Author: Alex Billington

"I want you to take a journey... a journey into the future." Music Box Films has revealed one more official trailer for a peculiar indie dark comedy called Crumb Catcher, opening in art house theaters later in July. This premiered at the Fantastic Fest 2023 last year, with stops at the Woodstock and Brooklyn Horror Film Fests as well. A newlywed couple is held captive in a remote lake house by a maniacally optimistic inventor and his sour wife who are desperate to finance his dream project with a half-baked blackmail plot. Starring Rigo Garay, Ella Rae Peck, Lorraine Farris, and John Speredakos. "A gonzo home invasion thriller from Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix that pummels the American Dream into just desserts, Crumb Catcher is a striking directorial debut from Chris Skotchdopole." Armed with his proprietary & precious design and with his surly wife Rose by his side, John insists that the couple hear his pitch. And he won't take "no" for an answer. Ha! This sounds and looks kooky and weird and definitely very freaky. Reviews from fests say ...

"If Pat was still here, she would have agreed with me." Strand Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for an indie film titled All Shall Be Well set in Hong Kong, made by the filmmaker Ray Yeung. This sapphic drama originally premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and it also played at the Hong Kong, Seattle, and Sydney Film Festivals. Angie & Pat (starring Patra Au & Lin-Lin Li, respectively) are a lesbian couple living in Hong Kong who have been together for over 4 decades. After Pat's unexpected death, Angie finds herself at the mercy of her extended family as she struggles to retain both her dignity as well as the home that they shared for over thirty years. Also starring Tai-Bo, So-Ying Hui, Chung-Hang Leung, Fish Liew, & Rachel Leung. Reviews say that the film takes "the approachable genre of the family drama and [places] it in the context of topical issues in today’s queer Hong Kong." It will be opening in limited US theaters sometime soon if anyone wants to watch this. Check ...

"You know what scares me? I don't want you to grow up to be like me." Lionsgate has unveiled an official trailer for a movie titled 1992, from director Ariel Vromen. The title is a reference to the 1992 L.A. uprising after the Rodney King verdict – it's set on the very first night of the riots. This is also Ray Liotta's final film appearance and the film is dedicated to his memory. A shopkeeper must save his son from criminals intent on steal from his factory during the 1992 L.A. uprising after the Rodney King verdict. Tyrese Gibson stars as Mercer, a man trying to restart his life and reconcile with his son, played by Christopher A'mmanuel. Mercer faces another father and son, played by Ray Liotta & Scott Eastwood, who aim to steal catalytic converters from his workplace. He shows up and tries to stop them while reconnecting with his son. Gibson, A'mmanuel, Liotta, Eastwood co-star with Clé Bennett, Dylan Arnold, Michael Beasley, Ori Pfeffer, Tosin Morohunfola, and Oleg Taktarov. Described as a "tense crime-thriller", this is now set ...

"She is in a league of her own." 🇳🇵 Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for a documentary film titled Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, arriving for streaming on Netflix this summer. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival, then played at NYFF and this year's Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride. In this doc film, a Nepali mountaineer risks everything on a record-breaking Everest climb to secure a brighter future for her daughters. It tells the story of a tenacious woman named Lhakpa Sherpa. Technically, she is not the first Nepalese woman to climb Everest – that honor goes to Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, however she died during her descent. Lhakpa is the first Nepalese woman to summit and descend - and she has since devoted her life to empowering girls. Now a single mother working at a Whole Foods in Connecticut, she embarks on a dramatic return to the mountain, determined to redeem her life’s purpose & inspire her own daughters. Through it all, Lhakpa climbs - her incredible strength and resilience inspired by her own Mother ...

"You could've made nice with me. But you didn't..." Neon has revealed a final "The End" official trailer for Longlegs, arriving in theaters nationwide starting in a few weeks. We've featured the other cryptic teasers before as well as the main official trailer for this film a few months ago. FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing eerie evidence of the occult. Harker soon discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again. Longlegs is the creation of director Oz Perkins (The Blackcoat's Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel). The horror film stars Maika Monroe as Lee Harker, Nicolas Cage, Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood, and Dakota Daulby. This looks SO extremely unsettling and scary - and the buzz from early reviews is that it really is one of the best horror films of 2024. Maybe even of this decade. This trailer finally reveals a bit of Nicolas Cage's serial killer voice, and it's easily the creepiest ...

"I lost one identity, and the 'real me' came out." HBO has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film titled Quad Gods, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jess Jacklin. This recently premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC last month, and it will be be streaming on Max later in July for everyone to watch. Quad Gods follows the lives of a group of New Yorkers with quadriplegia who meet in a neuro-rehabilitation lab at Mount Sinai Hospital and create the world's first all-quadriplegic Esports team. "I have become the person I was meant to be." The film follows Richard, Blake, and Prentice – the world's first all-quadriplegic e-sports team – as they navigate life in New York City, confront ableism, and pursue their dreams to compete as athletes. Tribeca adds more via their description: "Providing a unique lens into both gaming and disability, this captivating story challenges assumptions and spotlights the restorative power of resilience, passion and found community." Looks good – an inspiring story. And these guys are legit gamers. Here's the official trailer (+ ...

"We're heading North. There's no dodging this." Sony Pictures has revealed the official trailer for an action thriller survival movie called Hijack 1971, based on a true story of a flight in winter of 1971. It just opened in South Korea last week, and will also be opening in select US theaters starting next week - glad to see them finally releasing films the same time they open in other countries. Hijack 1971, also known as just Hijacking in Korean, depicts the story of people fighting for their lives in an extreme situation when a passenger plane is hijacked in the air space of Korea in 1971. Starring Ha Jung-woo as Tae-in, the first officer of the plane; Sung Dong-il as Gyu-sik, captain of the flight; Yeo Jin-goo as Yong-dae, the terrorist hijacker; and Chae Soo-bin as Lee Ok-soon, a flight attendant on the flight. The hijacker used homemade grenades on a twin prop plane, causing injuries including to one of the pilots – who still try their best to land the plane safely. Looks seriously intense, as one would ...

"You really are a long way from home, aren't ya?" Purdie Distr. has debuted the official US trailer for an indie drama titled Tokyo Cowboy, from filmmaker Marc Marriott making his feature directorial debut. This premiered last year at the 2023 Tallgrass Film Festival, where it won Best Narrative Feature, and it also played at the Boston, Sedona, Newport Beach, and Heartland Film Festivals. A Japanese businessman goes on an unwitting journey of self-discovery when he takes a company trip from Tokyo all the way out to a Montana cattle ranch. When his Hardee's-burger-loving Japanese Wagyu-beef expert fails him, he is poised to misfire magnificently, unless he can figure out his own issues. "Now unsettled and off the grid in an alien culture, Hideki recalibrates his values and his life goals. Director Marc Marriott and cinematographer Oscar Ignacio Jiménez create a Big Sky setting that could reset any of us in need of self-discovery." Starring Arata Iura as Hideki, with Ayako Fujitani, Goya Robles, Robin Weigert, & Jun Kunimura. Where did this come from? I want to watch - it ...

A bit of exciting release date news from Hollywood this evening. Warner Bros has set a new release date for the next Denis Villeneuve movie. It will be opening in theaters nationwide on December 18th, 2026 - also in IMAX. The only catch so far is they didn't reveal a title or what the movie is, or any details beyond that it is Villeneuve's next. One rumor is could actually be Dune 3 - also known as Dune: Messiah, which is apparently being prepared & pushed ahead. The other possibility is an already-in-the-works adaptation of the book Nuclear War: A Scenario, a chilling look at what might actually happen if a nuke went off. Though of course there's a possibility it might end up being something else entirely different. Villeneuve was already quoted during the Dune 2 press tour saying that he wanted to make something else other than (another) Dune next, but we'll have to wait and find out exactly what it is in the works. For now it means WB is now planning the production timeline on whatever ...

"Today we need them to give us some answers." A Netflix Original film from Mexico. Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a Mexican kidnapping thriller titled Non Negotiable, starring Mauricio Ochmann as a hostage negotiator. This film is a strange comedy thriller mash-up set for release streaming on Netflix worldwide at the end of July. Hostage negotiator Alan Binder (aka Bender) is called to rescue the president from a kidnapping, only to find himself also mediating to save his wife and marriage, too. Binder is a skillful hostage negotiator, the best in Mexico, who will face the most crucial case of his career when the President and his lover are kidnapped. And the kidnapper demands to negotiate only with him. Starring Ochmann as Binder, along with Leonardo Ortizgris, Tato Alexander, Geraldine Zinat, and Fernanda Borches. Does the humor in this work? Does the concept make this worth a watch? Doesn't look like it'll be any good. Here's the first official trailer for Juan Taratuto's film Non Negotiable, direct from Netflix's YouTube: Alan Binder (Mauricio Ochmann) is a skillful hostage negotiator, the ...