Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 17-19, 2020

Another week of no releases sees yet more limited releases opening in scattered theaters. Here are our thoughts.

Our Highest Rated Films: The Painted Bird
Our Best Awards Ratings: None

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

The Grizzlies (Limited)
My Brothers’ Crossing (Limited)

Jul. 17-19, 2020
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Climb (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.3 Wesley Lovell: (6) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (2)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): While it looks like a standard-issue indie seriocomedy, the trailer prsented a few potentially redeeming elements. Peter J. Patrick (PP): May be good slice-of-life comedy, but the trailer is more than a bit tedious. Thomas LaTourette (TL): Nothing about the trailer made this look appealing. Nothing at all.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Ghosts of War (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.3 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (4)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The novel concept is just enough to intrigue me. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Unusual combination of war film and horror genres but otherwise looks formulaic. Thomas LaTourette (TL): Horror movies are not my favorite to start with and the trailer did not pique my interest.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
A Nice Girl Like You (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.0 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It looks like a traditional romantic comedy without much of the comedy. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Tepid comedy looks more smug than funny. Thomas LaTourette (TL): 1It might be funny, but it also felt like a movie that has been done many times before.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Painted Bird (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.7 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (8) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): This non-nominated Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film had a lot of support early in the process, but that’s not really enough to make it look better. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Film version of Jerzy Kosinki’s 1965 controversial novel looks compelling. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The Poles have made some beautifully shot black-and-white films and this may be another good one, but the trailer does not do enough to entice the viewer to want to see the whole film.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Sunlit Night (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.3 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (3) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): Jenny Slate might be worth checking this out, but that’s about the only reason. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Quirky comedy looks extremely forced. Thomas LaTourette (TL): An uninspired trailer and savage reviews make this look like a film to skip.