When so many movies are released each weekend and trailers often seem better than the movie itself, what should one do? In this precarious situation, we consult the The CineMagic 8-Ball (TM) to help us see through the nebulous marketing haze. Doing so just might save us all a disheartening trip to the cinema and spare us unnecessarily springing for $7 popcorn. See what the 8-Ball says about this week’s releases…
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HERE COMES THE BOOM
Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss is a 42-year-old apathetic biology teacher in a failing high school. When cutbacks threaten to cancel the music program and lay off its teacher, Scott begins to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter. Everyone thinks Scott is crazy – most of all the school nurse, Bella – but in his quest, Scott gains something he never expected as he becomes a sensation that rallies the entire school.
The CineMagic 8-Ball says: “Outlook Good”
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ARGO
The true story of the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis–the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades.
The CineMagic 8-Ball says: “Signs Point to Win”
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SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu.
The CineMagic 8-Ball says: “Outlook Good”
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Also hitting theaters this weekend are Sinister, Frankie Go Boom and Atlas Shrugged Part 2. What will you be seeing? If you’ve seen any of these already, please let us know what you thought below.