OCTOBER 5, 2012
Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Why You Should See It: Because Liam Neeson is back as Bryan Mills with his “very particular set of skills.”
Why You Should Avoid It: Because the butt-kicking Liam Neeson shtick did not work quiet as well in Unknown and The Grey.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: A must see movie.
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Rebel Wilson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Why You Should See It: Because Anna Kendrick is a good actress who usually makes good choices.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because it looks like a bad episode of Glee masquerading as a feature film.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Pray that your significant other has no interest in this one.
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Juliet Rylance, Clare Foley
Why You Should See It: Because the trailer is terrifying.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because the trailer for Woman in Black was terrifying and look how that turned out.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Probably another in a long line of moderately creepy but forgettable films. A rental at best.
Other theatrical releases: Frankenweenie, V/H/S, The Paperboy
Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling, John Goodman, Philip Baker Hall
Why You Should See It: Because Ben Affleck has proven himself to be a very good director.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because Ben Affleck has not always shown himself to be a good actor.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: If Oscar buzz is any indication, then this movie is an absolute must see.
Starring: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Greg Germann,
Why You Should See It: Salma Hayek – and because it looks like a goofy feel good movie.
Why You Should Avoid It: Kevin James’ resume which includes Zookeeper, Grown Ups and Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Rental all the way.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Abbie Cornish, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken.
Why You Should See It: Because if you subtract Colin Farrell, this is a dynamite cast primed to tell a quirky LA based criminal underworld narrative.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because you can’t simply subtract Colin Farrell from the movie.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Because this is one of those films that is a bit off beat, it will only play to certain sensibilities. Proceed at your own risk.
Other theatrical releases: Nobody Walks, Smashed, Atlas Shrugged: Part 2
OCTOBER 19, 2012
Starring: Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, Brady Allen
Why You Should See It: Because even when the Paranormal Activity movies are bad, they are still usually frightening.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because the whole found footage phenomenon has been done to death.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Embrace the Halloween season and go watch it at the cinema.
Other theatrical releases: Alex Cross
Starring: Robert De Niro, Amanda Seyfried, Katherine Heigl, Robin Williams, Susan Sarandon.
Why You Should See It: (Silence).
Why You Should Avoid It: It’s a movie with wedding in the title and with Katherine Heigl in it.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: My fate is already sealed so I don’t really have a choice but here’s hoping the rest of you can avoid this one.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon
Why You Should See It: Because the combination of the Wachowskis and WB resulted in The Matrix.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because the combination of the Wachowskis and WB resulted in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Early indicators suggest that some will love this while others will hate it – which means game time decision.
Other theatrical releases: Chasing Mavericks, Fun Size, Silent Hill: Revelation
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