New comedy/romance The Dramastars Zendeya, Robert Pattinson and Zoë Winters.
From writer/director Kristoffer Borgli, Pattinson and Zendaya play an engaged couple whose wedding week goes completely off the rails, thanks to an unexpected turn.
Thank goodness this is a comedy/romance, because this trailer had me worried. I look forward to seeing what Zendaya, Pattinson and Winters bring to this story.
Mamoudou Athie, Legacy Jones, Alana Haim, Michael Abbott Jr, Hailey Gates, Sydney Lemmon, YaYa Gosselin, Jordyn Curet, Peyton Jackson, Ricardo Wilkinson and Tierre Diaz also star.
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 its highlights. Still, the best I can say after watching it is that I’m hopeful the movie turns out great. Right now, though, this edit simply isn’t giving me the same level of excitement that Christopher Nolan’s Batman trailers did. Not that a great trailer guarantees a fantastic film, of course.
It’s also not lost on me that I wasn’t initially sold on the first trailer for this movie back in October 2021 either, and that one eventually grew on me. So who knows? Maybe in a week or two, after another rewatch, I’ll feel differently.
At the moment, though, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman is the element that most effectively grabbed my attention.
Are you still excited about The Batman after seeing this trailer? Let me know your thoughts.
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.
