Author: Alex Billington

"She's just a kid who doesn't have anyone." Roadside Attractions has debuted the official trailer for an indie film called Bob Trevino Likes It, made by indie filmmaker Tracie Laymon. This first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival last year, and it also played at Seattle, Melbourne, Newport Beach, Nashville, Mill Valley, and Denver Film Festivals, and many others. Bob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer-director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online. Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child, then suddenly by her father in her 20s. When she accidentally befriends a stranger online who also shares the same name as her own self-centered father, encouragement and support from this new Bob Trevino could change her life. Starring Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Lauren "Lolo" Spencer, & Rachel Bay Jones. This looks really lovely and wholesome and uplifting - Leguizamo seems to be bringing so much charm & warmth to his role. Here's the official trailer for Tracie Laymon's indie film […]

"Could this be something you'd publish?" Screen Daily has unveiled the first official trailer for Dreams, the third film in the trilogy of Sex, Love, Dreams films from Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud. Not to be confused with Akira Kurosawa's iconic classic Dreams, or the other 2025 film also titled Dreams directed by Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco. Dag Johan Haugerud's other film Sex premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival last year, and Love premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, so Dreams is up next to debut at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival. This intimate, sapphic story stars Ella Øverbye as the Norwegian young woman Johanne who documents her intense crush on her French teacher, named Johanna, falling in love for the first time. Her mother & grandmother end up reading these intimate writings. They're both worried by the contents at first but are taken by the powerful writing & story, hoping to get it published. Johanne navigates romantic ideals vs reality, exploring emotions of self-discovery, love, sexuality. Also stars Selome Emnetu, Ane Dahl Torp, and Anne Marit Jacobsen. This seems lovely and touching - worth a watch. Here's the festival promo trailer (+ poster) for Dag Johan Haugerud's […]

"Be careful!" Tobis has revealed an official trailer for a Swiss drama titled Late Shift in English, the latest from acclaimed Swiss filmmaker Petra Volpe. The original German title is Heldin, which actually translates to Heroine (a female hero), but they're not using this title for its international release. Late Shift will be premiering at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival in February before opening in German theaters late that month. German actress Leonie Benesch (seen in The Teacher's Lounge, September 5) stars as Floria, a dedicated nurse, tirelessly working in an understaffed surgical hospital ward. On this day her shift becomes a tense and urgent race against the clock. According to the WHO, the worldwide shortage of nursing staff is a global health risk. The film is both a respectful tribute to all care workers and a gripping plea for more humanity and social commitment. Last but not least, it shows how essential good care in the event of illness is for us all. Lead actress Leonie Benesch impresses with her powerful and captivating performance, which leaves the movie audience breathless and stays with us long after the film has ended. Even without subtitles yet, this is a riveting trailer […]

"Dear Mom & Dad, all the counselors are dead." Can you survive summer camp? Neon has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror comedy film titled Hell of a Summer, which first premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival a few years ago. Hell of a Summer is the feature directorial debut of two young actors - Billy Bryk & Finn Wolfhard. They also both wrote and star in the film, in addition to directing it, a riff on summer camp slasher horror films. This time it's all the older counselors being killed off - and Jason ends up the only one left. As the counselors are getting Camp Pineway ready the night before the campers arrive, a masked killer begins killing the staff. Starring Fred Hechinger (from Thelma, Gladiator II) with Abby Quinn, Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard, Pardis Saremi, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Krista Nazaire, and Matthew Finlan. This does look like bonkers horror comedy fun with an eccentric cast having a good time. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Billy Bryk & Finn Wolfhard's film Hell of a Summer, on YouTube: Hell of a Summer follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg (Fred Hechinger), who arrives at Camp Pineway […]

"Are you afraid to die?" "This time I wasn't scared." Warner Bros has unveiled a second official trailer for sci-fi movie Mickey 17, the next new Bong Joon-ho movie following the Oscar-winning Parasite in 2019. It just had its world premiere in Seoul, South Korea a few days ago, and it's also screening at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival in February before it opens in theaters this March. Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey Barnes, an "Expendable": a disposable employee on a human expedition sent out to colonize the ice world Niflheim. There can't be more than two of them at the same time, but after he goes missing he comes back to discover another. Based on the sci-fi novel written by Edward Ashton. The cast also features Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, Steve Park, Patsy Ferran, and Angus Imrie. This seems like an amusing revolutionary sci-fi adventure. It still looks entirely amazing - I cannot wait to watch it. His funky voice doesn't bother me, especially because I always trust Bong Joon-ho and trust his vision for this movie. Here's the second official trailer for Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi movie Mickey 17, direct from WB's YouTube: You can […]

"They chose me for a reason." Universal Pictures has unveiled the first official trailer for Drop, another new Blumhouse horror movie opening in the next few months. Drop is the latest movie made by Christopher Landon, known for the Happy Death Day & Happy Death Day 2U, and Freaky movies previously. First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling. Director Christopher Landon returns to the thriller genre with the playful, keep-you-guessing intensity with this of-the-moment whodunnit where everyone in the vicinity is a suspect... or victim. Drop stars Meghann Fahy and Brandon Skienar as two people meeting up for a first date at a fancy restaurant, along with Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Ed Weeks, Reed Diamond, Gabrielle Ryan, Jeffery Self, and Travis Nelson. This do-what-you're-told concept isn't new, but this looks like a fun twist on it with Landon's usual freaky horror twists. So who is it? Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Christopher Landon's horror film Drop, direct from YouTube: Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy plays Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, who arrives at an upscale […]

"Sir, is there something going on here that you're not telling me about?" Netflix has debuted a full official trailer for an upcoming thriller series called Zero Day, debuting to watch on Netflix streaming starting in late February. Ready to learn more? This highly anticipated Netflix conspiracy series is about discovering the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack (known as "Zero Day") that has caused chaos in the US. In the midst of crisis: how can we find the truth when it seems that the world is being destroyed by uncontrollable forces? Also, to what extent are conspiracy theories our own inventions or products of our imagination? For those curious to learn more, you can watch Alex Gibney's doc film also titled Zero Days about the realities of a cyber attack like this. The series features Robert De Niro as a former President, Angela Bassett as the current President, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Matthew Modine, Dan Stevens, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, Clark Gregg. This is a freaky trailer - setting up the stakes and concerns as they try to find out who coordinated the Zero Day attack. The ominous message about "this will happen again" is […]

"You're screwin' it all up! You have to get your head in the game." Samuel Goldwyn Films has revealed an official US trailer for an indie sports drama from Australia titled Kid Snow, which is the same name of the boxer in the film. This originally premiered at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival last year and will be released in the US this February. A washed-up Irish boxer named Kid Snow is faced with a chance to redeem himself when he is offered a rematch against the man he fought a decade prior - a chance to turn the page on the tragedy that changed his life. When he meets single mother Sunny, he is forced to think of a future beyond boxing. The movie stars Billy Howle as Kid Snow, Phoebe Tonkin as Sunny, Tom Bateman, Hunter Page-Lochard, Mark Coles Smith, Nathan Phillips, Shaka Cook, Jack LaTorre, & Robert Taylor. Reviews are mixed on it, though they still offer some praise saying: "Goldman gives us a contemplative work here, about broken people trying to let go of the things that hold them back." Another story of growing up. Here's the new official trailer (+ poster) for Paul Goldman's film […]

"How are you still alive?!" "I don't know..." Does he have some kind of Wolverine healing powers? Shout Studios has revealed an official trailer for an action thriller titled Guns of Redemption, another of these junk dime-a-dozen action movies. It's being released in March and will be available on VOD if anyone wants to watch. A stranger known only as Luke is a mysterious man with a violent past. A past marked by the scars on his face and the nightmares he can't escape. He takes off his guns hoping to find a new life. But there is no escape from a violent past. Old enemies find him and shoot him down. Before he bleeds to death or dies from the bullet lodged against his spine, he straps his guns on one last time to get vengeance. With his life running out, he goes after the murderous General Bork to avenge the death of the Man of God who took him in, and save Charlotte and Anna. Starring Casper Van Dien, James Logan, Sean Astin, Jeff Fahey, Curtis Lyons, Jesse Gallegos, Kim DeLonghi. This looks as forgettable as any film can - nothing to see. Here's the official trailer (+ […]

"I've been asked to make this personal, so I am." XYZ Films has revealed an official trailer for Seven Veils, the latest feature from Egyptian-Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan (he made Guest of Honour before this). The film originally premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival a few years back but is only now getting a proper theatrical release - starting in March 2025 in a few months. An earnest theater director has the task of remounting her former mentor's most famous work, the opera Salome. Some disturbing memories from her past will allow her repressed trauma to color the present. Atom Egoyan directed the opera, Salome, in 1996, the first opera in what would be many to come over his career. Most recently, the acclaimed filmmaker was interested in exploring what the production of Salome would mean in our current culture. That led him to write the script for Seven Veils, about a remount of Salome that he filmed at the same time the opera was on stage, using the opera singers from Salome in the film. Amanda Seyfried stars as Jeanine, along with Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Mark O'Brien, Vinessa Antoine, Ambur Braid, and Michael Kupfer-Radecky. This looks quite […]