Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Cinema

Trailer watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?

What’s a must watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.

THE WEEKEND IS coming up, and that means new movies for you to see.

But which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

Cake

MOVIECLIPS Trailers / YouTube

What we know

Jennifer Aniston sheds her good-girl rom-com image to play a troubled woman with serious health issues.

What the critics say

  • “No good can ultimately come from a movie that is as obsessed with wind chimes as Cake” – RogerEbert.com
  • “Sure, Aniston leads with her scowl here, in the sort of performance that often gets called “brave” but is more accurately described as a well-executed change of pace.” - Variety 
  • “…just a humdrum yet hokey study of the effects of chronic pain. Two stars.” – The Guardian

What’s it rated?

Kumiko The Treasure Hunter

Film Festivals and Indie Films / YouTube

What we know

A frustrated office worker called Kumiko becomes obsessed with a popular movie, and travels to North Dakota to recover treasure. Adult fairytale.

What the critics say

  • “[A] wonderfully strange and beguiling adventure story comprised of buried treasure, hand crafts, and a possibly unhealthy obsession with the Coen brothers.” - Variety
  • The [Zellner] brothers’ strongest emotional achievement [...] pushes their style up to a new level of sophistication.” - IndieWire
  • “[Rinko Kikuchi] makes it impossible to tell whether Kumiko is genuinely troubled or if she’s simply fallen through the cracks” – Film.com

What’s it rated?

The Wedding Ringer

MOVIECLIPS Trailers / YouTube

What we know

Man who has no friends mysteriously manages to get woman to marry him. Then needs to hire his best men.

What the critics say

  • “This is essentially the same premise as the 2009 comedy “I Love You, Man,” – RogerEbert.com
  • “[It] was written back in 2002 — a fact that partly accounts for the whiff of stale leftovers that hangs over the movie from start to finish.” – Hollywood Reporter 
  • “…a movie that is technically a comedy, with all the pointlessly foul language, racial and gender stereotypes, stammering, and canine penis-biting…” - New York Times

What’s it rated?

michael jackson gif Giphy Giphy

Which one would you go see first?


Poll Results:

Cake (1080)
Kumiko the Treasure Hunter (702)
The Wedding Ringer (577)

Your Voice
Readers Comments
17
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.