Historically movies based on videogames have been trash. Some have been better trash than others, but the vast majority of movies haven’t captured the videogame stories — which in fairness are usually very short stories — as good as they could. Maybe movies should be anthologies of several videogames instead of full-length movies? Anyway, the … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Mortal Kombat
As we look at the IMDB story description for this week’s new movie in theaters, it can’t help but give a sense of de ja vus. A little bit, anyway. As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: In The Earth
This LIMITED release movie missed our opening week post on April 2, 2021. We’ve noticed since starting this site that this happens with movies, particularly the [LIMITED] release ones. They just sort of show up, sometimes without any advance preview trailers. The Unholy follows Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: The Unholy [LIMITED]
Earth is decaying and life cannot continue. An 86 year voyage is planned with a crew of children and their grandchildren will be the Adam and Eve’s of this new planet. With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Voyagers
The movies opening in theaters are trickling in each week, but some flow has been better than none and the schedule is looking brighter as the spring works its way into summer. “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: French Exit
With one of the cleverest one word titles, this story and the trailer have captured our interest. We have tickets to see it later tonight. When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Nobody
Do you gauge interest in movies you’re looking forward to by how often you see the preview? Will admit we sort of do. It’s hard to deny when you’ve seen a preview many times, that you aren’t more motivated to see it. Assuming you like the trailer, that is. THE COURIER is a true-life spy … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: The Courier
Patrick Ness is not an author I’m familiar with, but he’s been blessed by having his novel made into a movie — and at an estimated $125 million, a large budget sci-fi, they are going all in on what sounds like a curious story idea. Chaos Walking, based on the Patrick Ness book, is set … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Chaos Walking (2021)
When it comes to sports movies, I’d rank interest in basketball somewhere in the middle. It doesn’t have the violence of football or hockey, but is faster paced than baseball. It involves a fewer number of players on an active team than baseball and football, giving that a shortened number of characters. Alas, baseball and … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Boogie (2021)
We don’t typically do FIRST LOOK here for documentaries, in fact this might be the first ever. It’s a special case, though, because since theaters have reopened we’ve seen the trailer in theaters almost every time. Apple is actively promoting this film. Am also not that familiar with the music of young artist, Billie Eilish … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (2021) – Apple TV+
