It’s been a long time since Tom Cruise took to the skies in Top Gun. After 33 years, this film joins the list of all the other properties from the ’80s seeing a remake, soft reboot, or a continued story line. How will this fare? Even as die hard fans of Tony Scott’s classic we’re a little on the fence. But you can’t argue with this trailer, especially seeing Tom Cruise in the cockpit. And we know Tom, right? He’s not going to be happy unless he’s going Mach 2 with his hair on fire. Well, with just a little luck, a little cold blue steel, he’ll cut the night like a razor blade…again. Facing…
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Sweet Trailer…Robert Eggers’ ‘The Lighthouse’ from A24
Ten years ago, no one would ever expected Robert Pattinson to be a fine actor,let alone a contemporary equivalent to Willem Dafoe. But after a string of well-acted, and better, well-selected endeavors, he’s charmed the pants off critics and audiences alike. So while we’re two years away from seeing him take flight in The Batman (there’s a great Twitter comment that, paraphrasing, says he’s a terrible vampire…it took him eleven years to turn into a bat) you can get caught up on films like High Life, Good Time, The Rover, and The Lost City of Z and then catch him in Robert Eggers‘ latest nail-biter. Enjoy this first look into…
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Sweet Trailer…Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’
Rian Johnson has had one very impressive career. Going from Brick to The Brothers Bloom to Looper is a feat in itself. Then you throw in his work on some episodes of Breaking Bad which all lead to him landing a Star Wars film. So, yeah, The Last Jedi was divisive, but before he begins his own SW trilogy (one can only imagine what we can expect with that), he’s got a pretty slick looking murder mystery. We’ll say one thing: he’s as diversified as he is talented. Knives Out is a witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end. Have a look at the…
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Sweet Trailer…Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’
This year, film fans will be treated to what will likely be the biggest movies of all time: Avengers: Endgame, and Episode IX. So let’s try to hype another film that doesn’t have a built-in audience, shall we? How about this one? Ang Lee, the visionary director of Life of Pi (we just adore that film) has teamed with Will Smith to give us one helluva sci-fi adventure. Have a look at the first trailer featuring, aside from a whole lot of explosions, a de-aged Smith. Wow. We’re excited! Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued…
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Sweet (Teaser) Trailer…’Once Upon A Deadpool’
Calling all you Deadpool fans! If you love the “Merc with a Mouth,” then you can file his latest outing under C, for “crazy enough to work,” or, better DP for “definitely plausible.” In the world of Deadpool, just like the ’80s, anything goes. So feast your eyes on the teaser trailer for Once Upon A Deadpool which takes all the hard-R elements out of this years’ Deadpool 2, and chops up the story a la the 1987 bedtime-story classic The Princess Bride, replete with an adult Fred Savage! Yep, like we said, crazy enough to work. Enjoy!! Once Upon A Deadpool opens in theaters for a limited engagement this holiday…
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Sweet (Red Band) Trailer…’The Predator’
In the 31 years since Since John McTiernan and Ah-nuld kicked-off the Predator universe, the series has had some severely diminishing returns. Usually the more you see of something, the less impact is has. And weak story has a lot to do with it. As such, the Predator brand needs a real good jump start that is both fresh, exciting, and free of well-worn gimmicks. So while the news of re-shoots, a pushed back release date, and a ho-hum first trailer haven’t done much to get people excited, we’re hopeful. Why? The fact that Shane Black is attached to this sequel (of sorts) has us excited. After all, there isn’t…
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Sweet Trailer…Ethan Hawke’s ‘Blaze’
We’re always eager and excited to see films from Texas born-and-bred talents. One such individual is Austin native, Ethan Hawke. His new movie, Blaze, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where newcomer Ben Dickey’s performance won him the Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting. Dickey stars as Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned from the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding re-imagined versions of Blaze’s past, present, and future which explore his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on earth; and the impact of his songs and…
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Sweet Trailer…’CREED II’
To use some boxing vernacular, when Ryan Coogler‘s Creed came out in 2015, it hit me a left hook (the film and the score). Earlier this week, we got our first look at the sequel to this new Rocky-based franchise. To be honest, this does comes as a bit of a surprise. Not just because Creed is a tough act to follow, but going for the emotional connection to previous Rocky films (read: Drago!), seems like the story is already backtracking when it should be moving forward. You can thank Sylvester Stallone who returns in front of the camera, and behind it with a writing credit. It will feel a little…
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Sweet Trailer…’Killing Gunther’
These days, we don’t really post trailers. But once in a while, something drops that is too good to pass up. Case in point, the hilarious-looking preview for the upcoming action comedy, Killing Gunther, starring former Mr. Universe, The Governator himself, the one and only Ah-nuld. Much in the same way Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon was both a spoof and heartfelt homage to a beloved genre (highly recommend btw), this lets Arnie have a lot of fun doing what he does best: blowing things up and leaving a wake of debris, bodies and killer taglines. If you’re a fan of ’80s cinema (and since we’ll never…
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Sweet Trailer…’John Wick: Chapter 2′
Some stars get better with age, and while Keanu Reeves has been, more or less, an action star since the ’90s, he’s one of the latest to join the ‘older man ripping shit up‘ club. If you haven’t seen the first John Wick, stop what you’re doing and spend two hours in el mundo de Wick…you’ll thank me. As of this Thanksgiving, my 71 year old father told me that John Wick is one of the best movies he’s ever seen. And that’s some high praise. I mean, who can argue with the man who introduced me to the world of cinema? So, behold, the trailer for the follow up…
