Author: Alex Billington

"Everyone wants to save the world, they just – they disagree on how." Which side are you on? Prime Video has debuted the main official trailer for Fallout, a new live-action streaming series based on the immensely popular, beloved video game series of the same name. Bethesda Softworks owns the game series and most recently published the sequels Fallout 4 in 2015, and Fallout 76 in 2018. This is essentially the big follow-up to HBO's "Westworld", as it was developed by and is being written / showrun by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, the two minds behind the "Westworld" series as well. Set in a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants, and bandits after nuclear annihilation. The streaming series follows Lucy trying to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear war in an alternate history of a 1950s-esque retrofuturistic world, split between two factions. Ella Purnell stars as Lucy, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, Kyle MacLachlan, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Aaron Moten, Mike Doyle, Moisés Arias, Johnny Pemberton, with Dale Dickey as ...

"You're hiding something from us." Well Go USA has revealed an official US trailer for Exhuma, a Korean horror thriller from filmmaker Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger). This just premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival in February, timed with its Korean release in February as well. The film is set to open in the US in March in select theaters, if anyone is curious to find out what happens when you mess with the wrong grave. Exhuma follows the exhumation of an ominous grave, which unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath. After tracing a mysterious ailment to a remote gravesite, a team of supernatural experts soon discover that trying to move a grave is really not a good idea. "Jang Jae-hyun's third feature film is a horror mystery thriller full of humour and verve, addressing issues of class, history, tradition, religion and superstition." Starring Choi Min-Sik as the geomancer, Kim Go-Eun, Yoo Hai-Jin, and Lee Do-Hyun. This looks like it gets extra frightening once they figure out that "something came out" of the coffin. Freaky. Here's the official US trailer ...

"We knew we'd never see it again..." Drafthouse Films has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Kim's Video, which first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival last year. After playing on the festival circuit for a year, it's now finally set for release in select theaters starting in April this spring. Drafthouse Films is releasing and hosting screenings, which will make even more sense after you watch this film. Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies hiding in a small town in Sicily. Kim's Video is about the iconic New York City video rental shop known as Kim's Video that used to be in Manhattan's East Village. After running for decades, they sold off their entire collection of thousands of videos to a town in Italy - and they were never seen again. Until this filmmaker decide to find out what happened and off he goes on a misadventure. Alas this doc is not very good, ...

"We've been pursuing an alternative method." Dread has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Bag of Lies, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker David Andrew James. This is set for a limited theatrical release at the end of March, available to watch on VOD in April. They're keep the twists a mystery - though it's obviously about a scary bag. Desperate to save his dying wife, Matt turns to "The Bag," an ancient relic with dark magic. The cure demands a chilling ritual and strict rules. As his wife heals, Matt's sanity unravels, facing terrifying consequences. Sounds like a new remix on The Monkey's Paw concept. This stars Patrick Taft, Brandi Botkin, John Wells, Madison Pullins, & Terry Tocantins. "David James brought his macabre expertise to the table and together we conjured terror that will haunt audiences." The director says that the film "packs as much of an emotional punch, as it does a chilling one." Beware The Bag. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for David James' Bag of Lies, direct from Dread's YouTube: How far ...

"How could you let it happen, Jack?" IFC Films has revealed the full official trailer for acclaimed indie horror thriller Late Night with the Devil, made by the Australian filmmakers Cameron & Colin Cairnes. This first premiered at last year's SXSW Film Festival, playing at tons of other festivals around the world. Tune in this spring. A live television broadcast back in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms. Presented as found footage. Set in the 1970s, the film follows charismatic late-night host Jack Delroy (portrayed by the great iconoclast David Dastmalchian), who, in an effort to boost the ratings of his once hugely popular "Night Owls", has invited an eerie tableau of guests for his Hail Mary of an occult-focused Halloween broadcast. Dastmalchian stars as the host, joined by Laura Gordon, Ingrid Torelli, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, and Rhys Auteri. All the reviews and buzz for this praises how weird and scary and freaky it is, which is the kind of funky horror we could use more right now. Any and all horror fans need ...

"He was on TV as himself. That's power." XTR & ROCO Films have revealed the trailer for the documentary film Butterfly in the Sky, a look back at the magic & brilliance of the "Reading Rainbow" TV program. This first premiered in 2022 at the Tribeca Film Festival, and at the Calgary, Hot Springs, Philadelphia, & Heartland Film Festivals. Finally set for a release in theaters first (at AMC locations) in March before hitting VOD in April. The inspirational doc chronicles the journeys of broadcasters, educators and filmmakers who believed television could inspire a lifelong love of reading. Featuring LeVar Burton (the Reading Rainbow host), along with many more: Whoopi Goldberg (Guest Star), Jason Reynolds (Former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature), Twila Liggett (Reading Rainbow co-creator), Larry Lancit & Cecily Truett Lancit (Reading Rainbow co-creators), Tony Buttino (Reading Rainbow co-creator), Steve Horelick (series composer), Ed & Orly Wiseman (Reading Rainbow director / producer) and also lots of staff who worked on Reading Rainbow and kids who were featured on the show during the it’s illustrious 26-year run. With original ...

"We here to become human again..." A24 has revealed the first official trailer for an acclaimed indie film titled Sing Sing, the second feature directed by filmmaker Greg Kwedar following Transpecos previously. This premiered at last year's 2023 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews, with many critics calling it one of the best of the fest. It's playing at SXSW 2024 next this month before opening in theaters this July. Oscar nominee Colman Domingo stars in a rapturous role as Divine G – imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, he finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer – in this "stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art," starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. Which makes a very big difference. Based on the real-life arts rehabilitation programme founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Kwedar's film follows a troupe of incarcerated actors working on a play. Also starring Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose, and Paul Raci. Critics state the film is ...

"Your brother is no to be trusted, Donald." "It's him or me." Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for Dusk for a Hitman, a Quebecois crime thriller arriving in the US to watch on VOD starting in April. This already premiered and originally opened in Canada last year obviously. Set in the late 1970s, the most feared hitman in the Montreal underworld, Donald Lavoie, found himself hunted down by his former accomplices and by a tenacious police officer. Donald finds himself caught in a tightening vise in this film based loosely on a true story. The Montreal crime thriller stars Éric Bruneau as Donald Lavoie, with Benoît Gouin, Rose-Marie Perreault, Sylvain Marcel, Simon Landry-Desy, and Joakim Robillard. This has such an obvious slick and cheesy look and feel to it, even with this guy's mustache being an important part of the performance. It's worth a look if you're into French Canadian cinema and/or films about hitmen on the run. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Raymond St-Jean's film Dusk For a Hitman, from YouTube: Hitman Donald Lavoie (Éric Bruneau) faces ...

"Streetball gives you the opportunity to say 'what's basketball to me?'" Gravitas has unveiled the trailer for a documentary film titled Handle With Care: Legend of The Notic Streetball Crew, made by Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux & Kirk Thomas. This originally premiered back in 2021 at the Vancouver Film Festival, with appearances at Hot Docs and Urbanworld as well. It's finally be getting a full release starting later in March this year after waiting for 3 years. The acclaimed doc follows the emergence of a Vancouver streetball crew known as "The Notic" in the early 2000s. They gained significant recognition for their & swagger during a 2001 NBA-sponsored tournament. While their creative basketball moves brought them fame as teenagers, it set them at odds with the status quo in a battle involving self-expression, race and rejection. The film has interviews with The Notic streetball crew: Joey "King Handles" Haywood, Rory "Disaster" Grace, Jonathan "Johnny Blaze" Mubanda, Jermaine "Fresh" Foster, Andrew "6 Fingaz" Liew, David "Dazzle" Mubanda, Dauphin "Delight" Ngongo, Jamal "Whereyouat?" Parker, and Mohammed "Goosebumps" Wenn. This looks way more emotional & ...

"Now you must journey inside yourself..." It's here! Finally! Altered Innocence has revealed the official trailer for a controversial, revolutionary, one-of-a-kind film called The People's Joker. This premiered at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival a few years ago and after earning tons of buzz at the fest, Warner Bros and DC tried to shut it down and stop anyone from watching it (due to copyright claims). But they beat the system! Now it's finally getting a proper theatrical release this April. An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader. The People's Joker is a trans twist on DC's characters, starring Vera Drew as a new clown of mayhem called Joker the Harlequin. Vats of feminizing chemicals, sexy cartoon interludes, scarecrow psychiatrists, CGI Lorne Michaels, and psychedelic gender dysphoria all play supporting roles. Made by Vera Drew and using her own life experiences as a basis for the film, The People's Joker is a deeply personal journey that's as much documentary as it is parody. Also starring Lynn Downey, Nathan Faustyn, and Kane Distler as Mister ...