Author: Alex Billington

"My wife is having an affair with an A.I." Premiere Digital has revealed an official trailer for an indie sci-fi rom-com tech mania creation called Love Virtually, from a filmmaker & musician known as L.E. Staiman. Fittingly it's getting a VOD release directly in November this fall if someone might be curious. This modern day tech satire skewers romance and VR and A.I. and every other tech fad right now. In a world where the Metaverse has become widely adopted, four couples go to ridiculous lengths to find true love in a virtual world. Love Virtually is a retro future satirical rom-com for the Metaverse era, blending live action and 3D animation as It explores and exposes the absurd reality of our world and where we are heading. So a mix of real romance and literally virtual romance? Starring Cheri Oteri, Stephen Tobolowsky, Peter Gilroy, Tom Virtue, Peter Gilroy, Nikki Howard, Danielle Kriva, Paige Mobley, Paul F Tompkins, and many others. This does look mildly amusing, and not as bad as some of the other modern romcoms. Enjoy. Here's the first ...

"Fear not. Despair not. Darkness won't last forever." Netflix has revealed the full trailer for a Mexican film titled Hurricane Season, which will be streaming on Netflix worldwide for anyone to watch in November. Originally known as Temporada de Huracanes in Spanish, it's adapted from the book of the same name by Fernanda Melchor. Hurricane season is coming in strong. Four souls in search of redemption confront the relentless storm of their destiny in a world where violence fills a space that should belong to love. From filmmaker Elisa Miller, starring Paloma Alvamar, Andrés Cordova, Ernesto Meléndez, Kat Rigoni, and Edgar Treviño. The book has an eerie opener: "Hurricane Season takes place in a world filled with mythology and violence - real violence, the kind that seeps into the soil, poisoning everything around: it’s a world that becomes more terrifying and more terrifyingly real the deeper you explore it." If that doesn't get your attention, then perhaps this footage will? Showcasing some superb cinematography - it's worth a look. Here's the first official trailer for Elisa Miller's Hurricane Season, direct from ...

"We gotta stop him! And get my life back." RLJE FIlms & SHudder have released an official trailer for a hilarious horror comedy mash-up called It's A Wonderful Knife. Here's the quick pitch: It's A Wonderful Life by way of Scream. 🤣 🤣 After saving her town from a psychotic killer, Winnie Carruthers' life is less than wonderful. When she wishes she'd never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where without her, things could be much, much worse. This sounds like exactly the kind of kooky, absurd-but-fun horror concept we need more of these days. From the same writer as that other body swap slasher Freaky from 2020. It's A Wonderful Knife stars Jane Widdop, Jess McLeod, Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle, William B. Davis, and Justin Long. Bold of them to reveal the killer in this trailer, because it's really about everytihng else that happens with her trying to stop him than figuring out who he is. I can dig it. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Tyler MacIntyre's It's A Wonderful Knife, direct from YouTube: A ...

"No running. No diving. No lifeguard on duty. No swimming after dark." Universal Pictures + Blumhouse have revealed the first official trailer for a scary supernatural thriller titled Night Swim. Yep they really made this into a full-length movie. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse Productions, the producers of this year's M3GAN, high dive into the deep end of horror with the new supernatural thriller, Night Swim. Produced by James Wan and Jason Blum, this horror film is a feature length adaptation of the 2014 short film about a woman swimming in her pool at night terrorized by an evil spirit. In this feature version, the story follows a former pro baseball player who ends his career with a degenerative illness and retires to his fancy home with a nice pool. But something is in that pool... Starring Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle, and Gavin Warren. After Jaws, I was afraid to go into the ocean for a long time, but always found pools to be a nice safe space. But after watching this?! I don't know. I may never swim ...

Get ready to go back in time in the summer of 2024! Warner Bros has unveiled the first look teaser for an ambitious new Kevin Costner project called Horizon: An American Saga. This epic western will be released as two parts during the summer of 2024. He has already finished filming, and both we be released to back-to-back - the first in June 2024 and the next in August 2024. Filming of at least the first installment began on August last year in southern Utah, concluding in November. Filming of the second part began by May 2023. The westerns chronicle a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre-and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. The massive ensemble cast includes a whole bunch of major names: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe, Ella Hunt, and Jamie Campbell Bower. This looks like it could bring crowds back to the cinema for this experience, but only if westerns aren't dead? After ...

"What really happened doesn't matter. You will defend our school." Well Go USA has revealed the official US trailer for an acclaimed Japanese film titled Monster, the latest film from prolific Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. Set to open in art house theaters this Nov/Dec. Koreeda already won Palme d'Or a few years ago for Shoplifters, and debuted his Korean film Broker in Cannes last year, returning to Cannes this year for this premiere. A mother demands answers from teacher when her son begins acting strangely. The film has a score by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto. The cast includes the talented Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, and Yuko Tanaka, who overwhelm the audience with their transformative performances, and rising stars Souya Kurokawa and Yota Hiiragi, who play the two boys with freshness and emotion, as well as Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Tsunoda, Shidou Nakamura. The Rashomon-esque story follows a boy at school, examining who a "monster" really is - told from three perspectives: the mother, the teacher, and the boy, revealing the ultimate truth. Of course it's another exquisite story from Koreeda - ...

"What use are you to me? This is my house now." Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for a mysterious romantic crime film called Locked In, a tricky thriller about locked in syndrome. This is set to premiere on Netflix in November this fall. The first feature directed by award-winner Nour Wazzi follows the unhappy newlywed Lina going up against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine. An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her... But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust? Always the real questions to consider in a thriller like this. Famke Janssen and Rose Williams lead the cast of this contemporary psychological thriller produced and shot in London and around the UK. Also starring Anna Friel, Finn Cole, & Alex Hassell. Worth a look if you're curious. Here's the first official trailer for Nour Wazzi's Locked In, direct from Netflix's YouTube: A romantic crime thriller pitting unhappy newlywed Lina (Rose Williams) against her rich, coldhearted mother-in-law Katherine (Famke Janssen). An affair then sets off ...

"Do you know where you're at, honey? You're out in the middle of nowhere with two people that do nasty s&!t for a living." Cineverse has unveiled an official trailer for a crime thriller titled The Dirty South, coming to theaters and on VOD to watch this November. When the small town big shot goes after the deed to her family's bar, a heartbreaking bartender takes to extreme measures to keep it. Willa Holland stars as Sue Parker, who is thrust into a desperate struggle to rescue her family's failing business. With the arrival of a charming wanderer, she sees him as her really only hope to help prevent their bar from being seized by the merciless local tycoon. But that's only the start. Matthew Yerby wrote the script in 2018, based on the small-town lifestyle he grew up with in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It also stars Shane West, Laura Cayouette, Wayne Pére, Mike Manning, Gissette Valentin, and Dermot Mulroney. It looks pretty much right down the middle, exactly as expected telling this story. Another small town scuffle with the local ...

"We thought we were going to have a new start, and it didn't work out that way." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a chilling horror documentary film called The Devil on Trial, available for streaming in October, along with almost every other horror film. These horror docs seem to be part of a new trend, with others like Monster Inside on Hulu. Netflix's doc film The Devil on Trial explores the first – and only – time "demonic possession" has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary story forces reflection on our fear of the unknown. Using reenactments and home videos, this dark documentary investigates the apparent possession of a young boy and the brutal murder that followed. Some will remember this is also the same case used as the inspiration for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It sequel from 2021. This seems like a freaky real world look at the actual case and the "possession". So what do ...