[Review] Cop Car

In the opening scene of Cop Car, writer/director Jon Watts establishes the two different worldviews that make his film a compelling thriller. There’s the child world and the adult world. The child world is one of fantasy and games without consequences. Friends Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) have run away from home, and […]

The Boston Globe’s Massachusetts Catholic Church Sex Scandal Dramatized in Trailer for Spotlight

[iframe id=”http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/embed/spotlight/trailer/index.html”] Spotlight is a true story about the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation team from The Boston Globe that broke the door wide open on the Massachusetts Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal in 2002. Directed by Thomas McCarthy (Win Win, The Cobbler), the film looks like it’ll be a suspenseful thriller strengthened by an amazingly talented ensemble cast. The Boston Globe “Spotlight” […]

Trailer for Victoria Teases Entire Film Shot in One Take

[youtube id=”DbEO-_2XwbE”] The “trend” of long takes has been growing in recent years thanks to films like Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men and Gravity and, most recently, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). In fact, both Gravity and Birdman were huge hits at the past two Oscars, with each film winning a plethora of awards, including Best Cinematography and Best Director (amongst […]

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, and Julia Roberts Star in First Secret in Their Eyes Trailer

[youtube id=”TD_IlSSFVX4″] Chiwetel Ejiofor just might be one of my new favorite actors. The Academy Award nominee (for his role in 12 Years a Slave) has received some of Hollywood’s highest accolades, but he’s not a household name just yet. However, with an amazing performance in August’s Z for Zachariah and a role in Matt Damon’s The Martian coming out in October, […]

[Trailer] The Sacrament

[ign id=”http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/02/21/the-sacrament-red-band-trailer-1″] Found footage films are still being made. Why?! Whenever I hear of a new found footage horror/thriller, I let out a hard groan. I understand how the intrinsic qualities of the found footage medium suits the horror genre, but damn, I would love to see somebody take the played-out format and create a […]

[Trailer] Honour

Honour, actor-turned-director Shan Khan’s next film, sounds like a good one. With the title acting as a reference to honor killings, the film is about a young Muslin woman (Aiysha Hart) who runs off with her boyfriend (Nikesh Patel) with plans of eloping. Dismayed by their daughter’s actions, her family hires an assassin to kill […]

[Trailer] A Single Shot

[youtube id=”wD4LXssN7LE” mode=”normal” align=”center”] Sam Rockwell (Moon) stars in the upcoming drama/thriller A Single Shot, directed by David M. Rosenthal. Rockwell stars as a hunter who accidentally shoots a woman in the woods. However, when he checks on her, he finds a box filled with money. He then uses the money for selfish reasons, such as hiring […]

[Trailer] Passion

http://youtu.be/u5yYNss4BXc   Passion is the next film from director Brian De Palma, most popularly known as the director of Scarface. Starring Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls) as a business executive and Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) as a new executive who must do whatever they can to climb the corporate ladder. Based off of this trailer, the film embraces the […]