Beginning next week, we’ll be starting a new series on the site: Contenders. Looking at the historical factors that can make or break a film’s Oscar chances, the Contenders series is intended to try and quantify those metrics into a universal system. As this is the first year, it’s probable that weight factors and variables…
Page Revisions: (July 16, 2023) Original Release Date: August 11, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Milton lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s wise to…
Page Revisions: (July 16, 2023) Original (October 22, 2023) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#2-#15) (October 12, 2023) New Posters (#16-#21) Release Date: December 15, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story will focus specifically on a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures.” Poster Rating: C+…
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
Page Revisions: (July 9, 2023) Original Release Date: April 2, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Three firefighters must save New Orleans from a shark attack.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer Rating:…
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. Barbie (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Oppenheimer (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Beanie Bubble (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Cobweb (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Fear the Night (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview See You on Venus (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
Page Revisions: (July 16, 2023) Original Release Date: July 21, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows Iraqi war veteran Tes, as she prepares to strike back after a group of home invaders attack during her sister’s bachelorette party, and she discovers that they are hellbent on not leaving any witnesses behind.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL…
Page Revisions: (July 9, 2023) Original Release Date: March 31, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A gay bachelor party turns spooky when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated.…
Page Revisions: (July 9, 2023) Original (July 30, 2023) New Poster (#1) Release Date: August 4, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Musical duo Donnie and Joe Emerson spend everything they have to produce a record in the 1970s.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Some of the colors are nice, adding a bit of…
Michael Clayton Rating Director Tony Gilroy Screenplay Tony Gilroy Length 1h 59m Starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Michael O’Keefe, Sydney Pollack, Tilda Swinton, Denis O’Hare, Julie White MPAA Rating R for language including some sexual dialogue Original Preview Click Here