This Weekend, Watch This
A comparison for the new releases for June 19-21, 2015
By Curt David
June 18, 2015
BoxOfficeProphets.com

Anchovies on pizza? The horror!
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch? I’ll save you the hassle of researching every movie by comparing the new releases for each weekend in this column. Then, I’ll tell you which movie you should watch in the theaters.

For the weekend of June 19th, the new movies in wide release are Dope and Inside Out.


DopeInside OutWINNER
(1 point per category)
Clearest TitleOne word titleTwo word titleThese titles tell me nothing. 1/2 point each.
Best Genre
and Rating		Dramedy
Rated R for language, drug content, sexuality/nudity, and some violence-all involving teens		Animation
Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some action		Two different genres and ratings. Nice. 1/2 point each.
Best Plot
(in haiku form)		There’s an urban kid
Trailer didn’t show the plot
That is all I got		There’s a normal girl
We see voices in her head
As fun characters		Inside Out gets this point.
Best TrailerPROS: I don’t know what the movie is about to write anything here
CONS: Seriously, what is this movie about? Maybe a coming of age movie? I don’t know. 		PROS: A Pixar movie with an hilarious trailer, this looks like gold
CONS: None		And Inside Out gets this point.
Coolest Lead ActorShameik Moore in his first big roleThe voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Bill Hader.And this point.
Best CastThe voice of Forest Whitaker narrates the filmAnd the voices of Diane Lane, Frank Oz, Mindy Kaling, and others!And this one.
Best Street Cred
For the Production		Writer and director Rick Famuyiwa also wrote and directed Brown Sugar and The Wood. Writer and Director Pete Docter also wrote and directed Monsters, Inc. and Up.And this one.


So out of a maximum of 7 points per movie, Inside Out scores 6 points (and a gold star) and Dope scores 1 point.

You may interpret this column for your own movie preferences. For example, if you know what the movie Dope is about, feel free to watch that one. However, if you are still on the fence, please read the following conclusions from the scientific data gathered in this column.

Conclusion 1: On paper, Inside Out is the best movie to watch this weekend.
Conclusion 2: Each week I give a gold star to the movie with the best tagline. Inside Out’s “Meet the little voices inside your head” beats Dope’s “It’s hard out here for a geek.”
Conclusion 3: This may cause an uproar of discussion and debate, but I firmly believe Finding Nemo is the best Pixar film.