New Trailer for 'Independence Day: Resurgence' Reunites Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman

This also teams up Goldblum with Liam Hemsworth as the pilots this time around, which I'd say is a serious downgrade from the Will Smith/Goldlbum combo. Seriously, I'm surprised Will Smith didn't come back for this one, since it's practically a guaranteed hit based on 90's nostalgia, Jurassic World-style. Now it looks like they may have killed him off. And also, can I just say that despite his looks, Liam Hemsworth is black hole of charisma, and the sappy romance with Pullman's daughter looks like it was yanked straight from Armageddon.

Prince 1958-2016

This one hurts, guys. Prince Rogers Nelson was found dead in his Minneapolis home today at the way too young age of 57. Like David Bowie, Prince's death is way too big to overlook on a movie site, and besides his incredible and legendary music career, he did have an impact in films as well. When Purple Rain was out in 1984, he was the first artist since The Beatles to hold the number one film, album and single on the charts at the same time. He even won an Oscar in 1985 for Best Original Song Score for Purple Rain. Besides starring as The Kid in that 80's classic, he also directed and starred in Under the Cherry Moon, Sign o' the Times and Graffiti Bridge. But of course, what can I even say about his music that everyone doesn't already know? An icon, an innovator, a musical genius, an amazing guitar player...he basically did it all. He made the most of this thing called life, that's for sure.

Prince's Oscar Win:

Purple Rain Trailer:

Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart Star in Woody Allen's 'Cafe Society'

I've almost gotten to the point where I've basically written off Woody Allen. Even one that I kinda liked, like Blue Jasmine, had some serious shortcomings that only grew more prominent and annoying in my mind as I thought about it. But is it me or does this one look a little more lively than his most recent offerings? The costumes look good at least. I don't know, maybe I'm being fooled again. This movie is opening the Cannes film festival in a couple weeks though, so maybe there's something there. Too bad I basically despise the leads.

Michael Keaton Stars as McDonald's Visionary in 'The Founder'

Looks a bit like a typical biopic kinda thing, but what else can you expect from John Lee Hancock, director of such bland dreck as The Blind Side and Saving Mr. Banks? Also not a great sign is the fact that this movie was moved from a fall release date to early August. Weinstein usually knows the goods when he has it, and he seems to think this one doesn't. Still nice to see this career comeback streak for Michael Keaton rolling on though.

Matt Damon Returns as 'Jason Bourne' in Full Trailer

Well, it looks like a Bourne movie. That's about all I can say about this trailer, aside from the Vegas chase scene, which does look pretty cool. The thing about the Bourne movies is that when they were originally coming out, the Greengrass style of frenetic, hardcore action filmmaking was so revolutionary that it took hold of the genre immediately and every action movie in its wake was somewhat ripping it off. So now, all these years later, it's no longer as different as it once felt. But Greengrass is still a great director, so if anyone can pull off a good one, it's him. We'll see. I also don't really buy Alicia Vikander in the role of CIA agent or whatever it is she's playing here. The first three cast character actors Chris Cooper, Joan Allen and David Straithairn in those parts- people who looked and seemed like government officials if nothing else. But the baby-faced, lovely Vikander? Yeah, not so much.

Emily Blunt Turns On the Waterworks for 'The Girl on the Train'

Speaking of blah, this adaptation of the bestselling thriller looks an awful lot like Gone Girl, which I understand the book was as well. Not convinced this will be any good, especially coming from director Tate Taylor, the guy who helmed The Help and Get On Up. Also, I gotta be honest- I don't know what it is about Emily Blunt, but she's never really struck me as having much screen presence or charisma. Can't see her carrying a movie like this.

First Teaser Trailer Drops for Sundance Hit 'The Birth of a Nation'

I guess this film about the Nat Turner slave rebellion has to qualify as the first Oscar buzzed movie of the year, since it was a longtime passion project from writer-director-star Nate Parker and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. But tellingly, Parker chose Fox Searchlight to be the distributor after a bidding war with Netflix coming out the highest bidder, and then they went with a prime October 7th release date, so if you think this movie's not chasing Oscars you got another thing coming. To be honest, there was some lukewarm critical reaction to the movie itself when it debuted, but that will probably not matter in the end with this one. After the controversy of OscarSoWhite for the second year in a row, the truth is if this movie's even half decent there's no way it's getting ignored. So be on the lookout for it.

Benedict Cumberbatch Takes on an American Accent in First Trailer for 'Doctor Strange'

Whoa. For some reason, when everyone was clamoring for Cumberbatch to play Doctor Strange to the point where his eventual casting couldn't have seemed any more inevitable, I thought what they wanted was essentially his Sherlock-ian british genius character. Hearing him do an american accent here is kinda odd, to say the least, right? Other than that odd little detail, the movie looks kinda cool. Not so much like the other Marvel movies, which is a good thing for variety (although I'm sure the studio will do whatever it takes to make it palatable with the brand). Doctor Strange is primed for a Thanksgiving release date. But I still wish Cumby was a brit.

More Magic in New Trailer for 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'

That familiar John Williams score accompanies the new trailer for this Harry Potter spin-off, and it's once again being directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four Potter movies, so we probably have an idea what this will be like. I was a big Potter book fan once upon a time, but I never actually read this one, so my interest isn't as high. Plus I'm not a big Eddie Redmayne fan either, as you might recall. But it doesn't look bad exactly, and WB wants to mine their other successful franchise for all it's worth.