Foresight Entertainment (March 31th – April 6th)
4/3/2019 Andrew Greenway, Editor
Welcome one and all to Foresight Entertainment, the Harbinger’s own oracle into this week’s parade of creative content from across the web and in your city! We’ve got the best fresh releases from movies and songs to games and comics. So if you’re in need of a way to brighten up your day, check back here and we’ll guide the way.
A small disclaimer, due to
First things first for hot takes and sneak peeks, let’s take a look at our films for the week:
- Sunday, March 31st:
- Willow Knolls brings a variety of new films to their theatres this week:
- Beach Bum (R, Comedy, 95 min. run-time)
- Hotel Mumbai (R, Thriller, 123 min. run-time)
- Gloria Bell (R, Romantic Comedy/Drama, 102min. run-time)
- Willow Knolls brings a variety of new films to their theatres this week:
- Monday, April 1:
- Today Hulu brings a long list of films to their platform, including a lengthy list of James Bond films, family features, and horror classics from throughout the decades:
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
- Beethoven (1992), Beethoven’s 2nd (1993), & Beethoven’s 3rd (1999)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
- Happy Feet (2006)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Shining (1980)
- To see the full list, check out the Google Doc or our Sources at the bottom
- Today Hulu brings a long list of films to their platform, including a lengthy list of James Bond films, family features, and horror classics from throughout the decades:
- Tuesday, April 2:
- Following their success in bringing Amy Schumer’s stand-up last month, Netflix returns April 2nd to premiere Kevin Hart’s Irresponsible special, a first for the comic
- Not to be outdone, Hulu once again drops films by the boatloads to satisfy any itch you’d have:
- A Quiet Place (2018)
- Air Strike (2018)
- Weightless (2018)
- Wednesday, April 3:
- Willow Knolls once again brings a cinematic classic to their screens with the fantastic screwball comedy the Philadelphia Story (NR, 112 min. run-time)
- Friday, April 5:
- Willow Knolls premieres two of the biggest fan releases of the spring with early screenings:
- Shazam* (PG-13, Action-Adventure, 132 min. run-time)
- Pet Sematary* (R, Horror, 100 min. run-time)
- Another Netflix Original joins the line-up this week with Unicorn Store, following the story of a woman who receives a mysterious offer that may grant her childhood wishes
- Willow Knolls premieres two of the biggest fan releases of the spring with early screenings:
Television to some is a thing of the past, but here we focus on the new, so allow Foresight to bring the latest streaming series to you:
- Sunday, March 31:
- VIZ Media brings us the 99th episode of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- Monday, April 1:
- Many streaming services have risen to fill the niche of animation and although Netflix may not be the first in many fans minds, that hasn’t deterred them from bringing Ultraman to the platform
- Hulu partners with some of the biggest names in network television to bring some of your favorite series from A&E, the History Channel, Lifetime, and Bravo:
- Ancient Aliens (Seasons 1-3 & 13)
- Born Behind Bars (Season 1)
- Intervention (Season 20)
- Mountain Men (Season 1)
- For the full list, check out the Google Doc
- Tuesday, April 2:
- VIZ Media releases the DVD set of Pokémon: Indigo League (Season 1)
- Friday, April 5:
- Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger releases Season 2 to Hulu
- Netflix brings the origins story to one of TVs classic series, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, with the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- Our Planet, the eight-part series based on the award-winning Planet Earth, begins its journey on Netflix and will explore the unique wonders of our natural world in beautiful photography**
An industry of constant content production with beautifully produced beats and wonderful acoustics, not much else tops charts like the sounds of music:
- Monday, April 1:
- Sonny and the Sunsets – Hairdressers From Heaven
- West of Hell – Blood of the Infidel
- Tuesday, April 2:
- Empath – Active Listening: Night On Earth
- Ethereal Delusions – Gravis EP
- Moon King – Voice of Lovers
- Thursday, April 4:
- Ceschi – Sad, Fat Luck
- Friday, April 5:
- EPs
- Animal Drive– Back to the Roots EP
- BLACKPINK– Kill This Love EP
- HYMMJ– Nobody Can See Us EP
- OMA– E in Motion EP
- Sharkmuffin– Gamma Gardening EP
- Re-issues and Re-releases
- Mr. Twin Sister– Salt (Vinyl Release)
- New Order– Movement (Definitive Edition)
- Professor Longhair– Live on Queen Mary (Reissue)
- Soundtracks and Scores
- Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein (of SURVIVE)– Native Son OST
- Paul Haslinger– Halt and Catch Fire Volume 2: Original Television Series Soundtrack
- Various Artists– Teen Spirit Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Albums
- Brant Bjork (of Kyuss)–
Jacoozzi - Cities of Mars– The Horologist
- David Bowie– Spying Through a Keyhole
- GRiZ– Ride Waves
- Waste of Space Orchestra–
Syntheosis
- Brant Bjork (of Kyuss)–
- EPs
- To see the full list, visit the Google Doc or investigate our Sources
Videogames come and go, but there’s never a dull day when you’re looking forward a new release and with plenty on their way, there’s always a new world to champion and quests to complete:
- Tuesday, April 2:
- Bomber Crew: Complete Edition (PS4, Switch, PC [Steam])
- Darksiders:
Warmastered Edition (Switch, PC [Steam])
- Wednesday, April 3:
- Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced (PS4, Xbox One, PC [Steam])
- Owyn’s Adventure (PC, Mac [Steam])
- Thursday, April 4:
- ISLANDERS (PC [Steam])
- The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (Switch, PC [Steam])
- Mechstermination Force (Switch)
- Overwhelm (Switch, PC [Steam])
- Pitfall Planet (Switch, PC [Steam])
Skorecery (PS4)- We Happy Few: They Came From Below (PS4, Xbox One, PC [Steam])
- The Woods: VR Escape the Room (PC [Steam], VR [HTC Vive, Oculus Rift])
- Friday, April 5:
- Beat Blaster (PS4, PC [Steam])
- Frane: Dragons’ Odyssey (Xbox One, PC [Steam])
- Modern Tales: Age Of Invention (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC [Steam])
- Royal Roads (Xbox One, PC [Steam])
- Smoots World Cup Tennis (Xbox One, PC [Steam])
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission (Switch, PC)
The last of the bunch but not to be forgotten, from
- Marvel
- Major X #1
- Marvel Team-Up #1
- Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #2
- Champions #4
- Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #7
- Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #7
- DC
- Action Comics Vol. 1: Invisible Mafia
- Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 9: Deface the Face
- Deathstroke #42
- The Flash/Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold (Deluxe Edition)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Jubilee Edition)
- Mera: Tidebreaker
- Dark Horse Comics
- Black Hammer ’45: From the World of Black Hammer #2
- Halo: Lone Wolf #4
- Lightstep #5
- The Girl in the Bay #3
- The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame #4
- VIZ Media
- Tube-San: The Melancholy of Deflation (April Fool’s Exclusive Release)
- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 29
- My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1
- Platinum End, Vol. 8
- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 9
- For the full list of releases, please refer to our Google Doc or our Sources
*Limited early screenings at Willow Knolls
**Available in Ultra HD 4K and HDR
Film Sources: The Numbers, Willow Knolls Theatres, Willow Knolls Fathom Events, Landmark Cinemas Showtimes
TV Sources: Netflix Upcoming Releases, Hulu’s New This Month,
VIZ Streaming Schedule, & VIZ Releases Calendar
Music Sources: Consequence of Sound Upcoming Releases
Videogame Sources: Game Informer Release Schedule, Metacritic Upcoming Releases, & Steam Upcoming Releases
Comic/Manga Sources: Marvel Release Calendar, DC Comics This Week, Dark Horse Comics Upcoming Comics, Dark Horse Comics New Releases, & VIZ Releases Calendar
A special note to make, due to certain online promotions having timed availability to receive free products, i.e. digital comic books or videogame promo codes, they may be posted here but we will not be posting deals that come at a cost to students:
- The Epic Game Store is giving away copies of Oxenfree until April 4th and the Witness April 4-10th