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Adventure, Drama, Thriller

WHALEFALL (2026): New Trailer Starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, Emily Rudd…

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Co-written/directed by Brian Duffield, Whalefall is the story of a scuba diver left with just one hour of oxygen after the worst happens during an important dive.

Austin Abrams, Elisabeth Shue, Emily Rudd and Josh Brolin are among the key cast.

Yeah! More Austin Abrams. No. This is not good for my claustrophobia and fear of the deep ocean.

What a clever trailer. As terrified as I was while it played, I couldn’t look away. Still, that’s ‘light work’ when it comes to a two-and-a-half-minute trailer. But for a whole movie? I may surprise myself upon release, but let’s just say that I’m happy for those who love this sort of thing.

I’m now wondering how clearly we’ll be able to see all the action, considering the darkness at the deep depths. Perhaps that’s part of the horror. This may not be categorised as a horror movie, but ‘horror’ still feels super accurate.

Is Whalefall your kind of thing?

Jane Levy, John Ortiz, Mark Meloro Jr., Grayson Paul Solomine, Sam Skolnik, Sam Franich, Nicholas Gould and Laurel Lane Bowen also star.

Whalefall Release Dates: October 16th, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Horror, Sci-Fi

RESIDENT EVIL (2026): New Trailer Starring Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis…

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Resident Evil, the latest action/horror/sci-fi film from Weapons (2025) director Zach Cregger, has Austin Abrams as a courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital.

While in the midst, he finds himself in an outbreak, and so begins the fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.

I’ve been a fan of Abrams ever since Brad’s Status (2017), and he most recently stood out in Wolfs (2004). This, and how good the above trailer looks, could just be strong enough reasons to overpower my tendency to avoid 99.99% of horror films.

What I’m curious about is whether this trailer has fans of the Resident Evil games excited or apprehensive. After all, it does look quite different from the Mila Jovovich era.

Zach Cherry and Johnno Wilson also star.

Resident Evil Release Dates: September 18th, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Crime, No Spoiler Reviews, Thriller

WOLFS (2024): The Thing I liked…

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Wolfs (2024), Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Sony Pictures Entertainment copy
Wolfs (2024), Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Sony Pictures Entertainment copy

I’d started and stopped watching Wolfs at least thrice prior over the last few weeks before finally committing. Perhaps the mood wasn’t right before. Either that or the dialogue, pace and story failed to keep me engaged enough to watch the whole thing.

Full disclosure, it took me first attempting to find almost anything else that’s not too emotionally taxing and starring actors I generally enjoy watching before giving up the search and surrendering to Wolfs. 

George Clooney and Brad Pitt are usually fun to watch, especially together. Yet, writer/director Jon Watt’s crime/thriller about two fixers forced to team up doesn’t bring out their usual magic to its fullness.

My favourite character in Wolfs is courtesy of Austin Abrams, his physical performance and especially the dialogue when he ‘explains the day.’ For me, everything else outside of that is quite forgettable.

Have you watched or tried to watch Wolfs, and how was it for you? 

For those who haven’t and are curious enough, as always, give it a try; maybe it’s just the pace and vibe you’re after.

Happy Film Loving, 

G

Horror

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK (2019): New Trailer From Zoe Margaret Colletti, Austin Abrams, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur…

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Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019), Natalie Ganzhorn
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019), Natalie Ganzhorn, CBS Films

Starring Zoe Margaret Colletti, Austin Abrams, Michael Garza and Austin Zajur, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark is a new horror movie about a group of teenagers who face their fears in order to save their lives.

Based on the book by Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark is directed by André Øvredal and the screenplay is co-written by Guillermo del Toro.

I rather like the premise of this movie. Perhaps it has the potential to inspire us all to face our fears. Well, maybe not, since this is in fact a horror film.

Also, I quite enjoyed the version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow that’s featured in this trailer.

Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams and Kathleen Pollard also star.

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Release Dates: August 9th, 2019 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews

BRAD’S STATUS (2017): Good…

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Brad’s Status (2017), Austin Abrams, Ben Stiller
Brad’s Status (2017), Austin Abrams, Ben Stiller

Directed by Mike White and featuring notable performances from all the cast, especially Ben Stiller (Brad) and Austin Abrams, Brad’s Status is a good and moving comedy. One about a 47 year-old man caught up with feeling inferior about his life choices. Particularly when he compares himself to his seemingly far more successful friends.

I’m quite sure that watching this movie is going to put you through a mixture of emotions. You’ll laugh, smile, be moved – and it’s likely that you’ll probably find yourself thinking, if not saying out loud: ‘Come on, Brad! you’re not seeing what’s right in front of you! If you’d only look and see!’

As frustrating as Brad’s attitude and behaviour may get at times, because many of us can relate to getting caught up with the perils of comparison, you’re going to want the best for Brad. And this is a small part of the reason you’ll continue to watch until the end. You’ll stick with it even though that jarring music at the beginning may have come close to forcing you to hit the stop button.

Watch Brad’s Status because the story and performances are worthy.

Happy Film Loving ,

G

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