Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Housekeeping for Beginners (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original (March 31, 2024) New Release Date (changed from 1.26.2024) Release Date: April 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A queer woman is forced to raise her partner’s daughter who herself doesn’t want to be a mother.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, B-) This is…
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Film Preview: Miller’s Girl (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original Release Date: January 26, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) While it gets a somewhat pointed look from Jenna Ortega a starkness that speaks of “don’t stand…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 5-7, 2024
Below are four previews for films opening next weekend. Night Swim (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Bricklayer (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview He Went That Way (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Mayhem! (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: Mayhem! (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original Release Date: January 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A model prisoner’s leave ends in tragedy when his past resurfaces, forcing him to flee. He starts over in Thailand, until a local criminal coerces him back into crime. After this man attacks his family, he vows revenge.” Poster Rating: C…
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Film Preview: The Kitchen (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original Release Date: January 19, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon their home.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS…
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Film Preview: Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original Release Date: January 9, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The Anti-Monitor (the Monitor’s evil counterpart) is released in the DC Multiverse and begins to destroy the different Earths that compose it. The Monitor attempts to recruit heroes from across the Multiverse, but is murdered.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS…
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Film Preview: The Bricklayer (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original (January 1, 2024) New Poster (#1) Release Date: January 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An ex-FBI agent is reactivated when an extortionist targets the agency.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) The brick motif is to be expected, but the black-white-and-red color scheme is dull.…
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Film Preview: Under the Fig Trees (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original Release Date: October 20, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.” Poster Rating: C- (2) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1-#2, C-) While the positioning…
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Film Preview: Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original Release Date: January 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Inspired by true events that occurred during the fierce rivalry between Germany (Audi) and Italy (Lancia) at the 1983 Rally World Championships.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one…
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Film Preview: Tropic (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original Release Date: December 1, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “France, two trained astronaut twins go through a lot when one of them is contaminated with a mysterious residue from space.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) As haunting as the half-burned visage is, the white framing…
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Film Preview: The Promised Land (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original (January 28, 2024) New Poster (#11) Release Date: February 2, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.” Poster Rating: B- / C / C+ / C+ (6) / C / C+ SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: About Dry Grasses (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original Release Date: February 23, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small village. After a long time waiting he loses all hope of escaping from this gloomy life. However, his colleague Nuray helps him to regain perspective.” Poster…
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Film Preview: Self Reliance (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original Release Date: January 12, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Given the opportunity to participate in a life or death reality game show, one man discovers there’s a lot to live for.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one…
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Film Preview: He Went That Way (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2023) Original (January 1, 2024) New Poster (#1) Release Date: January 12, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A journey of curious tensions and bonds between two and at times three interesting characters all on their own path.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) The starkness of the black…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 29-31, 2023
The last weekend of the year is always slow on releases because of the glut at Christmas. That’s especially true this year with only four limited releases on deck. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that have had trailers released on Rotten Tomatoes’ trailer YouTube Channels. Below are some other films that are…
