Trailer Trashin’
Trailer Trashin’: Ridley Scott Meets Cormac McCarthy in The Counselor
Happy Fourth of July, dear readers! I hope all of you have a great holiday. On the movie front, we’ll all finally get to see whether The Lone Ranger is any good. In the meantime, this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ looks at Ridley Scott’s upcoming crime thriller The Counselor. Premise: This intense drug thriller tells the story of an attorney (Michael Fassbender), a...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Little Yellow Dude Comes Alive in The Lego Movie
This past weekend, Monsters University debuted at the number one spot in the box office. I haven’t seen it yet, but I plan to when I get the chance. In the meantime, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ examines our first look at what could be one of next year’s big family films, The Lego Movie. Premise: Emmet (Chris Pratt), an ordinary guy, is mistakenly thought to be the extraord...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Journey Continues in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Along with many other people, I saw Man of Steel this past weekend – it’s a good movie, and definitely worth seeing, despite having some issues – and there were a lot of new trailers released in front of it. This week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ looks at one of those trailers, which a lot of you probably saw before Man of Steel – the teaser trailer for The Hobbit: The Desol...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Besson, Scorsese, and De Niro Unite for The Family
It’s finally here, dear readers. This Friday, Man of Steel, one of my most anticipated films of summer 2013, will finally be released, and we’ll all get to find out if the long-awaited Superman reboot lives up to our expectations. And after what might be the most difficult week I’ve had recently, I’m definitely in the mood for a hero who’s an uplifting, inspirational ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Mexican Badass is Back in Machete Kills
May is over, and we’re now into the second month of the 2013 summer movie season. More to the point, this means that the release of Man of Steel is less than two weeks away, and I couldn’t be more excited. But looking beyond the summer, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the first teaser for one of my most anticipated films of the fall, Robert Rodriguez’s Ma...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Thor Drives a Racecar in Rush
Well, I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend and that all of you who wanted to get out to the movies did so and enjoyed yourselves. As I mentioned last time, I finally saw Star Trek Into Darkness, and while it definitely has its problems, I quite enjoyed it. This week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’, the last one of May 2013, takes a look at director Ron Howard’s upcom...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Cancel the Apocalypse with Pacific Rim
Memorial Day weekend is always one of the prime release spots in the summer movie season, and this year there are three films coming out this holiday weekend – The Hangover Part III, Epic, and Fast & Furious 6 – none of which I care one whit about. Instead, I plan to finally see Star Trek Into Darkness, which I missed this past weekend. And speaking of movies I do care about, this week’s...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy Concludes with The World’s End
In the spirit of summer movies, this week brings the third-ever Trailer Trashin’ Double Feature, as I examine the new previews for White House Down and The World’s End. Now, let’s take a look at the UK teaser trailer for director Edgar Wright’s sci-fi comedy The World’s End. Premise: Twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: It’s Die Hard in the White House Again with White House Down
This week sees the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, another of my most anticipated films of the summer. And in the spirit of summer movies, this week brings the third-ever Trailer Trashin’ Double Feature, as I examine the new previews for White House Down and The World’s End. Now, let’s take a look at the second trailer for director Roland Emmerich’s action/thriller Whit...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Go Big or Go Extinct with Pacific Rim
Now that the 2013 summer movie season has finally kicked off with the release of Iron Man 3 – go see it if you haven’t – we’re off to the races, and the blockbusters will be coming in fast and furious. And in the spirit of big summer movies, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column takes yet another look at Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming sci-fi epic Pacific Rim. Premise: In...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The God of Thunder Returns in Thor: The Dark World
At long last, the release of Iron Man 3 is upon us, and with it the beginning of the 2013 summer movie season. I’m ridiculously excited about this summer, and Iron Man 3 is just the first of many films I want to see. And this week’s new Trailer Trashin’ column examines our first look at the next part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Thor: The Dark World. Premise: Set one year a...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Up, Up and Away with Man of Steel
With the release of Iron Man 3 less than two weeks away, the beginning of the 2013 summer movie season is almost in sight. Apart from some occasional bright spots, this has been a pretty boring spring for movies, so the beginning of summer can’t get here soon enough. And this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ takes another look at one of my most anticipated films of this sum...[Read More]