No matter how much you love comic books and eagerly anticipate your favorites being turned into major motion pictures, at some point fatigue has to set in, right? Depending on how you define a “comic book movie,” we are currently slated for at least 64 upcoming comic-book related features over the next few years. The […]
Reel News: Week of Jan. 29 – The Finest Hours, Kung Fu Panda 3, Jane Got a Gun, Fifty Shades of Black, Sicario, The Visit
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Finest Hours Director: Craig Gillespie PG-13; 1 hr. 57 min. Trailer The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. (Synopsis by Walt Disney Pictures) This never really connects at any level beyond […]
Reel News: Week of Jan. 15 — 13 Hours, Anomalisa, Hotel Transylvania 2, Norm of the North, Ride Along 2, The Martian
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Norm of the North Director: Trevor Wall PG; 1 hr. 26 min. Trailer A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Daddy’s Home” — Our Annual Installment of Bland, Family-Themed Entertainment
It must be a requirement for Hollywood to put out bland, family-themed, and completely forgettable meditations on parental relationships this time of year. Add Ferrell’s “Daddy’s Home” to this list, a film so unremarkable that not even Sunday afternoon TBS is going to pick it up. When you are competing with so many other movies […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” — Is This the Movie You’ve Been Looking For? (Spoiler Free)
As if there wasn’t enough pressure from the fan base on director J.J. Abrams, this week The Wall Street Journal determined that “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” needs to gross at least $1.5 billion at the box office to be considered financially successful after Disney’s $4 billion purchase of the franchise three years ago. Even […]
Reel News: Weeks of Dec. 4 and 11 – Krampus, Cooties, In the Heart of the Sea, Ant-Man, Minions
Week of Dec. 11 Upcoming Theatrical Releases In the Heart of the Sea Director: Ron Howard PG-13; 2 hr. 1 min. Trailer In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. […]
Reel News: Mockingjay Part II, Brooklyn, Spotlight, Secret in Their Eyes
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Director: Francis Lawrence PG-13; 2 hr. 16 min. Trailer As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear […]
Reel News: Week of Nov. 6 — SPECTRE, The Peanuts Movie, Room, Terminator Genisys
Upcoming Theatrical Releases SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes PG-13; 2 hr. 30 min. Trailer A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind Spectre. (Synopsis […]
