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Today on Episode 122 of the Cinema Geeks ….. we take a look back at our Winter Predictions, We find out who took home the crown for overall predictions in 2016 and we begin the 2017 season with our Spring preview
* Spring Preview (March/April) Preview: (films releases for reference)
March 3rd:
Logan
The Shack (Faith based drama – Sam Worthington/Octavia Spencer/TimMcGraw)
Before I Fall (Drama – Zoey Deutch)
The Last Word (Comedy – Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine)
Table 19 (Comedy – Anna Kendrick/Craig Robinson/June Squibb)
March 10th:
Kong: Skull Island
March 17th:
Beauty and the Beast
Dean (Independent Film – Gillian Jacobs/Kevin Kline)
Raw (Expansion) (French-Belgian Horror Film)
March 24th:
Power Rangers
Life
CHiPs
March 31st:
The Boss Baby
The Zookeeper’s Wife
Ghost in the Shell
Their Finest Hour (Expansion)
The Discovery (Streaming) (Romantic Sci-Fi – Jason Segel/Rooney Mara/R.Redford)
April 7th:
The Case for Christ (Christian Drama – Faye Dunaway)
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Going in Style (Heist Comedy – Morgan Freeman/Michael Caine/Alan Arkin)
April 14th:
The Fate of the Furious
Spark (Animated Film)
April 21st:
Leap! (French-Canadian Animated Film)
Unforgettable (Thriller – Katherine Heigl/Rosario Dawson)
Free Fire (British Action/Comedy – Brie Larson/SharltoCopley/Armie Hammer)
April 28th:
The Circle
Sleight (Drama)
The Promise (Historical Drama – Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale)
Limited Releases:
The Belko Experiment
T2: Trainspotting
Song to Song (Terrence Malick Drama – Michael Fassbender/Gosling/Mara/Portman)
Wilson (Comedy/Drama – Woody Harrelson/LauraDern)
Colossal (Sci Fi Comedy – Anne Hathaway/DanStevens/JasonSudeikis)
Gifted (Chris Evans Drama)
The Lost City of Z
Box Office:
https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
Current Standings (Through Fall Results):
Amanda: 15 points
Dan: 20 points
Kevin: 15 points
Matt: 11 Points
Look Back at Winter
* Prediction Results
Pick to Clicks:
Dan: Arrival, Sing
Amanda: Moana, Fantastic Beasts
Kevin: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Moana
Matt: A Monster Calls, Office Christmas Party
Bet to Bomb:
Dan: Bad Santa 2, Office Christmas Party
Amanda: The Space Between Us, Edge of Seventeen
Kevin: The Space Between Us, Collateral Beauty
Matt: Assassin’s Creed, Sing
Wild Card:
Dan: Assassin’s Creed (10,278,000) smaller opening weekend than Warcraft (24,166,000)
Amanda: Nocturnal Animals outperforms Arrival
Kevin: 3 of the top 5 grossing films will come out in November/December
Matt: Rogue One #1 for the Year
Final Standings (Through Winter Results):
Dan: 24 points
Kevin: 17 points
Amanda: 17 points
Matt: 14 Points
* General Discussion (How was the month for you)
Rogue One: 529 (1st) [200]
Sing: 267 (10th) [75]
Moana: 246 (11th) [?]
Fantastic Beasts: 233 (12th) [180]
Doctor Strange: 232 (13th) [165]
Trolls: 153 (17th) [125]
Hidden Figures: 152 (18th) [25]
La La Land: 140 (20th) [30]
Arrival: 100 (29th) [47]
Passengers: 98 (30th) [110]
Hacksaw Ridge: 66 (46th) [40]
Why Him: 59 (55th) [38]
Fences: 56 (57th) [24]
Office Christmas Party: 54 (62nd) [45]
Assassins Creed: 54 (63rd) [125]
Manchester by the Sea: 46 (69th) [8]
Lion: 42 (73rd) [12]
Almost Christmas: 42 (74th) [17]
Allied: 40 (76th) [85]
Collateral Beauty: 31 (88th) [36]
Bad Santa 2: 17 (113th) [26]
Edge of Seventeen: 14 (122nd) [9]
Jackie: 13 (124th) [9]
Nocturnal Animals: 10 (134th) [22]
Loving: 7 (145th) [9]
Silence: 7 (146th) [40]
Shut In: 7 (147th) [10]
20th Century Women: 5 (153rd) [7]
Bleed For This: 5 (155th) [6]
Incarnate: 4 (156th) [5]
A Monster Calls: 3 (171st) [43]
Rules Don’t Apply: 3 (173rd) [25]
Miss Sloane: 3 (174th) [13]
Billy Lynn: 1 (210th) [40]
Rotten Tomatoes:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/browse/in-theaters/
Current Standings (Through Fall Results):
Dan: 11 points
Kevin: 9 points
Amanda: 3 points
Matt: 7 points
Look Back at Winter:
* Prediction Results
Certified Fresh:
Dan: 20th Century Women, La La Land
Amanda: The Founder, Billy Lynn
Kevin: La La Land, Loving
Matt: Passengers, A Monster Calls
Certified Rotten:
Dan: Passengers, Office Christmas Party
Amanda: Solace, Collateral Beauty
Kevin: Incarnate, Kidnap
Matt: Bad Santa 2, Friend Request
Final Standings (Through Winter Results):
Dan: 13 points
Kevin: 12 points
Matt: 9 Points
Amanda: 6 points
* General Discussion (How was the month for you)
Manchester by the Sea – 96%
Moana – 95%
Edge of Seventeen – 95%
Arrival – 94%
La La Land – 93%
Fences – 93%
Hidden Figures – 92%
Doctor Strange – 90%
Loving – 89%
Jackie – 89%
20th Century Women – 89%
A Monster Calls – 87%
Hacksaw Ridge – 86%
Lion – 86%
Rogue One – 85%
Silence – 84%
The Founder – 82%
Trolls – 74%
Sing – 73%
Nocturnal Animals – 73%
Fantastic Beasts – 73%
Bleed For This – 71%
Miss Sloane – 70%
Allied – 62%
Rules Don’t Apply – 55%
Almost Christmas – 48%
Billy Lynn – 45%
Office Christmas Party – 41%
Why Him – 39%
Passengers – 31%
Solace – 24%
Bad Santa 2 – 23%
Assassins Creed – 18%
Incarnate – 15%
Collateral Beauty – 12%
Shut In – 6%
News:
Not Covered This Week
Trailers:
Not Covered This Week
Main Attraction:
Not Covered This Week
Question:
What are your predictions for the Spring?
Geeks:
Kevin @OptimusSolo
Dan @MovieRevolt
Amanda @HardCandiMandi
Matt @FridleyCent
