In the late 1950s, a young man and woman from two different conservative Christian traditions fall in love against the glamorous backdrop of Hollywood. Oh, and they both work for the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes. That's the hook for Rules Don't Apply (see previous trailer and movie images here), the long-gestating passion project for the iconic [...]
A quick, fun final trailer on the heels of the film's release, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back looks like it'll scratch that Mission: Impossible itch with less tech, more brute force, and a vigilante swagger. But the main thing to keep in mind while watching this IMAX trailer? Tom Cruise is 54 years old. Fifty-four. And looking as legit as ever. Jack Reacher: Never [...]
Expecto Prequonum! Here's your last sneak peak, muggles: the final trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is here. And it has some pretty fantastic beasts. Set in 1920s New York City, this Potter prequel stars Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) in the central role of wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander. [...]
There's a reason Marvel keeps dishing out new looks from the upcoming Doctor Strange movie: they're all cool. Anyone who regularly follows my blog knows how "meh" I am on nearly all things Marvel. But this new expansion of the MCU has me really intrigued. It's the first Marvel movie in pretty much forever that I'm [...]
It's going to be really tempting for the Academy to give Denzel Washington his third Oscar. They may be compelled to give Viola Davis her first, too. The debut teaser for Fences shows off the acting prowess of Washington, who also directs, and then punctuates the end of this first look with stellar flashes by Davis. Both are reprising their [...]
At a time when race relations in America are at a tragic divide, this unknown true story is exactly the kind of inspiration we need. In a follow-up to the trailer that debuted during the Olympics, this new look at Hidden Figures - about the small group of African-American women were integral to the mid-20th Century Space [...]
Between this and Arrival, it's exciting to see studios invest in truly large scale original content that's not based on any pre-existing popular material. From a screenplay by Jon Spaihts (writer of Prometheus, a polarizing movie that I found to be smart and fascinating) and director Morten Tyldum (Best Picture nominee The Imitation Game), the behind-the-camera [...]
Can we make Rebecca Hall a star already? Not the "tentpole blockbuster" kind of star (a move, admittedly, that I wouldn't protest either), but the Serious Actress "You Go To The Movie To See Her" kind of star. Christine just might. From standout performances in films like Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Ben Affleck's The [...]
Bow down, Pixar. Disney animated movies rule once again. In a pretty cool irony, the Disney renaissance has occurred under the leadership of Pixar guru John Lasseter. While the brand he founded gravitates toward safe sequels, Lasseter has allowed the Disney slate to forge ahead with fresh takes on fairy tales with no built-in audience, or brand new tales that are entirely [...]
This looks really good. Not sure if Ben Affleck does, though. His first film behind the camera since his Best Picture winning Argo, Affleck gets back into the multi-hyphenate chair as actor / writer / producer / director with Live By Night, a 1920s Prohibition era crime drama based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. [...]
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