Category: Film Previews
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 15-17, 2023
Below are four previews for films opening next weekend. Wonka (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview American Fiction (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Zone of Interest (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: Heroes of the Golden Mask (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: June 9, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Charlie, a wise-cracking, homeless, American orphan is magically transported to the ancient Chinese kingdom of Sanxingdui, where a colorful team of superheroes need his help to defend the city from a brutal conqueror. Charlie joins the heroes, and secretly schemes to…
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Film Preview: Allswell in New York (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: November 3, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Three Nuyorican sisters navigate the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family, all while finding humor and solace within the bond of sisterhood.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my…
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Film Preview: The List (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: August 22, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After her fiance sleeps with a celebrity on his free pass list, Abby Meyers, with nothing but five names and a fantasy shared by millions, sets out for Los Angeles to sleep with someone from hers.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: Deep Fear (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: November 3, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Storm-stricken drug traffickers force a yachtswoman to recover their sunken cocaine stash from shark-infested waters.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section…
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Film Preview: War Pony (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: July 28, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The interlocking stories of two young Oglala Lakota men growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) Where the sidewalk ends has a new meaning and this looks to try to put…
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Film Preview: Tripped Up (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: October 20, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Aspiring chef Lizzy sets off with her three best friends in tow to compete in the prestigious Saucy Food Festival. What begins as a calculated career move quickly turns into a madcap misadventure full of food, fun and female bonding, where…
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Film Preview: Hopeless (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: October 20, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Dangerous people who make risky choices to escape from their hellish realities.” Poster Rating: C / C / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) A motorcycle sitting in the middle of an intersection might have some thematic relevance, but…
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Film Preview: Good Burger 2 (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: November 22, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After his latest invention fails, Dex is welcomed back by Ed to his old job at Good Burger, which is once again put in jeopardy when Dex devises a plan to get back on his feet.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL…
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Film Preview: Shrapnel (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: July 28, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available…
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Film Preview: Return to Dust (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: July 21, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. To survive, they have to come together and build a home for themselves.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 8-10, 2023
This weekend’s sole wide release is a Hayao Miyazaki film, The Boy and the Heron. Miyazaki’s films, though popular, have never been so at the box office, so a top ten placement is even questionable, though with so many bombs lately, it could make it anyway. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that…
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Film Preview: The Beekeeper (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original (January 7, 2024) New Posters (#2-#4) Release Date: January 12, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.” Poster Rating: C+ /…
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Film Preview: Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original Release Date: November 7, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Fledgling occultist Onyx and a group of worshipers attend a once-in-a-lifetime ritual at their idol BARTOK THE GREAT’S mansion.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in…
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Film Preview: The Book of Clarence (2024)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2023) Original (January 7, 2024) New Posters (#2-#11) Release Date: January 12, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A down on his luck Jerusalemite embarks on a misguided attempt to capitalize on the rise of celebrity and influence the Messiah for his own personal gain. The journey leads him on an exploration of…
