BORGMAN
Release Date: June 6, 2014
What it’s about: A mysterious vagrant, a modern day Rasputin, insinuates himself into the lives of an upper-class family
What it’s got working for it: Now that is one creepy and intriguing trailer.
What’s it’s got going against it: Has the potential to be really good – or weird and inaccessible.
THE HUMAN RACE
Release Date: June 13, 2014
What it’s about: Eighty individuals are forced to participate in a life or death race.
What it’s got working for it: It looks unique.
What’s it’s got going against it: Also poorly shot, written, and acted. Oh, and cheesy.
I AM I
Release Date: June 13, 2014
What it’s about: A woman reunites with her estranged father who, suffering from the early onset of Alzheimers, mistakes her for his wife/her mother.
What it’s got working for it: The premise is unique.
What’s it’s got going against it: Borderline creepy. The trailer doesn’t really make it clear what we can expect. Is it a drama? A dark comedy? A – shudder – dramedy. In the end, it looks like it’s going to be not quite one or the other.
IVORY TOWER
Release Date: June 13, 2014
What it’s about: A documentary about the spiralling costs of higher education in America.
What it’s got working for it: An important movie for parents and students alike.
What’s it’s got going against it: Potentially outrageous and frustrating.
THE SIGNAL
Release Date: June 13, 2014
What it’s about: A group of college students on a road trip encounter a bizarre facility.
What it’s got working for it: And interesting trailer…
What’s it’s got going against it: …that doesn’t really tell you what this movie’s about. Roll the dice and report back.
THE INTERET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ
Release Date: June 27, 2014
What it’s about: A documentary on the life, and death, of internet and social activist Aaron Swartz.
What it’s got working for it: A movie that should transcend its biographical premise, touching on issues that effect us all.
What’s it’s got going against it: It’s a film that should speak to everyone regardless of age, social standing, or political affiliation. But does it?
JACKPOT
Release Date: June 27, 2014
What it’s about: A shootout in a small Norwegian town stirs up plenty of questions – and some surprising answers.
What it’s got working for it: Norway’s Pulp Fiction?
What’s it’s got going against it: Or Norway’s Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead?
SNOW PIERCER
Release Date: June 27, 2014
What it’s about: Revolution grips the Snow Piercer, a constantly moving train containing the sole human survivors of a future ice age.
What it’s got working for it: Was a huge hit in South Korea.
What’s it’s got going against it: Upper-class bad guys; lower class heroes. Ho hum.
WHITEY: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. JAMES J. BULGER
Release Date: June 27, 2014
What it’s about: A documentary about the trail of gangster Whitey Bulger.
What it’s got working for it: Whitey’s relationship with law enforcement opens the door to all sorts of interesting questions.
What’s it’s got going against it: But will the movie actually offer some interesting answers?
Snowpiercer is a must. Diferent but brilliant.
How talk about it without spoiling the chained series of revelations in the film? Decisive participation of such exquisite as repellent Tilda Swinton and a crudest version of Chris Evans with an interesting monologue at the end.
‘Snowpiercer’ is a well-oiled machine in which almost everything works for the first two acts, to fail us, in its conclusion with a lackluster participation in this part of Ed Harris.
Do not miss it.
The concept of Snowpiercer sounds intriguing, but I’ve been so disappointed by interesting concepts that turn out duds that I’m skeptical.
Borgman looks pretty bizarre, and if I hadn’t read your summary before watching the trailer, I would still have no idea about what it is about.
I could not even get through the 2 minute trailer before moving on to the next. How am I suppose to watch the entire movie?
The problem with you Joe is, you are trying to make a good quality tv series. Maybe you should write something crazy bizarre weird scary unfollowable and the studios will pick it up.
Hey Joe
I have to agree with Skua. Snowpiercer is very good.
Elminster
What I’m really looking forward to is How To Train Your Dragon 2.
Meh.
das
I want to clarify my opinion, to be understood.
‘Snowpiercer’ Its a 10 film that stays to 8,in my opinion. By the poor execution of the final -1 (writing-director) compared to the rest of it (but not bad at all). And Ed Harris work -1 (that day was not inspired looked as a shadow of himself).
All aboard the train is going to leave.
Snow piercer looks interesting. If you didn’t showcase some of these movies, I would never hear about them!
These seem more like movies you’d randomly find on TV when flicking through the channels one night, and at that point you know they exist and either watch or not.
@Upper-class bad guys; lower class heroes. Ho hum.
In fairness this has been overdone in either scenario in both the TV and Movie world. While the concept is tired, it can still be good.
This idea seems different, its a live action Japanese movie, called Thermae Romae.
A plot summary(Sourced from animenewsnetwork)
Lucius Modestus is a bath-house designer in ancient Rome who is one day sucked into modern-day Japan. Going back and forth between two worlds, he works to improve Roman baths using Japanese ideas. In the process, he wins the heart of a struggling manga artist and earns the attention of Emperor Hadrian
The second movie opened up recently and did quite well.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-26/japanese-box-office-may-17-18/.74900
anyone else disappointed that borgman has nothing to to with the star trek borg? it’s probably just me, then.
I notice in American TV and movies in almost all shows everyone has perfect brilliant white teeth. Even the people who have been living through the Apocalypse for years. Even on The Walking Dead.
It sometimes takes me out of the movie or show, especially in shows like The Walking Dead. Their all battling psychopaths, zombies, running through forests, nobody ever loses a tooth and everyone has time for perfect oral hygiene. I guess there’s a lot of toothpaste and teeth whitening kits lying around in the stores.
I’ve only heard good things about Snow Piercer so I’m excited for it. Ivory Tower is going to hit a little close to home, but I’ll watch it anyway.
Snowpiercer is calling to me, I’m liking the Carpenteresque vibe. Some of the others…are we sure those are real movies and not those Robert Rodriguez faux grindhouse trailers?
I loved the new X-Men movie. Other than Belle, Sin City and the Tom Cruise movie I’m looking forward to great TV; more Orphan Black, Orange is the New Black and Hemlock Grove.
I will say no to all these movies.