Die My Love (2025), LaKeith Stanfield, Black Label Media
A remote, forgotten rural area is the setting of Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence’s latest comedy/drama/thriller. One about a mother’s struggle as she battles with psychosis.
Directed by Lynne Ramsay, LaKeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte, and Sissy Spacek are among the key cast.
Is it me, or does this trailer look like it shows a couple who are simply going through a generic tough time in their relationship, rather than a woman battling psychosis, as per the synopsis?
I’m interested, yet I’m also not in a rush to watch a relationship implode. Particularly since, so far, this seems like having to witness two people you know well, fight right in front of you.
Kennedy Calderwood, Gabrielle Rose, Zoe Cross and Kasmere Trice Stanfield also star.
Mickey 17 (2025), Mark Ruffalo, Warner Bros. Pictures
Today is a reason to be excited because the writer/director of the film (Parasite (2019) that is my answer to the question ‘What is your favourite movie of the last ten years.’ has a great-looking new film.
The director is of course, Bong Joon Ho, and the movie is Mickey 17. A fantasy/sci-fi/adventure/comedy about a man known as an ‘expendable’ who goes on a treacherous journey to colonize an ice planet.
Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun and Mark Ruffalo are among the key cast.
So many thoughts entered my head as I watched this trailer.
Firstly, it’s delightfully unexpected, so, thank you, movie gods!
I love how much humour comes through; I’m ready for all the layers.
What an intriguing voice Pattinson has adopted here. I like it.
It appears that Ruffalo is playing what is perhaps his most fun-to-watch but fully despicable character. Surely, no one with good intentions and a kind heart has a face that ‘rests’/contorts like that.
Last but not least. how will I feel about death after I finish watching this movie? I wonder.
As a big fan of Parasite (2019), I can’t help but feel happy for all the actors who got to work with Bong Joon Ho in this movie. Especially, since you can just imagine how many would have loved the gig after watching Parasite.
In this moment, it somehow feels right to say, ‘Freedom for Mickey!‘ And, just like Straight Outta Compton (2015),Mickey 17 looks like a film that will highlight the point of why it’s always super important to read contracts in full.
Toni Collette, Angus Imrie, Steve Park, Thomas Turgoose, Afolabi Alli, Patsy Ferran, Chelsea Li, Angus Imrie and Daniel Henshall also star.
The Batman (2022), Robert Pattinson, Warner Bros. Pictures
From director Matt Reeves; the trailer for The Batman, Robert Pattinson’s first film where he’s suited up as the caped crusader is out – and I have semi-unexpected thoughts.
This trailer does have some highlights. However, the best I can say after watching it is that I’m hopeful the movie turns out great. I say this because right now, this specific trailer edit just isn’t giving me close to the levels of excitement that Christopher Nolans’s Batman trailers did – not that a great trailer is the guarantee of a fantastic film, of course.
Also, I must admit, it’s definitely not lost on me that I wasn’t initially in love with the first trailer for this very movie when it was released in October 2021 either, but it did eventually grow on me, mostly. As such, who knows how I’ll feel in a week or so when I rewatch this edit with new eyes.
Maybe then I’ll change my mind about Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman being the key feature of this trailer that has most effectively commanded my attention.
Are you still excited about The Batman movie after seeing this trailer? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Peter Sarsgaard, John Turturro, Con O’Neill, Max Carver, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Charlie Carver, Alex Ferns, Amy Clare Beales, Jimmy Star and Mark Killeen also star.
The Devil All The Time (2020): Tom Holland, Netflix
The Devil All the Time, director Antonio Campos’s drama/thriller about sinister characters in postwar Southern Ohio is a film I found adequately entertaining.
Tom Holland’s turn as Arvin, a young man devoted to protecting those he loves in a place teeming with corruption and brutality, is one of the film’s highlights. Bill Skarsgård’s performance earlier in the film is another bright spot.
The most memorable moment of all has to be when Arvin gets picked up while hitchhiking for the first time. The tension in the car is masterfully executed, to say the least. Other small favourite highlights include one of the town names ‘Knockemstiff’ and Sebastian Stan’s character’s delivery of the line: ‘Some people were born just so they could be buried.’
Thematically, The Devil All the Time is a tad too dark for what I like to watch these days. Yet, honestly, what did I expect, exactly, with a title like that? Perhaps that will teach me to choose to watch a movie mainly for the talented cast, rather than prioritising the story.
Overall, I may not have found the story edit of Campos’s film to be as masterful as my favourite movie featuring various characters that all end up cleverly connected (Magnolia (1999), but I liked the way this film revealed some of the key connections.
If you don’t mind dark tales, then you’ll likely have an even better time than I did with The Devil All the Time. Give Campos’s film a chance if you’re curious. I doubt I’ll watch it again, but I’ll always have my favourite moments to fondly remember.
TENET (2020), John David Washington, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s latest action/sci-fi movie is, as expected, a notable cinematic experience. Nolan’s story of a protagonist on a mission that unfolds beyond real-time, as he journeys through a world of international espionage is a film that pulls you in immediately in a brilliantly immersive way, thanks to the engaging action and powerful musical score.
Like in Nolan’s much-loved Inception (2010), you will need to pay close attention as Tenet plays. The complexity of the story and great production demands it. Yet, whether or not you’re a science expert, you will still be able to follow what’s going on enough to enjoy it, just as long as you pay attention.
Another bit of good news is that even though both Tenet and Inception are action/sci-fi movies that sometimes aesthetically appear similar, I’d say that’s mainly due to the filmmaking team being the same, because the stories are quite different.
Forced to choose a favourite of the two, I’d opt for Inception because I connected to the story, and especially DiCaprio’s Dom Cobb character, more than I did to John David Washington’s ‘the protagonist.’
As for specific highlights, the character I enjoyed watching most is Kenneth Branagh’s Andrei Sator. Once you meet him, you won’t soon forget. At least I did not. For me, the main stand-out scenes happen towards the end, starting with a memorable sequence that involves several vehicles on the road, including a fire truck. Everything after that just gets better and better until the satisfying end that may or may not leave the door wide open for a sequel.
There are just two things I didn’t love about Tenet. The first one being that I wasn’t fully convinced by the ‘love connection’ between Elizabeth Debicki’s Kat and the protagonist. And by love, I don’t mean romantic love. I simply didn’t understand why he cared so much for Kat, a seemingly random woman, even though her story is empathy-inducing. Perhaps it’s due to time being non-linear in Tenet. Meaning all I needed to see to understand why he cared so much happens in another timeline, one that’s not shown in the movie. Considering my limited understanding of how time travel works, I can only hope that I just made sense.
The second thing that would have made Tenet better for me is similar to the first; I wanted to connect to Washington’s character more and sooner. It seemed as though too much of his personal story was kept a mystery.
Overall, there’s certainly more to love about Tenet than not. As such, watch it because there is only one Christopher Nolan, and we must enjoy his creative gifts while we can!
Lastly, I will be watching Tenet again next week because I want to experience everything that it does so well all over again.
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