Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 5-7, 2021

Another week lacking in new wide releases means the same old films at the top of the list. Nothing to see here.

Our Highest Rated Films: Falling, Two of Us
Our Best Awards Ratings: Two of Us (Oscars)

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

Angelique’s Isle (Limited)
Balloon Man (Virtual)
Dara Of Jasenovac (Limited)
A Glitch in the Matrix (Limited)
I’ll Meet You There (Virtual)
M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity (Virtual)
The Mimic (Limited)
Minamata (Limited)

Feb. 5-7, 2021
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Falling (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.0 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): If it weren’t for the actors in the film, this wouldn’t look very appealing at all. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Planned Oscar campaign for Lance Henriksen hasn’t quite taken off, but the film looks worth catching. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It is probably going to be a well acted family drama, but the trailer did not make the characters, especially the father dealing with Alzheimer’s, too appealing. Though it sounds like a good first directorial effort by Viggo Martenson.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Little Fish (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.7 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It seems a bit too twee for its own good. Peter J. Patrick (PP): The always interesting Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell in a Covid metaphor that might not have worked otherwise looks worth our time. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I am intrigued by this film that looks to be a combination of Contagion and Memento, but not sure how it will totally hold together.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Rams (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.7 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): Countless films try to approach the rural life concept with wit and humor and this one doesn’t look like it succeeds. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Offbeat Australian comedy doesn’t quite grab me despite strong cast led by Sam Neill. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It looks like a cute if minor comedy about warring sheep herding brothers, with some deeper aspects, but probably still a trifle.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Reckoning (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	3.3 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (4)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): These horror films are all starting to look the same. Peter J. Patrick (PP): The conclusion of a cheaply made horror trilogy I’ve never heard of does nothing for me. Thomas LaTourette (TL): With the combination of horror and the plague of 1665, it might prove better than the trailer, but I doubt I’ll be the one to find out. It does hold the possibility of being a good horror film.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Reunion (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	2.0 Wesley Lovell: (2) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (2)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): These horror films are all starting to look the same. Peter J. Patrick (PP): New Zealand has produced some really good psychological horror films, but this doesn’t look like one of them. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It is trying to be some type of horror film, but the trailer gave me no desire to see it.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Two of Us (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.0 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	3.0 Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (6,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (3,Oscars)	Categories: International Feature (PP,TL)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailer almost makes the film’s premise seem interesting, but it never quite digs deep enough for my taste. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Barbara Sukowa (Fassbinder’s Lola) still looks smashing as an elderly closeted lesbian in France’s Oscar contender. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The trailer about the problems two older lesbians are having is not that moving, but the early reviews make it sound worth seeing.