Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 21-23, 2022

From the soft debut of Halloween Ends to the likely stellar debut of Black Adam what a difference a week can make. Black Adam faces only minor competition from Julia Roberts and George Clooney whose romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise faces unknown circumstances.

Our Highest Rated Films: The Banshees of Inisherin, Wendell & Wild
Our Best Awards Ratings: The Banshees of Inisherin (Oscars), Wendell & Wild (Oscars)

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

All That Breathes (Limited)
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (Limited)
Brother’s Keeper (Limited)
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders (Limited)
Descendant (Limited)
The Domestic (Limited)
The Fire That Took Her (Limited)
The Good Nurse (Limited)
Hunted (Limited)
Looking for Home (Limited)
Paul’s Promise (Limited)
The Pez Outlaw (Limited)
The Return Of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile (Limited)
Sinphony: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology (Limited)
Slash/Back (Limited)
Slayers (Limited)
Voodoo Macbeth (Limited)
Where Are You (Limited)

Oct. 21-23, 2022
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Black Adam (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.3 Wesley Lovell: (6) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	1.3 Wesley Lovell: (4,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: Sound (WL) Visual Effects (WL)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailers haven’t convinced me that this “antihero” is worth checking out. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Supervillain actioner is strictly for fans of the franchise. Thomas LaTourette (TL): Another superhero movie, though this one looks much more dull than most.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Ticket to Paradise (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.3 Wesley Lovell: (6) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	1.7 Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (5,Critics) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: Actor (PP) Actress (PP)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I’m interested to see what Julia Roberts and George Clooney can do with this, but it looks very banal. Peter J. Patrick (PP): George Clooney-Julia Roberts romcom looks tailor made for Golden Globe consideration. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The two stars have chemistry, but I doubt there will be more than that to see in this film. Fun but forgettable.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Aftersun (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): The trailer doesn’t spark much interest. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Memory piece doesn’t look particularly compelling. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It boasts an incredibly dull and inadequate trailer compared to the glowing reviews. I think it will be very good but the trailer does nothing to impress me.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
American Murderer (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	3.7 Wesley Lovell: (2) Peter J. Patrick: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): We’ve seen so many films just like this one that I can’t get excited for it. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Crime drama looks more confusing than interesting. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It may be based on a true story, but the trailer needed to do a better job inspiring people to see this film.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
The Banshees of Inisherin (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	9.3 Wesley Lovell: (10) Peter J. Patrick: (10) Thomas LaTourrette: (8)	9.3 Wesley Lovell: (10,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (10,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (8,Oscars)	Categories: Picture (WL,PP,TL) Director (WL,PP) Actor (WL,PP,TL) Supporting Actor (WL,PP,TL) Supporting Actress (PP) Original Screenplay (WL,PP) Adapted Screenplay (TL) Original Score (WL) Film Editing (WL) Cinematography (WL)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): While I’m not as enamored with Three Billboards as many are, In Bruges is fantastic and for the director and actors to re-team, I’m rather excited. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Martin McDonagh’s highly anticipated film is an Oscar frontrunner in six of eight major categories. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I’m not sure what to make of the trailer, but the ecstatic reviews make this sound like one to see.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Detective Knight: Rogue (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	1.3 Wesley Lovell: (1) Thomas LaTourrette: (3)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): Another painful Bruce Willis cashgrab. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Another film shamefully exploiting Bruce Willis to be studiously avoided. Thomas LaTourette (TL): Bruce Willis may have retired from the movies awhile back, but he still has a lot of poor quality films still appearing.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
My Policeman (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.0 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): Reviews haven’t been warm and the trailers are emotion-starved. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Mixed reviews out of Toronto don’t bode well for this British drama but it should do well streaming on Amazon Prime. Thomas LaTourette (TL): Mostly negative reviews and a dull trailer make this appear to be a box office dud, even with decent reviews for Harry Styles.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Rimini (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.0 Wesley Lovell: (2) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (4)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): There’s just nothing exciting about this trailer or the premise. Peter J. Patrick (PP): German film about a has-been crooner is at least something different. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The characters seem unappealing and I don’t have any desire to spend time with them.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Wendell & Wild (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	8.0 Wesley Lovell: (10) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (7)	9.3 Wesley Lovell: (10,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (8,Oscars) Thomas LaTourrette: (10,Oscars)	Categories: Animated Feature (WL,PP,TL)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): To see Henry Selick back in action and with Jordan Peele in tandem, I’m quite excited. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Netflix’s Oscar contender for animated feature looks like it’s made for teenagers rather than younger children. Thomas LaTourette (TL): A visually exciting trailer excites, though the director has produced more interesting than entertaining films in the past. Still, it seems poised to at least be nominated.