls the box…

The first four months of 2021, which are normally a dumping ground for studio films that no one thinks will be successful is now the playground of pandemic fears asking audiences to decide if they feel safe enough to return to theaters. Several films have been moving around the dial in these months, so this…

Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. July 3, 2020 The Outpost (Limited) Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $0.5 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. December 4, 2020 All My Life Premise: From IMDb: “A couple’s wedding plans are thrown off course when the groom is diagnosed with liver cancer.” Box Office Prospects: $5 M Expectations: Weak. The premise doesn’t sound like something holiday audiences will want to catch at the box…

What should have been the saving grace of the box office season turned out to be a wasteland with no major wide releases and very few minor limited releases.

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. November 6, 2020 Let Him Go Premise: From IMDb: “A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.” Box Office Prospects: $15 M Expectations: Uncertain. It’s got a familiar lead and will play well in the…

With theaters largely closed down and releases few and far between, the report I had planned to write in May was scrapped in its entirety, thus the wrap-up is going to do nothing.

Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. With few of them and most of them being potentially rescheduled. October 2, 2020 A Call to Spy Premise: From IMDb: “In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency — the Special Operations Executive (SOE) — to recruit and train…