Trailer for Sundance Immigrant Horror ‘HIS HOUSE’ Fears Racism, Ghosts

September 30, 2020 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged His House, Horror, Remi Weekes, Trailers Leave a comment

One of the most anticipated debuts of Sundance 2020, first-time UK filmmaker Remi Weekes’ His House centers around a Sudanese couple seeking asylum in a small English town. The film was met with critical adoration at the fest, earning an unblemished 100% Rotten Tomato score with many critics pointing out the thematic similarities to Jordan Peele’s cultural conversation pieces Get Out and Us. This first trailer looks to explore the intersectionality between the immigrant experience and traditional horror settings, using a mandated “stay at home” order to cement the long standing issue from horror audiences questioning why “X character doesn’t just leave.” Read More

“Not the Bees!”: ‘CANDYMAN’ Returns in First Trailer for Jordan Peele-Produced Sequel

February 27, 2020 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Candyman, Jordan Peele, Trailers, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Leave a comment

1992’s Candyman embodied the idea that good horror movies touch on greater social issues of our times. To an almost unwavering degree, the horror film spoke to racial superstition, director Bernard Rose using the projects as a backdrop to deliver an underrated supernatural slasher with something real on its mind. Leave it to Jordan Peele to pick up the ball nearly 30 years later and run with these ideas.

Murray, Chalamet, McDormand, Swinton, Moss, and Many Many More Assemble for Wes Anderson’s ‘THE FRENCH DISPATCH’ Trailer

February 12, 2020 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Elisabeth Moss, Frances McDormand, Jeff Goldblum, Jeffrey Wright, Lea Seydoux Owen Wilson, The French Dispatch, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet, Tony Revolori, Trailers, Wes Anderson Leave a comment

Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Timothee Chalamet, Frances McDormand, Benecio del Toro, Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Elisabeth Moss, Tilda Swinton, Lea Seydoux, Owen Wilson, Henry Winkler, Rupert Friend, Jeffrey Wright, Tony Revolori. When you have Wes Anderson behind the camera, you know the cast is gonna be God-status but my lord is The French Dispatch absolutely stacked. This could quite honestly go down in history as one of the very best casts in history and they’ve joined Anderson to tell the tale of a fictional American newspaper in a fictional French city. Read More

First ‘SPIRAL’ Trailer Reboots the ‘SAW’ Franchise With Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson

February 5, 2020 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Chris Rock, Darren Lynn Bousman, Horror, Josh Stolberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Saw, Spiral, Trailers Leave a comment

In 2010, Saw VII was touted as “The Final Chapter” only for a Jigsaw movie to emerge 7 years later. As the Iron Islanders say, what is dead may never die and in 2020, a franchise twice put to bed reemerges once more to concoct elaborate death machines. In the sparse first look at Spiral, Chris Rock plays a detective joined by a rookie partner played by Max Minghella. Playing Rock’s father, Samuel L Jackson pops in to say “motherfucker” because Sam Jackson’s gotta Sam Jackson. Spiral looks to direct the grudge and gore a different direction this go-around the circular saw, with the intended target (at least in this first glimpse) to be police officers rather than people who have bungled up their lives in the eyes of a deranged cancer patient. Could make for an interesting fresh take or could be yet another rehash of mindless torture porn. Read More

Daniel Radcliffe Has Guns Bolted to His Hands in Trailer for Action-Comedy ‘GUNS AKIMBO’

January 16, 2020 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Daniel Radcliffe, Guns Akimbo, Jason Lei Howden, Rhys Darby, Samara Weaving, Trailers Leave a comment

From the sick and twisted mind behind Deathgasm (the campy Evil Dead-influenced horror import from New Zealand) comes Guns Akimbo, a movie that asks: what if Harry Potter but guns? The plot revolves around a nobody played by Daniel Radcliffe who wakes to find guns surgically bolted to his hands. He has to shoot his way through a social-media-influenced killing contest if he wants to save his life and proves that maybe he is a hero after all. Read More

Latest Trailer for Long-Delayed ‘X-MEN: NEW MUTANTS’ Merges Superheroes and Horror

January 6, 2020 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Josh Boone, Maisie Williams, Trailers, X-Men, X-Men: New Mutants Leave a comment

After five long years in development hell and a series of reshuffled release dates, including rumors that the finished product may be regelated to a streaming service dump or never even see the light of day, the latest look at X-Men: New Mutants promises not only an April 2, 2020 release date but an actual theatrical release. The capstone X-Men film has been the talk of a lot of controversy, with one big part of the discussion centering around extensive, narrative-altering reshoots and X-Men: New Mutants being caught out in the cold in the midst of the Disney-Fox merger. Despite all the goings-on behind the scenes, today we finally get a new look at X-Men: New Mutants and it looks, well, just as potential-ridden as ever. Read More

Agoraphobic Amy Adams Sees Neighbor Knifed in ‘THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW’ Trailer

December 19, 2019 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Amy Adams, Joe Wright, The Woman in the Window Leave a comment

Initially set to release in October of this year, Joe Wright’s The Woman in the Window was pushed in the midst of the Disney-Fox merger but now we finally have a first look at the psychological thriller and it looks, as expected, like a Joe Wright-directed psychological thriller. Based on the novel of the same name from A.J. Finn, The Woman in the Window stars Amy Adams as an agoraphobic developmental psychologist who witnesses the murder of her neighbor, or so she thinks. Read More

Tom Cruise is Back to Train the Rookies in ‘TOP GUN: MAVERICK’ Trailer

December 16, 2019 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Joseph Kosinski, tom cruise, Top Gun: Maverick, Trailers Leave a comment

Of course, Tom Cruise is going to space in the latest trailer for Top Gun: Maverick. Or at least that’s what the final shot strongly implies. Already one of the most anticipated movies of 2020, Top Gun: Maverick returns to the world of the U.S. Air Force and dog fights that Tony Scott popularized in the original 1986 blockbuster, bringing Cruise back into the fold to teach the next generation of pilots. The latest look gives us a clearer idea of what the long-awaited sequel will be about though the trailer is thankfully light on spoilers.

Top Gun: Maverick is directed by Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion, Only the Brave) and co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, and Miles Teller with Cruise returning as the titular character and Val Kilmer set to appear as Iceman. Read More

First ‘GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE’ Trailer Pumps Up the Nostalgia

December 9, 2019 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Trailers Leave a comment

35 years after Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis introduced the world to ectoplasm, Slimer, Proton Packs and the “Ghostbusters” theme song, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is here to capitalize on that sweet sweet nectar of 80s nostalgia all over again. Following in the aftermath of Paul Feig’s financially disappointing female-led Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Afterlife pivots from an all-female cast to …a cast of mostly kids. If this first look at Afterlife is any indication, the sequel from Jason Reitman seems to take the Stranger Things approach, Finn Wolfhard and all. Read More

Diana Prince Swings Across Lightning Bolts in Flashy ‘WONDER WOMAN 1984’ Trailer

December 8, 2019 by Matt Oakes Posted in Trailers Tagged DC, DCEU, Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Trailers, Wonder Woman 1984 Leave a comment

Two years ago, Wonder Woman proved that a female-led superhero movie was not destined for poor box office returns and critical lashings, the Patty Jenkins-directed big-screen debut becoming the DCEU’s biggest success at the time. Though the film wasn’t perfect, there was plenty to enjoy and fans were eager to see more of Gal Gadot’s version of Diana Prince. With DC’s current film slate in an admittedly confusing jumble of maybe/maybe-not-interconnectedness, their latest approach has seemed to deteether their heroes and if Wonder Woman 1984′s trailer indicates anything, it’s that the title star won’t be worrying about making room for Batman, Aquaman or anything other supermen. Read More