Page Revisions: (August 28, 2016) Original (June 18, 2017) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1-#3) / New Release Date (changed from 12/2/16) Release Date: August 4, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.” Poster Rating: C- / D+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1 &…
With a single new wide release over the last holiday weekend before the fall, Light Between Oceans should easily be able to take over the top spot when last weekend’s number one, Don’t Breathe, suffers the traditional post-opening horror plummet. Even holdovers won’t be able to stop Light, which might just prove to be a…
New This Week Hiroshi Teshigaha entered Japanese film as a documentarian in the early 1950s, directed his first feature film in 1962, and became the first director of a Japanese film to receive an Oscar nomination for his direction of 1964’s Woman in the Dunes. This was quite astonishing considering that Japanese masters such as…
Page Revisions: (August 28, 2016) Original Release Date: October 7, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An examination of the birth and death of the known universe.” Poster Rating: B+ / B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) This may be simple, but its scientific and artistic properties are quite compelling. This is truly a design for…
Page Revisions: (August 28, 2016) Original (November 13, 2016) New Poster (#1) Release Date: November 18, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A simple setting with a simple design, neither of which embellishes…
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Hands of Stone Boxing dramas have a long history with the Academy going about decades. In recent years, fewer such films have been supported by the Academy, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have potential. Hands of Stone stars Oscar winner…
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Her Beginning with Being John…
The Secret Life of Pets Rating Director Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud Screenplay Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Brian Lynch Length 87 min. Starring Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Renaud, Steve Coogan, Michael Beattie MPAA Rating PG for action and some…