According to: Selina
10 – Black Mass (9/18)
Tag Line: Keep
your enemies close.
Production Company:
Cross Creek Pictures, Grisbi Productions, Infinitum Nihil, Free State Pictures,
Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Ridgerock
Entertainment Group, Vendian Entertainment
Director: Scott
Cooper
Writer: Mark
Mallouk, Jez Butterworth, Dick Lehr, Gerard O’Neill
Actors: Johnny
Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Corey Stoll, Juno
Temple, Kevin Bacon, Adam Scott, Peter Sarsgaard, Julianne Nicholson
Genre: Biography,
Crime, Drama
Rated: R
Biographies don’t usually interest me unless the person
featured is someone I already give a damn about. In this case I don’t even
really know who he is.
The only reason I’m interested in Black Mass is because of the cast.
In the trailer it looks like Johnny Depp (Into the Woods, Tusk, Dark Shadows)
pulls off an amazing performance. When you add in people like Benedict
Cumberbatch (Sherlock, The Imitation
Game, 12 Years a Slave), Kevin Bacon (The
Following, R.I.P.D., Super) and Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, The Overnight), it’s
difficult to resist.
9 – Everest (9/25)
Tag Line: Never
let go.
Production Company:
Chromakey-Hire.com, Cross Creek Pictures, Free State Pictures, RVK Studios,
Universal Pictures, Walden Media, Working Title Films
Director: Baltasar
Kormakur
Writer: William
Nicholson, Simon Beaufoy
Actors: Elizabeth
Debicki, Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Josh Brolin, Jason
Clarke, Sam Worthington, Emily Watson, Clive Standen
Genre: Adventure,
Drama, Thriller
Rated: PG-13
Now this movie looks interesting based on the plot. It’s my
understanding that it’s based off a book, so it’s not so shocking that the
story looks interesting. If it wasn’t, no one would have bothered to turn it
into a film in the first place.
Everest looks like
a non-disaster disaster movie. I like disaster movies. There’s nothing like
watching an apocalypse manifest to appreciate life.
In this case, of course, there’s that added bonus of humans
overcoming obstacles.
8 – Ashby (9/25)
Tag Line: Life is
about knowing how to take a hit.
Production Company:
Head Gear Films, Langley Park Productions, Metrol Technology
Director: Tony
McNamara
Writer: Tony
McNamara
Actors: Mickey
Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts, Sarah Silverman, Adam Aalderks, Seth Dousman,
Kevin Dunn
Genre: Comedy,
Drama, Romance
Rated: R
I’m not a fan of Mickey Rourke (Java Heat, Iron Man 2, Immortals).
Save your gasps. We all have unpopular opinions now and
then.
Despite the fact that Rourke makes me want to automatically
turn off my screen most of the time, this movie still looks interesting. It comes
down to the story, for the most part.
Although I have a feeling the film will follow a specific
recipe, I almost don’t care. Even Rourke seems to have an endearing quality in
the trailer.
7 – The Green
Inferno (9/25)
Tag Line: No good
deed goes unpunished.
Production Company:
Worldview Entertainment, Dragonfly Entertainment, Sobras International Pictures
Director: Eli
Roth
Writer: Guillermo
Amoedo, Nicolas Lopez, Eli Roth
Actors: Lorenza
Izzo, Ariel Levy, Aaron Burns, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Magda Apanowicz, Ignacia
Allamand, Daryl Sabara, Sky Ferreira
Genre: Adventure,
Horror
Rated: R
At the beginning of the trailer for this film, it’s easy to
wonder if this is some kind of social commentary drama. It isn’t long before
you’re reminded that Eli Roth (Hostel,
Cabin Fever, Knock Knock) is the director.
I enjoy Roth’s work for the most part (at least what I’ve
seen) and The Green Inferno seems to
be along the same lines as those of his movies that I really enjoyed.
It’s also been a while since I’ve seen a decent film based
around cannibals.
6 – The Intern (9/25)
Tag Line: Experience
never gets old.
Production Company:
Waverly Films
Director: Nancy
Meyers
Writer: Nancy
Meyers
Actors: Robert De
Niro, Anne Hathaway, Nat Wolff, Rene Russo, Adam DeVine, Zack Pearlman, Drena
De Niro
Genre: Comedy
Rated: PG-13
Robert De Niro (Grudge
Match, Last Vegas, Silver Linings Playbook). Anne Hathaway (Don Peyote, Les Miserables, The Dark Night
Rises). Adam DeVine (Workaholics,
Pitch Perfect, Modern Family).
Exactly how could that combination of actors NOT be epic?
The storyline is kind of interesting too, I guess. It’s not
overly original and it probably won’t shatter expectations… but I’d shell out
the money to see it in theaters.
Sometimes, a decent story told by great actors is enough to
elevate a movie above what it could have been.
5 – The Visit (9/11)
Tag Line: No one
loves you like your grandparents.
Production Company:
Blinding Edge Pictures, Blumhouse Productions
Director: M.
Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night
Shyamalan
Actors: Kathryn
Hahn, Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Benjamin
Kanes
Genre: Comedy,
Horror
Rated: PG-13
I hate shaky-cam.
Never-the-less, I feel as though I want to give The Visit a chance. I have a weakness
for twist endings and, let’s face it, with M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, The Village, The Sixth Sense)
involved there’s probably a hell of a twist.
As a horror film, it look creepy enough, too.
I’m not sure what kind of “comedy” is supposed to be a part
of it though. I’m wondering if someone at IMDB was drunk when they labeled
that.
Hey, who knows? Trailers mislead people all the time. Maybe
the grandparents were just pulling a prank the whole time and everyone goes
home laughing!
4 – Sicario (9/18)
Tag Line: None
Production Company:
Black Label Media, Thunder Road Pictures
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Taylor
Sheridan
Actors: Emily
Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal, Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Donovan, Victor
Garber
Genre: Action,
Crime, Drama
Rated: R
War movies are a huge interest for me, but that’s not why
this film drew my attention.
While I was watching the trailer, I kept staring at the lead
woman and trying to remember who she was. Halfway through, I exclaimed, “Holy
shit, that’s Emily Blunt.”
One of the reasons I love Johnny Depp so much is because he’s
a chameleon. He could play anyone, anytime, with any wardrobe staff and sell it
to the audience. He becomes any character he plays. Seeing Emily Blunt (Into the Woods, Looper, The Devil Wears
Prada) in the trailer for Sicario,
I believe may have it in her to do the same thing.
She’s surrounded by a great cast as well.
Here’s hoping the trailer isn’t lying.
3 – Bloodsucking
Bastards (9/4)
Tag Line: Work.
It sucks the life out of you.
Production Company:
Fortress Features, MTY Productions
Director: Brian
James O’Connell
Writer: Dr. God,
Ryan Mitts
Actors: Fran
Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray, Emma Fitzpatrick, Yvette Yates,
Justin Ware, Marshall Givens, David F. Park
Genre: Comedy,
Horror
Rated: NR
Is there any way to not love Fran Kranz (Much Ado About Nothing, The Cabin in the
Woods, Dollhouse)? I don’t believe there is.
I have loved Kranz in every movie and television show I’ve
ever seen him in. I’m completely ambivalent to the rest of the cast, though.
Regardless of the actors, this film just looks hilarious.
Add to that my love of vampires (the kind that DON’T sparkle) and we’ve got a
film I can sit through even if it winds up sucking.
Uh… no pun intended.
2 – Cooties (9/18)
Tag Line: Circle,
circle. Square, square. Now you have it everywhere.
Production Company:
SpectreVision, Glacier Films
Director: Jonathan
Milott, Cary Murnion
Writer: Leigh
Whannell, Ian Brennan, Josh C. Waller
Actors: Elijah
Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Jack McBrayer, Leigh Whannell, Nasim Pedrad,
Ian Brennan, Jorge Garcia, Cooper Roth
Genre: Action,
Comedy, Horror
Rated: R
Comedy + zombies + kick-ass cast = Yes.
I’m amused by the entire premise of this film and everyone
acting in it. Like Bloodsucking Bastards,
this film has the possibility of falling into the “awesome” category, even if
it’s not necessarily “good.”
1 – Maze Runner:
The Scorch Trials (9/18)
Tag Line: The
maze was just the beginning.
Production Company:
Gotham Group, TSG Entertainment, Temple Hill Entertainment
Director: Wes
Ball
Writer: T.S.
Nowlin, James Dashner
Actors: Dylan
O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalio Emmanuel, Aidan
Gillen, Rosa Salazar, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden, Jacob Lofland
Genre: Action,
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated: PG-13
I read the Maze Runner
books, including the prequel, and I just saw the first film. Although the
grievers don’t look a damn thing like I picture them, I still really enjoyed the
film.
It doesn’t hurt that I think Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf, The Internship, The First Time)
is perfect as Thomas and that Aidan Gillen (Game
of Thrones, Calvary, Love/Hate) makes a phenomenal Janson.
I can’t wait to see if the makers of this film go as far as
the books did. It’s got a PG-13 rating, so I’m left wondering a bit, but I can
still hope they get the point across. After all, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) maintained its PG-13 rating
without cutting out a brutal gunshot execution by simply eliminating the blood
splatter.
Hopefully, Maze
Runner: The Scorch Trials will follow suit.
Top 10 Movies to Look Out For
According to: Cat
The Transporter
Refueled – 10
Ashby – 9
Dragon Blade – 8
Maze Runner: The Scorch
Trials – 7
The Anomaly – 6
Goodnight Mommy – 5
The Hive – 4
The Perfect Guy – 3
Bloodsucking Bastards –
2
Cooties – 1
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