Author: Alex Billington

"Your first mission is to come back safe." Cohen Media Group has revealed an official US trailer for another Ukraine war documentary film titled Glory to the Heroes, which will be showing in very limited theaters this December. Directed by Bernard-Henri Lévy, and co-directed by Marc Roussel, this film is a follow-up "sequel" doc to their other film called Slava Ukraini, which opened in theaters in May 2023 earlier this year. That one already opened in the summer, and BHL decided to return to Ukraine in June to continue filming more. After Russia destroyed the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, he had to go back inside of Ukraine. Another haunting look at what is happening there. Lévy has brought to the world a film that, now more than ever, is a painful reminder that this war is our war and it's time for the West to urgently give Ukraine everything it needs to win. Join filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy for screenings and post-film Q&As at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (December 6) in Washington, D.C. at Landmark's E Street ...

"What we visual, we can actualize!" An early promo trailer has been unveiled for an indie horror thriller titled The Activated Man, from filmmaker Nicholas Gyeney. The film is premiering at the Dances With Films NYC Festival in a few weeks, hence this trailer arriving now just before its big debut. After Ors Gabriel loses his beloved dog to cancer, the shock from the trauma produces strange vision projections that force Ors to wrestle with two possibilities: That his mind has fractured, or that it's actually real... Drawing on the universal theme of grief with a twist that Gyeney's work is noted for, The Activated Man stars Jamie Costa as an everyman who loses his beloved dog. His grief spurs disturbing visions that cause him to wonder if he's dealing with the usual highs and lows of a painful loss, or if darker forces are preying on his mind. The cast also includes Tony Todd, Sean Young, Kane Hodder, Andrew Keegan, Vladimir Kulich, with Scott Brown as the villainous Fedora Man. I'm glad they don't hold back showing this creepy ...

"I can't be a part of this!" "You already are." Dark Star Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie revenge horror thriller called Abigail, not to be confused with the other horror revenge thriller Becky and its sequel this year The Wrath of Becky. Similar ideas but not really the same... Set in 1976, a troubled teen befriends her bullied neighbor, seeking revenge on his tormentors, but her obsession turns deadly. Abigail takes a liking to the lonely boy next door and helps him fight back. As she takes him under her wing, the secrets of her past begin to surface. Starring Ava Cantrell, Tren Reed-Brown, Hermione Lynch, Gene Farber, and Karimah Westbrook. So is the twist in this that she is some kind of badass serial killer or something? A strange film, the footage does not look good. Makes sense they're dumping it on VOD this fall. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Melissa Vitello's Abigail, direct from Dark Star's YouTube: In 1976, troubled teen, Abigail and her mother move to a small Alabama town in hopes of ...

"Her clock is ticking, her days are numbered." She'll try anything! That's the premise for this film. Vertical Ent. has revealed an official trailer for an indie pregnancy comedy called Good Egg, which will be available to watch on VOD this weekend. It premiered last year and has been waiting for a release ever since. A high school drama teacher, after failed attempts with IVF to conceive a child, considers an unconventional egg donor scenario that plunges her into a dangerous & exhilarating adventure with her husband involving some criminals. Starring Yara Martinez as Jessica, with Andrea Londo, Nicholas Cirillo, Priscilla Lopez, Myles Clohessy, Haas Manning, Sharinna Allan, Joel Johnstone, Nick Creegan, and Ben Wang. Alas, this seems too crazy and over-the-top to be any good. Both of the posters are better than the footage. Here's the official trailer (+ two poster) for Nicole Gomez Fisher's Good Egg, direct from YouTube: With her clock ticking after failed attempts with trying IVF, a warm-hearted high school drama teacher (Yara Martinez) and her husband are forced to consider an unconventional scheme that plunges ...

"To own who you are is up to you. No one should make you feel ashamed of that..." Elevation Pictures in Canada has debuted the official trailer for an indie coming-of-age comedy titled Fitting In, from filmmaker Molly McGlynn. This first premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, and also played at the TIFF, Calgary, and Vancouver Film Fests up in Canada this year. A teen girl is diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have a sex life, propelling her to explore unusual methods. Her relationships are also challenged with everyone in her life, but most importantly, herself. A semi-autobiographical feature written and directed by Molly McGlynn (Mary Goes Round), Fitting In stars Maddie Ziegler as Lindy, with Emily Hampshire, Djouliet Amara, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, and Ki Griffin. This looks fun and authentic, a slightly different sex comedy story about a young woman trying to figure herself out. Have a look below. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Molly McGlynn's Fitting In, direct from Elevation's YouTube: A joyful, comedic drama, from director Molly McGlynn, Fitting In is a ...

"We've got things to do... Are you coming or not?" Array Releasing has unveiled the official trailer for an indie film titled Frybread Face and Me, the first narrative feature made by acclaimed Native American filmmaker Billy Luther following his doc Miss Navajo. This premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and it also won the Audience Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival this year. Frybread Face and Me follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond over a summer spent on their grandmother's Arizona ranch, learning more about their family's past and about themselves. Produced by Chad Burris and executive produced by Taika Waititi, the film stars Kier Tallman, Charley Hogan, Martin Sensmeier, Kahara Hodges, and Sarah Natani. The reviews describe it as "a touching coming-of-age story brimming with authenticity and the passion of its creator." Looks good! Streaming on Netflix soon - check it out below. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Billy Luther's Frybread Face and Me, direct from YouTube: Winner of the best narrative feature at the 2023 Urbanworld Film Festival earlier this ...

"It's about mathematics not magic." Sony Pictures Classics has revealed the US trailer for the German film titled The Teachers' Lounge, made by Ilker Çatak. It won a bunch of awards already, with rave reviews from almost everyone who has seen it, earning €1.8 million at the German box office. One of the best foreign films this year! When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals & the school system, the consequences of her own actions threaten to break her. This anxiety-laden, compelling psychological thriller is specifically about "the seismic repercussions that can come from the seemingly smallest of decisions." The film stars Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau, and Michael Klammer. A remarkably taut, gripping, fascinating film about how simple mistakes can go too far and how too many people are caught up in some idealistic system to understand what is the right thing to do. Absolutely a must see when it opens in your local art house cinema. It's also Germany's ...

"This has spoiled my tranquility." AMC Networks has debuted the full official trailer for the noir mystery thriller series titled Monsieur Spade, co-created by the writers / directors Scott Frank and Tom Fontana. Now set to launch at the end of January in just a few months (here's the teaser). The famous detective Sam Spade is now 60 and living as an expat in France in 1963 trying to enjoy some peace. This series is originally based on a character created by Dashiell Hammett, the same author who wrote the famous noir stories The Glass Key, The Thin Man, Red Harvest, The Maltese Falcon. Set in the early 1960s, after the Algerian War just ended. Detective Sam Spade has been quietly living out his golden years in a tiny town in the South of France. Soon enough, it won't be quiet for him any longer when his past from America catches up with him. Clive Owen stars as Monsieur Spade, with Cara Bossom, Denis Ménochet, Louise Bourgoin, Chiara Mastroianni, Rebecca Root, Stanley Weber, with Matthew Beard and Jonathan Zaccaï. This ...

"This world is full of monsters..." Indeed it (still) is. Starz has unveiled an extra spicy first look teaser for a new British historical drama miniseries called Mary & George, set to arrive sometime in early 2024 (no date yet). Follow the story of the Countess of Buckingham who molded her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover, through intrigue, becoming richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen. The story is based on Benjamin Woolley's non-fiction historical book The King's Assassin, about a treacherous mother and son who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of King James I. "If I looked like you. I'd rule the f&!king planet." Based on a scandalous true story, the 7-part limited series stars Julianne Moore as Mary Villiers, Nicholas Galitzine as George Villiers, with Tony Curran, Laurie Davidson, Nicola Walker, Niamh Algar, Trine Dyrholm, Sean Gilder, Adrian Rawlins, and Mark O'Halloran as Sir Francis Bacon; plus many others. Yowza - this looks wild. Here's the first look teaser trailer for D.C. ...

"Maybe we shouldn't play together anymore, Chauncey!!" Blumhouse + Lionsgate have revealed the first official trailer for a horror movie titled Imaginary, materializing in theaters in March next year. Not to be confused with the other 2024 movie starring Emily Blunt called IF or Imaginary Friends, a comedy about a woman who can se everyone's imaginary friends. This film is much scarier, with a more horrifying concept. "Playtime's over..." From Blumhouse, the genre-defining masterminds behind Five Nights at Freddy's and M3gan, comes an original horror that taps into the innocence of imaginary friends – and begs the question: Are they really figments of childhood imagination or is something more terrifying lying just beneath...? A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and very unhappy that she abandoned him. Starring DeWanda Wise as Jessica, with Tom Payne, Taegan Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon, & Betty Buckley. This looks a bit strange - scary but not scary. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jeff Wadlow's Imaginary, direct from Blumhouse's YouTube: When ...