BOUNTY KILLER
Release Date: September 6, 2013
What it’s about: Bounty hunters compete to take down white collar criminals in a near future run by corporations.
What it’s got working for it: Looks like silly, over-the-top fun.
What’s it’s got going against it: Perhaps a little too goofy. Also, some of the performances feel very iffy.
OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY
Release Date: September 6, 2013
What it’s about: Cantor Fitzgerald which lost 658 employees in the September 11th attacks.
What it’s got working for it: A poignant study of those affected by the tragedy.
What’s it’s got going against it: In certain ways, a painful movie to watch.
BLUE CAPRICE
Release Date: September 13, 2013
What it’s about: A psychological thriller that explores the relationship between the young boy and the father figure responsible for the Beltway Sniper attacks.
What it’s got working for it: The promise of answers for the seemingly senseless killing spree.
What’s it’s got going against it: If Fruitvale Station taught us anything, it’s that fascinating true-life source material doesn’t always guarantee a great movie.
GMO OMG
Release Date: September 13, 2013
What it’s about: A documentary about genetically modified foods and its effects on our world.
What it’s got working for it: An important subject that effects us all directly.
What’s it’s got going against it: Documentaries like this one run the risk of being so slanted they can undermine their credibility.
INFORMANT
Release Date: September 13, 2013
What it’s about: The story of Brandon Darby, a radical left-wing activist who became an FBI informant.
What it’s got working for it: A fascinating story.
What’s it’s got going against it: Again, it depends. Is this a straight-forward documentary, or does the filmmaker have an axe to grind?
A SINGLE SHOT
Release Date: September 20, 2013
What it’s about: A hunting accident leads to a killing, a cover-up, and a box of cash. It all culminates in a game of cat-and-mouse in the backwoods of West Virginia.
What it’s got working for it: Some solid actors including the Sam Rockwell and William H. Macy.
What’s it’s got going against it: Could be a white knuckle suspense thriller – or an entry from the seen-it school of filmmaking. Hard to tell from the trailer.
C.O.G.
Release Date: September 20, 2013
What it’s about: A young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm.
What it’s got working for it: Based on the works of the hilarious David Sedaris.
What’s it’s got going against it: The trailer looks very un-Sedaris and pretty un-funny.
THE COLONY
Release Date: September 20, 2013
What it’s about: In a second ice age of the near future, a small group leaves the relative comfort of their underground society to investigate the mysterious happenings at a sister colony.
What it’s got working for it: A great half a premise: the ice age, the mystery, the investigation….
What’s it’s got going against it: And a disappointing half a premise: vampires?
PLUS ONE
Release Date: September 20, 2013
What it’s about: Three friends experience a temporal disturbance at a house party.
What it’s got working for it: I love a good time travel story.
What’s it’s got going against it: But only when it makes sense. Which it rarely ever does. And, yes, I’m looking at you Looper.
AS I LAY DYING
Release Date: September 27, 2013
What it’s about: A family crosses the Mississippi in order to deliver their mother’s body for burial in her hometown.
What it’s got working for it: Based on the novel by William Faulkner.
What’s it’s got going against it: I’m guessing Faulkner didn’t write the screenplay. The trailer looks a little bleak…and incomprehensible.
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