Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide release movies. After a couple of historically bad weeks at the box office, we finally have not one, but two new nationwide releases. The Hitman’s Bodyguard’s reign will certainly end as the highly anticipated Stephen King adaptation, It, hits screens. Acting as a bit of counter-programming, Reese Witherspoon’s...[Read More]
Hello again, dear readers. This past week saw the release of Guillermo del Toro’s new horror film Crimson Peak, which I’m very excited about. In the meantime, I’ve got another trailer for a 2016 movie to show you. Now let’s take a look at the first trailer for Hail, Caesar!, the next film from the Coen Brothers. Premise: Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) is a Hollywood “fixer” helping the production of t...[Read More]
It’s here, dear readers. Our long wait is over, because Avengers: Age of Ultron has finally opened stateside. But even more exciting than that, I’m going on vacation! I’ll be out of town for the next couple weeks, and in order to not deprive you of Trailer Trashin’, I’ve written four columns that will make their way to you over the next week or so, covering four of th...[Read More]
Another Super Bowl has come and gone – my congratulations to the New England Patriots, and my sympathies to the Seattle Seahawks. But for cinephiles like me, the main draw of the Big Game is the new TV spots for upcoming movies. This year, there were a staggering fourteen movie spots shown during Super Bowl XLIX, and in this edition of Trailer Trashin’, I’ll give you my quick takes on ...[Read More]