Another 'Rogue One' Trailer Increases the Hype

Every trailer for this movie has improved on the last one so far, so I don't know if that means the reshoots improved the movie or not, but I do think it's looking like this could be better than The Force Awakens (another very popular movie I wasn't that crazy about). I'm sure it's going to have the same amount of attention paid towards it, especially with Darth Vader and young Han Solo and all those guys showing up, right? Plus, Mads Mikkelson's involvement in something will always up my own excitement.

New Obama Biopic 'Barry' Comes to Netflix in December

Well, this could make for a nice little companion piece to Southside With You. The new "young Barack Obama" biopic movie, Barry, got good reviews at Toronto and was bought by Netflix, set for release December 16th. I don't know if these movies that get bought by streaming services and never get theatrical releases are actually seen by more people in the end, but they're definitely available to more people. This is a quick teaser for the movie, but a longer trailer will certainly come out in the next month.

Hugh Jackman Returns Again as Wolverine in 'Logan'

The next Wolverine standalone movie is probably going to be most notable for being R-rated for the first time. In the wake of Deadpool's success, I guess that was inevitable, although since every X-Men and Wolverine movie up till now has been PG-13, I'm thinking it might feel like a tonal departure in a negative way. All it's going to be is more violent, as you can tell from the last bit of this trailer and where Logan's claws end up. The other thing that jumps out at me here is how exactly Patrick Stewart's Professor X is still alive in this clearly far off future where the slowly aging Logan is now an old man. Xavier ages normally, doesn't he? Or is it some die effect of his telepathic powers?

See New Teaser for 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2'

For those of you who are excited for the next Guardians of the Galaxy movie (and I'm sure that's a lot of you), here's the first look at it. I wasn't as nuts about this movie as most people were- I still don't think it's that much of a departure from the typical Marvel formula, aside from two factors. The 70's hits soundtrack and the bright colors to differentiate all the aliens. Everything else, down to the plot and the jokes, weak villains, etc., were all the same. But hey, it's Baby Groot, so I'm sure everyone will be really pumped for this.

See the Trailer for Germany's Oscar Entry 'Toni Erdmann'

This German-Austrian film got rave reviews and won a prize at Cannes this year, so of course it was selected as Germany's Oscar submission. In fact, many believe this is the automatic frontrunner for the win, as it's already secured a release date and will undoubtedly be a critical darling when they dish out their own awards in a couple months. A three hour comedy about a unique father-daughter relationship, it certainly sounds unusual. You have to wonder how that might play for Oscar voters, who often like to go for "importance" in this category.

Hailee Seinfeld Comes of Age in Red Band Trailer for 'Edge of Seventeen'

I wasn't totally sold on the first trailer for this movie, but after the good reviews out of Toronto and the frankness of this new promo, I'm in. Hailee Seinfeld looks great and this is a genre that really doesn't get many entries anymore, after the boom in certain other decades, like the 80's and late 90's. Not crazy about the voiceover reading of the written critical praise though- seems corny, especially for a red band trailer. Come on, guys.

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard Show Off the Chemistry in Full Trailer for 'Allied'

After all these mini-teasers, we finally get the full trailer for Robert Zemeckis's Allied, which is still gonna draw attention for the rumored affair between co-stars on set, whether it's actually true or not (it's now been denied, but the hype will still be there). I'm intrigued by this look at it though. This is a very old-fashioned movie, the kind that really doesn't get made anymore, so the question is does this kind of thing feel dated now? Or can a director as old-school as Zemeckis pull it off in a way that feels relevant. It comes out at Thanksgiving, so keep an eye out. 

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg Team Up Again for 'Patriots Day'

A Wahlberg/Berg film just came out last weekend in Deepwater Horizon, and yes, this is their next, due out at Christmas. When do these guys sleep? It's yet another action-adventure film based on recent true life events, their third after the first successful collaboration, 2014's Lone Survivor. They appear to be trying to corner the market in this very specific genre. I'm amazed at how closely this trailer actually resembles the one for Deepwater Horizon, down to Wahlberg kissing his supportive wife goodbye on the way to work before disaster strikes. This time it's the recreation of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and I assume, the city-wide manhunt that took place immediately following. Berg's films are always pointedly politically neutral, despite the reinvention of events that most remember with at least some tint of political shading, but Berg's attitude is to play things out as straightforward as possible, in order to celebrate the heroes and survivors of these incidents without comment. So, if you're into that kind of thing, this might be for you?

Natalie Portman Brings History to Life in 'Jackie' Teaser

This film from Chilean director Pablo Larrain is apparently an extremely unconventional arthouse biopic about Jackie Kennedy in the days following JFK's assassination, and judging from the critical adoration it received at Venice and again at Toronto, Portman at least looks to be a favorite for her second Best Actress nomination. Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm having a real hard time with the accent we're hearing over this teaser. I know Jackie Kennedy did have a very distinct voice, but that's...gonna take some getting used to. Fox Searchlight picked this one up for a prime Oscar release date of Dec 2nd.