Category Archives: Crime

Crime, Drama, Fantasy

THE SECRET AGENT (2025): New Trailer Starring Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone…

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The Secret Agent (2025), Wagner Moura, NEON
The Secret Agent (2025), Wagner Moura, NEON

In search of refuge and peace, a technology expert returns to Recife, Brazil, his hometown, after fleeing a mysterious past. Only, peace and refuge aren’t quite what he finds in the city.

Set in 1977 and starring Wagner Moura, and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, additional key cast for The Secret Agent includes Maria Fernanda Cândido and Gabriel Leone.

I love the look and feel of this trailer. It reminds me of The Penguin Lessons (2024), which is also set in South America, in the mid-to-late 1970s. I want to experience something like the vibe of that again.

Are you also interested in ‘travelling’ to Recife, Brazil, for just two hours and thirty-eight minutes?

Alice Carvalho, Udo Kier, Isabél Zuaa and Hermila Guedes also star.

The Secret Agent Release Dates: November 26th, 2025 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Crime, Drama

THE RIP (2026): New Trailer From Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun…

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The Rip (2026), Steven Yeun, Ben Affleck, Netflix
The Rip (2026), Steven Yeun, Ben Affleck, Netflix

Directed and co-written by Joe Carnahan, The Rip is a new action/crime/drama starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Steven Yeun and Teyana Taylor.

Set in Miami, Florida, a group of cops discovers a stash of twenty million dollars in cash. Outsiders soon learn about the money, leaving the officers uncertain of who to trust.

I say yes to gritty, and to Damon and Affleck working together again.

It’s probably because of Good Will Hunting (1997), but I imagined that Affleck would play the one insisting on taking the money, not Damon. However, I’m not mad at this switch because it makes it more interesting.

I wonder if I’ll miss daylight, as this movie plays, since it appears to be set predominantly at night.

Are you in for The Rip?

Scott Adkins, Kyle Chandler, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sasha Calle, Nestor Carbonell, Lina Esco, Allie Moreno and Chyril Paulann also star.

The Rip Release Dates: January 16th, 2026

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Crime

THE SAVANT (2025): New Trailer From Jessica Chastain, James Badge Dale, Nnamdi Asomugha…

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The Savant (2025), Jessica Chastain, Apple TV+
The Savant (2025), Jessica Chastain, Apple TV+

The Savant stars Jessica Chastain as a top-secret investigator whose targets are America’s most violent men, as she infiltrates internet hate groups to bring them down.

Nnamdi Asomugha and James Badge Dale also star, while Simon Stone directs.

This is scarily dark for my current tastes, but I remain interested because it’s Chastain and inspired by a true story.

Also, such vital investigative work suggests an additional meaning for the term ‘first responder,’ doesn’t it?

Will you be watching this one?

Cole Doman, Michael Patrick Thornton, Trinity Lee Shirley, Julian Wanderer, Richard Gant, Laurissa Romain and Valentino Musumeci also star.

The Savant Release Dates…

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Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

MONSTER – THE ED GEIN STORY (2025): New Trailer Starring Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams…

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Monster - The Ed Gein Story (2025), Charlie Hunnam, Netflix
Monster – The Ed Gein Story (2025), Charlie Hunnam, Netflix

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Monster – The Ed Gein Story (2025).

American murderer and suspected serial killer Ed Gein is the subject of Netflix’s latest story in their anthology series about high-profile crimes and killers.

Co-created by Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy, Monster – The Ed Gein Story stars Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams.

Hello darkness!

I’m excited to see Hunnam’s impressive transformation because he’s a brilliant actor. But, since I’m still in my ‘not too dark, please’ era of film-loving, who knows if I’ll get round to watching this. Perhaps I’ll give it a go and see how far I can get. At the very least, I’ll watch all the trailers Netflix releases.

What are your thoughts on part 3 of Murphy and Brennan’s Monster series? So far, I’ve watched exactly zero, because both Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) and Monsters – The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) proved too disturbing.

Laurie Metcalf, Suzanna Son, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Joey Pollari, Charlie Hall, Tyler Jacob Moore and Addison Rae also star.

Monster – The Ed Gein Story Release Dates: October 3rd, 2025 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Crime, Drama, Thriller

WAKE UP DEAD MAN – A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (2025): New Trailer From Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington…

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Danger is the key word for writer/director Rian Johnson’s latest Knives Out instalment, Wake Up Dead Man – A Knives Out Mystery.

Daniel Craig returns as detective Benoit Blanc to solve the latest case, and new cast members include Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Josh O’Connor, Mila Kunis and Josh Brolin.

What a wonderful mix of talented actors. I’m hoping to be surprised by who the guilty party is. Though this trailer does seem to suggest that O’Connor’s character is not so innocent.

Are you also looking forward to Craig’s Benoit Blanc working it all out?

Daryl McCormack, Jeremy Renner, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Thomas Haden Church, Kerry Frances and Annie Hamilton also star.

Wake Up Dead Man – A Knives Out Mystery Release Dates: December 12, 2025 (US & UK)…

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