The trailer came out last week supported with one quite dull image, but this new poster is a damn sight more arresting. It’s an approach which fits the movie rather well, which is about a traumatised young woman (Carey Mulligan) who pretends to be a drunken mess – then when men take her home for… Jaws meets Rocky Horror in NEW poster for Promising Young Woman Read More
Get your ukulele out, Little Monsters now has a UK home entertainment release
Little Monsters, the zomcom starring Lupita Nyong’o as a super-capable kindergarten teacher caught up in some slow-moving monster mayhem with her class, is out on DVD, digital and blu-ray in the UK on 10 February 2020. Check out the official synopsis: “LITTLE MONSTERS follows Dave (Alexander England), as a recently dumped washed-up musician who volunteers… Get your ukulele out, Little Monsters now has a UK home entertainment release Read More
Tiptoeing through the trees, a teeny tiny teaser trailer for A Quiet Place: Part II
*** UPDATE 1 Jan 2020: watch the first full trailer now *** After yesterday’s first-look image, today we get an announcement piece about A Quiet Place: Part II and a teaser poster. There’s also a proper trailer coming on New Year’s Day, which is the perfect launch date. With half the world waking up with… Tiptoeing through the trees, a teeny tiny teaser trailer for A Quiet Place: Part II Read More
Put down those new bonnet ribbons, there’s a new international trailer for EMMA
UPDATE: my 4-star review is now live Emma – or is it E M M A. – starring Anya Taylor-Joy is out next spring, and is a reimagining of the famous novel. From director and photographer Autumn de Wilde, and Booker Prize-winning writer Eleanor Catton, this promises a modern take on a well-known story while… Put down those new bonnet ribbons, there’s a new international trailer for EMMA Read More
Behind the scenes of Top Gun: Maverick
*** My review and plot re-cap are now live *** “We’re gonna show you what it’s really like to be a Top Gun pilot” producer Jerry Bruckheimer A new action featurette on the making of Top Gun: Maverick has been released and you can see it here: Here’s the movie synopsis: “After more than thirty… Behind the scenes of Top Gun: Maverick Read More
Whisper it, first look image for A Quiet Place: Part II released
The sequel to the smash hit sci-fi horror A Quiet Place – that tiptoed onto our screens in 2018 – is due out in the UK and US on 20 March 2020, and Paramount Pictures have released an image from the upcoming movie. The picture shows Millicent Simmonds as Regan Abbott, Noah Jupe as her brother Marcus… Whisper it, first look image for A Quiet Place: Part II released Read More
Three new images released for Bill & Ted Face The Music…
…and yes it’s time to reignite the “how do you spell ‘Whoa!’” debate. There, fixed it for you. Orion Pictures have released three new images from Bill & Ted Face The Music, the 30 years’ on threquel to Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey. And I never thought I’d be so delighted to see Death but… Three new images released for Bill & Ted Face The Music… Read More
Watch the NEW Top Gun: Maverick trailer (that’s not an invitation – they’re called orders)
*** My review and plot re-cap are now live *** First of all, WHY ISN’T THIS FILM CALLED CHASING MAVERICK. And breathe. Okay, Maverick is back at the academy, training pilots – and it’s as much a surprise to him as to them. “His exploits are legendary” they are told, though they still get a… Watch the NEW Top Gun: Maverick trailer (that’s not an invitation – they’re called orders) Read More
“Promising Young Woman” trailer looks p… p… p… propitious
A trailer for Carey Mulligan-starrer Promising Young Woman has been released, and it looks like the kind of film that will have women cheering at the screen. A revenge comedy from writer-director Emerald Fennell, Mulligan stars as Cassie, who is regularly seen collapsed drunk in nightclubs and bars at the end of the night. And… “Promising Young Woman” trailer looks p… p… p… propitious Read More
Misery loves company so come and join me in BAR HUMBUG
I actually LOVE Christmas, or I would if it ever lived up to expectations. Everyone else seems to be having such a great time, with their well-behaved children who simply want a hand-carved wooden toy and a five shilling book token in their stocking. Unlike my ungrateful wretches, the youngest of whom told a charity… Misery loves company so come and join me in BAR HUMBUG Read More
Phantastic or soul-destroying? That Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer
Directed by Jason Reitman, Ghostbusters Afterlife looks like an old fashioned adventure movie, filled with kids who get loads of free time without their parents and are also allowed to actually go outside on their own. It’s set in the middle of nowhere, so I don’t know how anyone being pursued by a ghost, ghoul… Phantastic or soul-destroying? That Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer Read More
Wonder Woman 1984: the first trailer is here…
*** My four-star review is now live *** …and some character posters, which are stunning but together make them look like four members of a band put together to sing the English entry in a last ditch attempt to win Eurovision. Still, the trailer is terrific, not least because it’s got New Order’s Blue Monday playing over… Wonder Woman 1984: the first trailer is here… Read More