Here! It’s a Gift!

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here’s the new trailer for The Gift, in which it appears that Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall end up getting stalked by some guy named Gordo. This could be good or it could be bad, it’s hard to tell from the trailer.

On the one hand, the story looks rather generic and predictable and has a Boy Next Door feel to it. (“Oh! A first edition!“) It looks like it would be a fun Lifetime movie but maybe not quite as memorable when seen on the big screen.

But Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, and Joel Edgerton! Seriously, that’s a great cast!

I’m going to see it just to see if I can finally bring myself to forgive Bateman for being so mean to Juno.

Here’s the Trailer for Southpaw!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

So, if you’ve ever really wanted to watch Jake Gyllenhaal get the crap beat out of him, you’ll probably enjoy the trailer for Southpaw. Judging from the preview, Jake is apparently playing a boxer who gets beat up a lot and who loses his wife and nearly loses his daughter. Jake really did deserve an Oscar for Nightcrawler. Southpaw doesn’t look like an Oscar contender but it does look like another chance to Jake to prove his versatility and encourage us all to forget his unfortunae starring turn in the terrible Love and Other Drugs.

Here’s the Official Teaser Trailer for SPECTRE!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Oh my God, y’all — JAMES BOND IS COMING BACK!

Seriously, I may have bitched and whined about the generic title and the generic teaser poster of the latest James Bond film but, when you get right down to it, how can you not be excited by the prospect of a new Bond film?

SPECTRE is going to have some pretty big shoes to fill, considering that 2012’s Skyfall was one of the best Bond films ever, as well as being the film that finally convinced a lot of people (including me) that Daniel Craig actually could be a credible 007.

Will SPECTRE be as good as Skyfall or will it be another Quantum of Solace? When the film was first officially announced, I was cautiously optimistic, largely because of the fact that Sam Mendes was returning as the film’s director. (It’s interesting that Mendes has both directed one of the best Bond films and one of the worst best picture winners. Seriously, American Beauty sucks.)

Well, today, the first teaser for SPECTRE was released and you know what? It actually looks pretty promising. Judging from the trailer, it appears that SPECTRE will follow up directly on the events at the end of Skyfall and it will involve secrets from Bond’s past. It’s a surprisingly low-key trailer, one that hints that SPECTRE may be even more of a moody film that Skyfall.

Tom Cruise Will Not Win An Oscar in 2016…

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

But he might finally have another hit film, with the upcoming release of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Judging from the trailer below … well, it looks like another Mission Impossible film, doesn’t it? But, at least Jeremy Renner’s in it and we get to see that cute robot from the Bad Robot logo so I’m happy.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Win An Oscar In 2016…

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Okay, probably not.

But still, the former governor of California has been getting some unexpectedly good buzz for his performance in the upcoming film zombie film Maggie. In a role that reportedly emphasizes honest emotion over crowd-pleasing action, Schwarzenegger plays a small-town farmer whose daughter (Abigail Breslin) has been infected with a zombie virus. The trailer, which was released today, seems to hint that Maggie is going to be a bit more thoughtful than your average Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie film.

Maggie is scheduled to be released on May 8th and, hopefully, it won’t be too overshadowed by the 2nd weekend of Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Trailer: Insidious: Chapter Three

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

I loved the first Insidious and I enjoyed the second one. I’m still not totally convinced that we need a third one but we’re getting one anyways. Apparently, it’s a prequel so we’ll get a lot of Conjuring-style period detail along with all of the usual scares.

Trailer #2: Tomorrowland

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here’s the latest trailer for Tomorrowland. I still can’t decide whether I’m excited about seeing this film or not. The trailer has hints of brilliance but there’s a part of me that’s worried that this is going to turn out to be yet another summer film that’s more concerned with winning the Oscar for visual effects than in telling a particularly memorable story.

This latest trailer feels like it could be for a big budget version of Atlas Shrugged. Perhaps George Clooney is John Galt?

Trailer: Welcome to New York

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Director Abel Ferrara’s thinly disguised film about French rapist Dominique Strauss-Kahn is finally getting an American release. On March 27th, those of us in the states will finally get a chance to see and judge Welcome to New York for ourselves. Here’s the trailer.

Trailer: Ex Machina

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

So, this looks like it might be good. Ex Machina is the directorial debut of novelist and screenwriter Alex Garland. Judging from the trailer, it appears to be another film about humans getting too close to a machine. If nothing else, it has a great cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia Vikander.

The film will be released on April 10th.

Trailer: Samurai Cop 2

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The improbable career of Tommy Wiseau continues with a supporting role in the upcoming film Samurai Cop 2. Judging from the trailer, this appears to be one of those films where we are supposed to be impressed by the filmmaker’s ability to intentionally make a bad film.

I never saw the first Samurai Cop. Will I be able to follow the sequel?

Oh, who am I kidding?

I’m not ever going to watch Samurai Cop 2…