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.
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.
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.
Other theatrical releases: Random, The Lifeguard, Afternoon Delight, Instructions Not Included
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