Trailer for Todd Farmer & Patrick Lussier's Halloween Horror 'Trick'

"People want a monster that they can fear." We're just about to enter October, which means it's the month of horror leading up to Halloween! RLJE Films has debuted an official trailer for the indie horror thriller titled Trick, the latest from writer / director...

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Official Trailer for Prune Nourry's Autobiographical 'Serendipity' Doc

"When you're ill, you realize that health is everything. If you're in good health, there is no limit." Cohen Media Group has released the first official trailer for a documentary titled Serendipity, not to be confused with that John Cusack film from 2001. Serendipity...

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Watch: Superb Puppet Short Film 'Martha the Monster' About Identity

"I am a strong, empowered monster." Don't miss this funky, fantastic short film Martha the Monster, from writer / director Christopher Weekes. In an upside-down reality where humans live with monsters, Martha, a 20-something furry, must learn to hold her own...

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Incredible Behind-the-Scenes Look at Mendes' One-Shot '1917' Movie

"There is no better way to tell this story than with one continuous shot." Ohhhhh hell yes! Another one-shot movie coming up this year. Universal has debuted a fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette for Sam Mendes' new film 1917, set during World War I in the...

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First Trailer for Lauren Greenfield's Riveting New Doc 'The Kingmaker'

"They found no skeletons [in the closet], only beautiful shoes." Showtime has debuted the official trailer for The Kingmaker, the latest acclaimed documentary made by filmmaker Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles, Generation Wealth). This just premiered...

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The Abominable Financial State of Non-Disney Animated Features

When you look at the top 10 best openings for animated features, only six of them are Disney movies. That’s still a majority, but not as much as you’d expect these days. The other four are either DreamWorks Animation or Illumination, both of which are now subsidiaries...

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Official US Trailer for Stunning French Animated Film 'I Lost My Body'

"Sensational." Netflix has unveiled a full-length, official US trailer for the outstanding French animated film I Lost My Body, also known as J'ai perdu mon corps. That French title translates directly to I Lost My Body, though it has also gone under the simpler...

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Review: "The Irishman" is Martin Scorsese's Moral Reckoning

After the death of Ingmar Bergman, Kent Jones wrote that few directors had their greatness so misunderstood and simplified by supporters and admirers. Although it may be especially true of Bergman, this phenomenon is at least partially true for almost any beloved...

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Awesome Full Trailer for Prequel 'The King's Man' with Ralph Fiennes

"While governments wait for orders, our people take action." 20th Century Fox has debuted the main full-length trailer for The King's Man, an exciting new prequel movie in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman series. The first teaser dropped in the summer, but this official...

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Attachment anxieties at the Vancouver International Film Festival

DB and KT, front row center, at the screening of The Lighthouse. Photo by Shelly “Sales Agent Cinema” Kraicer. DB here: Storytelling cinema depends on characters, and our relations to them. At the level of individual scenes, we can be more or less restricted...

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Daniel Scheinert on Championing the Weirdos Within ‘The Death of Dick Long’ [Fantastic Fest]

Movies can be split into two camps: stories about the beautiful people and stories about the weirdos. Daniel Scheinert only wants to watch the weirdos. The co-director of Swiss Army Man has temporarily severed from his partner-in-crime, Dan Kwan, to focus attention...

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The Irresistible Appeal of Culinary Courtship in Film

This article is part of Tropes Week, in which we’re exploring our favorite tropes from cinema history. Read more here. It’s a universal truth that food is the gateway to happiness. The appeal of popular films like Ratatouille, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and Julie...

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‘Yesterday’ and the Ultimate Big Lie

This article is part of Tropes Week, in which we’re exploring our favorite tropes from cinema history. Read more here. Yesterday is not a movie about a world without The Beatles. No more than Aladdin is a movie about a world with a sudden new princedom or Splash...

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