‘You could have saved them. I gave you all the clues,’ reads a note that appears early on in the first trailer for The Snowman – based on the bestselling mystery novel by Jo Nesbo. When a woman is killed at first snow, Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) fears it marks the return of a notorious […]
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Despicable Me 3 – Reliable Fun!
After reinventing itself for Despicable Me 2, with Gru becoming a good guy and finding love, DM3 introduces soap and superhero trope the twin brother and adds a villain who styles himself after the ‘80s kids show he starred in before adolescence got it cancelled. The Minions, of course, are back in the way they […]
Dignity Trailer: Pitch Perfect 3!
After the two delightful bits of froth that were the first two Pitch Perfect movies, the third in the series finds the Bellas out in the real world after graduation – and and finding real life to be a lot less fun than the aca-awesome days in college. What to do? What to do? The […]
Life Finds a Way: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom!
The Jurassic World sequel has a title – Fallen Kingdom – and a tagline, ‘Life Finds a Way.’ There’s also a new teaser poster that features the tag.
The Mummy Is the Best Part of The Mummy!
The Mummy – the first entry in what Universal Pictures is calling Dark Universe – gives the new universe a pretty shaky start. Despite Alex Kurtzman showing some skill at juggling character and plot arcs, and keeping things moving forward at a good pace, he can’t overcome the clunky script (six writers involved at story […]
It Takes a Monster Trailer: The Mummy!
The Mummy is the first in what Universal hopes to build into a universe based on the studio’s classic monsters. Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) is killed in a plane crash but wakes up in the morgue seemingly unscathed. He learns that he has been marked by the ultimate evil.
The Fate Of The Furious Lacks A Not So Little Something!
There’s a Paul Walker-sized hole in the middle of The Fate of the Furious that the creative team and cast try to gloss over with bigger and more ridiculous stunts than ever before. The addition of Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw as a member of the team, and Scott Eastwood as Mr. Nobody’s new aide help, […]
First Look Photo: Jurassic World 2!
Colin Trevorrow – director of Jurassic World and co-write the script for the upcoming sequel – has released the first photo from Jurassic World 2 and it is intriguing. Reminiscent of the study of original Jurassic Park creator Professor John Hammond, the photo features a girl standing, back to us, looking at the skeleton of […]
The Great Wall: Great Movie? No! Great Fun? Yes!
Zhang Yimou’s The Great Wall is the first Chinese big budget movie that is targeted at a global audience. It has a number of Chinese stars and one major American star and tells a story that brings East and West cultures together in an uncomfortable co-operation against a foe that, should it feed enough, could […]
Hot Damn! Girls Trip Has a Red Band Trailer!
A few days ago, we posted a trailer for a movie called Girls Trip – the tale of four women going on a vacation trip together and getting into all kinds of mischief. It was an okay trailer – there were a few laughs – but, truth to tell, it felt a little weak. Turns […]
Black Hangover? Trailer: Girls Trip!
Four lifelong friends decide it’s been too long since they spent some time together and plan a trip. The trailer looks more a riff on The Hangover than a black Bridesmaids. The Universal Pictures film will be in theaters on July 17th.