“The Color Purple,” a lavish adaptation of the stage musical, could be a real heartbreaker and Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune Part II” is epic in every sense of the word. Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie,” a cotton-candy hued adaptation of the popular kids’ toy, seems like pure, campy fun. But the superhero adventure, which screened in its entirety for the first time, got a lot of love from fans in attendance. What Scored: Let’s get one thing out of the way: “The Flash,” contrary to what every WB executive has shouted from the rooftops, is not the greatest comic book movie of all time. What Missed: There’s not much to judge, since Lionsgate only showed footage from “Songbirds and Snakes” before pivoting to showcase a screening of the raunchy “Joy Ride.” But three cheers for investing in original R-rated comedies! What Scored: With the sweeping, grim first look at “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” it certainly looks like the odds are ever in the studio’s favor. And Ridley Scott’s historical epic “Napoleon” may land plenty of Oscars love, but the initial footage of a snowy battle looked, in a word, gray. What Missed: “Kraven the Hunter,” the first R-rated entry in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters, seems more in the vein of “Morbius” than “Venom” in terms of commercial appeal.
Can she revive the genre that hasn’t really delivered since Amy Schumer’s R-rated “Trainwreck”? And the animated “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” looks like another win for Miles Morales in one of the many universes of everyone’s favorite neighborhood web-slinger. What Scored: Jennifer Lawrence’s over-the-top comedy “No Hard Feelings” looks genuinely hilarious. What Missed: Prequels are never easy sells, and audiences stopped caring about the Autobots and the Decepticons long before “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” geared up to hit theaters. Also, Rihanna (in her third trimester, no less) surprised at the Colosseum to announce her life-long dream come true to voice a “little blue badass” in “The Smurfs” movie. Plus, Scorsese’s starry “Killers of the Flower Moon” looks like the kind of captivating epic that could actually entice the hard-to-impress demographic of older audiences. What Scored: After riding high with “Top Gun: Maverick” and hits in nearly every genre, Paramount looks to score again with families (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), horror buffs (“A Quiet Place Day One”), music lovers (“Bob Marley: One Love”) and … everyone (“Mission: Impossible 7”).
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