Friday, July 26, 2013

August 2013 Movie Guide

AUGUST 2, 2013


Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton
Why You Should See It: Because Denzel almost always delivers.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because Mark Wahlberg in a serious role is a hit-or-miss proposition.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Flip a coin.


Starring: Shailene Woodley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miles Teller, Brie Larson
Why You Should See It: Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Why You Should Avoid It: Shailene Woodley.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says: Rental.

Other theatrical releases:
  Cockneys vs. Zombies, Drift, Europa Report

AUGUST 7, 2013


Starring: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Nathan Fillion, Sean Bean
Why You Should See It: Lerman was good in Perks of Being a Wallflower and Daddario was easy on the eyes in Texas Chainsaw 3D.
Why You Should Avoid It: The first Percy Jackson movie was brutal.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  TNT, TBS, FX movie all the way.

AUGUST 9, 2013


Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner
Why You Should See It: Because Matt Damon is almost always really really good.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because it's hard to recall the last  Jodie Foster movie that was actually good.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  The only must see movie for the mont of August.


Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter
Why You Should See It: When I think of a reason I will let you know.
Why You Should Avoid It: Jennifer Aniston's movies always stink.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Not even a rental.

Other theatrical releases: Planes, Lovelace, I Give It a Year, Jug Face.

AUGUST 16, 2013


Starring: Aaron Taylor Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Why You Should See It: Because the first one was a hyper-violent homage to the comic book superhero genre.  And to spite Jim Carrey.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because you don’t like over-the-top violence.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  See it.


Starring: Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, Alan Rickman
Why You Should See It: Good source material, great cast, and distributed by the Weinstein Company.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because it wreaks of a slow narrative.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Game time decision.


Starring: Amber Heard, Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman
Why You Should See It: Amber Heard
Why You Should Avoid It: Liam Hemsworth.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Take it or leave it, but really...leave it.


Starring: Ashton Kutcher, James Woods, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad
Why You Should See It: Because Steve Jobs was one of the most interesting figures in the technology space in the last fifty years.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because Ashton Kutcher can't act.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Cable TV movie at best.

Other theatrical releases:  Austenland, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Prince Avalanche

AUGUST 23, 2013

Starring: Rosamund Pike, Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy, Pierce Brosnan
Why You Should See It: Because it has a great cast.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because that British sensibility doesn't always resonate outside the UK.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  A good rental.


Starring: Lily Collins, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jamie Campbell Bower
Why You Should See It: Decent cast.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because it looks like just another tween movie.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Never.

Other theatrical releases:  You’re Next, The Grandmaster, Drinking Buddies, The Colony

AUGUST 30, 2013

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight
Why You Should See It: Because it's the last major release of the summer.
Why You Should Avoid It: Because Selena Gomez is getting second billing in this movie.
And the Magic 8 Ball Says:  Netflix, Red Box, iTunes, et al.

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