The first Shazam has a loyal legion of fans, many of whim cite it as being perhaps the most underrated comic book movie of the past few years. Watching the trailer for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which just dropped at Comic-Con, I think those fans are going to be happy with the sequel.
As for myself, I like Zachary Levi so I’m hoping for the best. His monologue at the start of this trailer made me smile.
Nothing’s more important than family.
Coming to us straight from Comic-Con 2022, here is the teaser for the fourth film starring everyone’s favorite killer, John Wick! Keanu Reeves is back in John Wick: Chapter 4! And even better, Bill Skarsgard is with him!
(Or, actually, against him….)
Without further ado, here is the teaser!
Who would have thought that Keanu Reeves, who is apparently the world’s nicest movie start, would also turn out to be the most convincing action hero not named Tom Cruise?
Listen, I have no idea what films are going to be nominated for this year’s Oscars or next year’s Oscars. I really don’t. I can guess but I certainly am not a 100% certain about anything.
However, I do know that it seems like Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is being set up as next year’s big Oscar bait film. Along with featuring an incredible cast and dealing with an important subject, it’s also directed by a filmmaker who many (especially on Twitter) consider to be overdue for some Oscar love, Christopher Nolan.
Admittedly, of course, it takes more than Twitter excitement to turn a film into a hit and Oppenheimer could be a hard sell when it comes to filmgoers who are less into history and auteurs than the members of Film Twitter are. (Let’s not forget what happened with Damien Chazelle’s First Man a few years ago. Or, for that matter, Nolan’s Interstellar.) Personally, though, I’m rooting for the film. I like Christopher Nolan. I like Cillian Murphy. I like Emily Blunt. I want them all to succeed.
(Of course, I imagine a lot of the coverage will center on Robert Downey, Jr. and Florence Pugh and the phenomenon of two MCU starts appearing in a non-MCU film. Such is the way of most mainstream film coverage nowadays….)
The first poster for Oppenheimer was released today and it leaves little doubt that it’s a film about a man who was at the center of the development of one of the greatest and deadliest weapons ever created. A shadowy J. Robert Oppenheimer stands in the flames of his own creation.
Oppenheimer will arrived in one year, on July 21st, 2023.
Below, you will find the third trailer for House of the Dragon, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel! I’m not really sure if I’m ready to take on yet another show that will inevitably have a complicated mythology to try to keep straight but, on the other hand, I do like dragons.
David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy is coming to an end and, as a fan of the classic Halloween franchise, all I can say is that it’s about time.
Here’s the trailer for Halloween Ends.
Below, you’ll find the trailer for Curse of the Kraken. Humanity has been dumping trash in the ocean for so long that the Kraken has decided to toss it all back onto dry land. It’s also decided to use its tentacles to create some cartoonish gore.
Yes, this is apparently a real movie. And who knows? With the right attitude, it could be fun. I’ll watch just about anything.
It’s punishingly hot and I’ve got to get my car inspected next week so, as usual, I’m currently having one of my moments where I hate the government and all of their regulations. Other than that, I have no complaints. I’ve been getting a head start on my Halloween reviews. You won’t see them in October but the wait will be worth it!
Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!
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I spent most of this week watching movies. The Emmy nomination period is over with and, as a result, so is a lot of my interest in television. I am still watching Big Brother, of course. How could I ever stop watching that? That’s the power of addiction.
The Bachelorette (Monday Night, ABC)
There’s two Bachelorettes, which is only right considering what a mess the last season of The Bachelor was. We’ll see how this plays out. To be honest, I’m suffering a bit of fatigue with this franchise. It was more fun to watch before everyone decided that they were also in on the joke. Jesse Palmer seems like he’ll be a better host than Kaitlyn and Tayshia. So, we’ll see! (Can you tell that I didn’t really pay much attention to the first episode?)
Better Call Saul (Monday Night, AMC)
Better Call Saul returned with a bang this week. For those who thought Lalo would be around for a while longer, nope. I still feel bad for Howard, who will apparently now forever be branded a drug addict. I’m also increasingly concerned about what’s going to happen to Kim because pretty soon, Walter White and his sidekick are going to show up and Kim was never seen or spoken of in Breaking Bad.
Big Brother 24 (All week, CBS and Paramount+)
My thoughts on this latest season of Big Brother can be found over at the Big Brother Blog. This big news this week was that Paloma, who was obviously a favorite of production’s, self-evicted after having what appeared to be a hypomanic episode in the House. Julie Chen Moonves made a big deal about saying that production wished the best for Paloma and that they were only concerned with her mental health but rumor has it that production actually asked Paloma to stay in the game, even after it became obvious that she was struggling. Anyway, that’s Big Brother for you! (That’s also why I would never go on that show.)
Boy Meets World (Disney Plus)
On Thursday, I was bored enough to watch an episode of this late 90s sitcom. Shawn joined a cult. Mr. Turner got into a motorcycle accident. As with most episodes of Boy Meets World, it was 50% cringey and 50% effective. This episode featured a good performance from Rider Strong but it also featured Ben Savage going totally over the top as he shouted, “This is a hug, Shawn! THIS IS A HUG!”
The Challenge (Wednesday Night, CBS)
Survivor alumni faced off against Big Brother alumni and Love Island alumni and some Bachelor alumni. To be honest, I may have had the television on but The Challenge really has yet to capture my attention.
Hawkeye (Disney Plus)
I’m still mad that Natasha sacrificed herself in Avengers: Endgame so Clint could be reunited with his family. That said, this series was enjoyable when taken on its town terms. It may be because my last name is Bowman but I’ve always liked archers. Vincent D’Onofrio seemed to be having fun as a crime lord and Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfield were believable as father and daughter.
Inspector Lewis (YouTube)
I watched another episode of Inspector Lewis on Tuesday. I watched it with a group of friends on twitter and I have to admit that the tweets were so lively that I actually didn’t may attention to the episode. Sitting here and typing this up on Saturday, I have no idea what happened but I do remember that Hathaway seemed troubled.
Loki (Disney Plus)
My God, could Tom Hiddleston be any more adorable? The plot of this show was typical Marvel nonsense but Hiddleston’s devilish performance made it fun and worth watching.
Stranger Things (Netflix)
I watched the latest season and, as you can tell from my personal Emmy nominations, I liked it. I’m going to hold off on saying anything more because I’m planning on reviewing each episode individually at some point in the near future. By the time I get around to reviewing it, everyone will probably have moved on but oh well. That’s one of the benefits of having your own site and being your own boss. You can set your own schedule.
This trailer actually dropped yesterday so I’m late in sharing this. Then again, after The Hobbit trilogy and Game of Thrones and all that, it’s hard not to feel that this show is premiering a little bit late as well. That said, people do seem to have fonder memories of the Lord of the Rings films than they do of many of the shows and films that followed. It’ll be interesting to see if that nostalgia is strong enough to make this prequel a hit.
Here’s the teaser!
I have one last trailer to share tonight and it deals with a far more important subject than either The Munsters or After Ever Happy.
She Said is about the New York Times’s investigation that brought down Harvey Weinstein and which launched the #MeToo movement. It’s an important story for a number of obvious reasons. Myself, I’ll be curious to see if the film is honest about how many well-known people, in both Hollywood and Washington, looked the other way when it came to Weinstein and who only turned on him once it was obvious that his time as a Hollywood and political power broker was over. Today, of course, everyone is quick to mention that they always hated Harvey Weinstein but that didn’t stop those same people from thanking him in their Oscar speeches or accepting his money when they wanted to run for office. A true account of Harvey Weinstein’s crimes will mean calling out a lot of people who, even after all this time, are not normally called out. I hope this movie has the guts to do that.
Here’s the trailer.
Through the Shattered Lens 