Author: Alex Billington

Alamo Drafthouse has revealed a creepy teaser trailer for a brand new indie horror film titled Invader, the latest from director Mickey Keating. Not much is known about this one yet, and we can't find much online or anything about any festivals premieres or otherwise. It's set to open at Drafthouse Cinemas in March next month. From director Mickey Keating (Offseason) & producer Joe Swanberg comes Invader, a lean, mean, and shocking jolt of true crime horror. Invader follows a young woman who arrives in the Chicago suburbs and begins to suspect that something terrible has happened to her missing cousin, but soon realizes that her greatest fears don't even begin to scratch the surface. Starring Vero Maynez, Colin Huerta, and Ruby Vallejo. There's only a few glimpses of houses and scary shots in here - stay tuned for more footage soon... Here's the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Mickey Keating's Invader, via Alamo Drafthouse's YouTube: A young woman (Vero Maynez) arrives in the Chicago suburbs and quickly begins to suspect something terrible has happened to her missing cousin, but soon ...

Janus Films has revealed an official trailer for the wonderful documentary performance film titled Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus. This is the final performance of the master Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away in early 2023 at the age of 71. The film premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival last year as a special screening. A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus is the definitive swan song of one of the world’s greatest musicians. In late 2022, as a parting gift, Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and his piano. Curated and sequenced by Sakamoto himself, the twenty pieces featured in the doc film wordlessly narrate his life through his wide-ranging oeuvre. The selection spans his entire career – from his pop-star period with Yellow Magic Orchestra and his magnificent scores for filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci to his meditative final album, 12. I had the chance to watch this in Venice and it's a really awe-inspiring film to sit through, ...

"Want a little advice, homie? Make a move. Any move." Paramount has revealed the trailer for a comedy titled Snack Shack, a 90s throwback coming-of-age adventure about two best friends get the chance to run the swimming pool snack shack. This is the next new movie from the same filmmaker who made the punk romcom cult hit Dinner in America a few years ago. The two affable screw-ups decide to invest in a poolside Snack Shack in an effort to make some quick cash and strike it rich. However, the pair gets sidetracked by a beautiful and effortlessly cool lifeguard named Brooke, and their own propensity for getting into trouble. It's described as "a nostalgic journey for those who came of age before the era of cell phones, and a hilarious escape for those who wish they had." This stars Conor Sherry & Gabriel LaBelle as AJ & Moose, with Mika Abdalla as Brooke, Nick Robinson, David Costabile, JD Evermore, and Steve Berg. It doesn't feel like this was so long ago, but 1991 was 33 years ago! Wild. This ...

"He had a unique ability to find humor in anything." Kino Lorber has revealed their trailer for a doc film titled Remembering Gene Wilder, a loving tribute to the comic genius and acting legend. The film was the Opening Night Selection of the Boston & San Francisco Jewish Film Festivals, as well as the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, where it won Best Picture. It's set for a theatrical release starting in March before it's available on VOD. KL introduces it: "In this loving, career-spanning documentary, Ron Frank has captured both the public Gene Wilder that we all know and love as well as the more private Gene, a funny, kind, and gentle man beloved by his family, friends, and confidants. We're thrilled to share this film with audiences worldwide, so they can join us in spending 92 delicious minutes with the magical man behind the characters we love.” It's a moving tribute to the late comic genius features iconic scenes from his most beloved films plus interviews with Mel Brooks, Carol Kane, and many others. Remembering Gene Wilder shines ...

"It's just a weird box." Gravitas Ventures has revealed a final trailer for Room 0, a microbudget indie sci-fi film from Hungarian filmmaker Richard Kodai. Another intriguing small-scale time loop concept, seemingly shot entirely in one hotel room. After learning that her sister has a rare disease, a young woman makes the desperate decision to get the money by any means necessary. She helps steal a mysterious device, but after accidentally activating it, she gets stuck in a repeating time loop that keeps her trapped in a motel room. After a while she also has to realize that the biggest crime lord in the area is after her, since she stole the device from him. She has to find a way out of the time loop and away from him. Room 0 stars Natalya V. Wood, Sean Collins, Victor Jones, and Kenny Logsdon. Featuring music by The Ugly Facade. Well, I'm curious to see how the script plays with this concept and what it does with the loop. Check it out below. Here's the two official trailers (+ final poster) for ...

"As we get older we asks ourselves: do we really know each other? Do we really know ourselves?" Legion M has revealed an official trailer for the documentary film titled You Can Call Me Bill, a biopic fan-fueled look back at the illustrious life of actor William Shatner. "Legion M is uniting fans to celebrate William Shatner's 93rd birthday with a nationwide theatrical release of the documentary about his life." The film is directed by acclaimed doc filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe (of 78/52, Memory: The Origins of Alien) and it first premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, with many stops on its festival tour throughout last year. The doc is an intimate portrait of William Shatner's personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all. Shatner is best known as the original Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek, with many other roles throughout his acting career. "Everything's risky, but there's something beautiful about that." Enjoy. Here's ...

"Pop the question before she switches teams again!" Paramount Movies has revealed an official trailer for a romantic comedy called French Girl, a Canadian feature about a distinctly Canadian problem - what if you move up to a new city and almost everyone there speaks French, and you don't. Adorable. Or as they say in French, adorablé. Gordon, a hopeless romantic, finds his proposal plans are thrown into chaos when his girlfriend is swept away to Quebec City by a job offer from her ex, a sophisticated celebrity chef. Determined to keep their love alive, Gordon leaves Brooklyn for her hometown, only to find himself hilariously out of his depth in attempting to charm her hard-to-impress, French-speaking family. Zach Braff stars with Evelyne Brochu as his girlfriend Sophie, plus Luc Picard, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Isabelle Vincent, Charlotte Aubin, Muriel Dutil, with William Fichtner and Vanessa Hudgens. This looks mildly amusing but definitely something to watch streaming not in theaters. The saucy ex-girlfriend twist is an interesting one. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for James A. Woods & Nicolas Wright's French ...

"People are dying! We need a plan!" Survive - that's the plan! That's all there is! Vertical has revealed an official trailer for an action thriller movie called Prey, the latest from South African filmmaker Mukunda Michael Dewil. Back in 2022, he collaborated with the same two actors on other projects - Ryan Phillippe in Collide and Emile Hirsch in The Immaculate Room. This time they take on wild animals while fleeing in Africa. After their lives are threatened by an extremist militant group, a young couple must flee from their missionary post in the Kalahari Desert. But when their aircraft crashes into an animal preserve, they must battle man and beast in a fight for their lives. Taking on lions, leopards, and hyenas and more. Prey stars Ryan Phillippe, Emile Hirsch, Mena Suvari, Dylan Flashner, Jeremy Tardy, Michaela Sasner, Tristan Thompson, and Mohamed Hakeemshady as Scar.. This reminds me of the other maneater lion movie Beast with Idris Elba. It looks like it has some gnarly escape scenes, should be another intense watch. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for ...

"My daughter turned into a chicken nugget." Wait, what? Yes it's real. Netflix has revealed a funny teaser trailer for the Korean comedy series titled Chicken Nugget. Not just a simple film concept, this is a full-on "bizarre comic-mystery drama" series that goes to some unexpected places. The shock, panic and comedic desperation of Sun-man & Baek-joong as they try to comprehend the situation and figure out how to restore Min-ah to her human form is palpable. How will this duo untangle themselves from their predicament? The series takes you on a rollercoaster ride with father Sun-man (Ryu Seung-ryong) as he navigates an absurd mission: To rescue his daughter, Min-ah (Kim You-jung), who has turned into a chicken nugget after a mishap with a strange purple machine. Along for the wild ride is Baek-joong (Ahn Jae-hong), who also has a secret crush on Min-ah. The plot "chickens"... 🐥 From the director for Extreme Job comes this wacky new series streaming in March worldwide. This is not a dream! Stay sharp! And enjoy all of the nugget mayhem. Here's the first look ...

"What kind of spider are we talking about here?" "A big one." Well Go USA has revealed an official trailer for an insanely scary, unsettling horror movie called Sting, arriving in theaters this April. This Australian production comes from a filmmaker named Kiah Roache-Turner, and it looks as scary as any spider movie can. Sting spins a web of thrilling terror when 12-year-old Charlotte’s pet spider rapidly transforms into a giant flesh-eating monster, forcing the young girl to fight for her family's survival. The freaky little creature actually comes from outer space, an alien spider that befriends this little girl before it becomes an enormous killer. This stars Alyla Browne, Ryan Corr, Penelope Mitchell, Jermaine Fowler, Silvia Colloca, Danny Kim, Noni Hazlehurst, and Robyn Nevin. This isn't the only extremely scary spider movie this year - there's also a French horror called Vermin that apparently used real spiders while shooting. Both of these are films I will NOT watch, ever, but if the rest of you are brave enough to enjoy them - then have at it. Here's the official trailer ...