Preview Reel
The Preview Reel: Trekking Through the Ice Age
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. This week sees a couple of Hollywood’s most bankable franchises debut along with a new James Wan produced horror flick. Star Trek Beyond continues the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, Manny and the gang return in Ice Age: Collision Course, and a supernatural being terrifies in the dark in Lights ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Don’t Be ‘Fraid of No Ghost
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. This week sees one of the most controversial releases of the year, Ghostbusters. There’s been a lot of online chatter about this movie, unfortunately most of it has been negative. Is all of the negativity deserving? Let’s break it down and see. [divider] Ghostbusters What we are excited about: Paul ...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Aliens, Sharks, and McConaughey
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. We wrote last week that this summer has seen very little originality, and this week continues that trend as another sequel to a beloved film finally hits theaters. The Will Smith-less Independence Day: Resurgence debuts twenty years after the original became a summer blockbuster phenomenon. There ar...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Ellen v The Rock
Welcome to another “Preview Reel” column. where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. Originality is something that this summer has seen very little of, as all ten movies in the top ten box office this past weekend consisted of sequels, reboots, or adaptations. This week does feature an original film in the Kevin Hart/Dwayne Johnson vehicle Central Intelligence, but all eyes are on y...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Spooks, Magicians, and Orcs
Welcome to a new installment of “The Preview Reel” where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. This summer has seen its fair share of sequels, and while there are plenty more on the way, this weekend features two from a couple of 2013’s surprise hits. The Conjuring 2 brings back stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, along with director James Wan, for another spooky adventure from th...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Angry Birds, Nice Guys, and Neighbors 2
Welcome to the third week of CinemaNerdz’s “Preview Reel” where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. The first two weeks gave us Captain America: Civil War and Money Monster, but this week features one of the more intriguing weekends of the summer as there are three wide releases slated for Friday. We have the animated The Angry Birds Movie, Shane Black’s The Nice Guys, and the late...[Read More]