Looking at the Weekend: Sep. 3-5, 2021

There won’t be much competition, so Disney will have the top spot all to itself with its latest Marvel Cinematic Universe feature.

Our Highest Rated Films: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

The Big Scary ‘S’ Word (Limited)
Faya Dayi (Limited)
Hands Up (Limited)
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (Limited)
Tango Shalom (Limited)
Wild Indian (Limited)
Zone 414 (Limited)

Sep. 3-5, 2021
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.3 Wesley Lovell: (8) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	.3 Wesley Lovell: (1,Oscars) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: Visual Effects (WL)
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It’s time to see where the Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading now that the first story arc has been completed. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Marvel’s first film built around an Asian superhero takes the genre in a different direction, but is it any good? Thomas LaTourette (TL): This has surprisingly good reviews, but the trailer has left me cold and perhaps wanting a break from the Marvel Universe.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Mogul Mowgli (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.0 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailer is a bit dull, which means I’m not sure I want to see it or not. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Riz Ahmed won a British Independent Award for his debut screenplay, but the trailer doesn’t really sell it. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The reviews are uniformly good, but a trailer that does not really even give hints about what it’s about will not get people in to theaters to see it.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Saving Paradise (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.0 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (3)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It looks fairly formulaic, so it might not be worth the effort. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Seems like a feel-good cable TV movie, but could be worth a sit-through. Thomas LaTourette (TL): This just looks too cloying and predictable to interest me, and just too similar to other films where the hardworking son returns to save the town/family business/himself.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
We Need to Do Something (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	3.3 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (3)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I normally like original horror concepts, but the trailer was so poorly executed that I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Doesn’t look like a particularly interesting slow horror movie. Thomas LaTourette (TL): The trailer does not give any sense of dread, which is bad for a horror film, and generally piques little interest.