Tell me how this sounds: Robert De Niro as a cash-strapped film producer, Morgan Freeman as a mobster, and Tommy Lee Jones as a washed-up Western star. That’s all I needed to be onboard with “The Comeback Trail”, the new crime comedy from George Gallo. 

Set in 1974, De Niro’s character finds himself in deep debt with a local mobster played by Freeman. After an accidental death on the set of another movie earns its producer $5 million in insurance money, De Niro devises a scam. Hire fading Western star Duke Montana (Jones), insure him for a ton of money, and then set up his “accidental” death while shooting the film. The first trailer shows Gallo and his cast having loads of fun with the concept. Hopefully we in the audience will too.

“The Comeback Trail” is set to release November 13th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

One the biggest and most eagerly anticipated movies of 2020 has to be “Dune”, a massive science-fiction epic from visionary director Denis Villeneuve. This is the first of a two-film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s award-winning 1965 novel. David Lynch’s attempted to tackle the story in 1984, but his film bombed at the box office and with critics. Villeneuve is swinging for the fences with his December blockbuster that finally dropped its first full trailer today!

Our first real look at the film plays mostly like a showcase for its stellar cast. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgard, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, and others. Most get some screen time (poor Bardem only gets a wink). We get a few fragments of story and a handful of stunning shots from cinematographer Greig Fraser. It’s a good introduction and I hope to see more of the world in the next trailer.

“Dune” hits theaters December 18th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

With “My Zoe” Julie Delpy brings together an intriguing cast to tell an emotionally charged story of grief, loss, and a mother’s attempt to cope. The drama is written and directed by Delpy who also plays the leads role. “My Zoe” first showed at the 2019 Toronto Independent Film Festival and it’s first trailer debuted a few months ago. But now we have an October release date and I like the looks of it so far.

Delpy plays Isabelle, a mother raising her daughter Zoe with her bitter ex-husband (Richard Armitage). When Zoe tragically dies Isabelle is shattered and unable to accept the death of her beloved daughter. So against all reason, the devastated yet determined mother seeks out a Russian fertility specialist (Daniel Brühl) and his wife (Gemma Arterton) believing they can help bring her daughter back. It’s heavy subject matter approached from a very unique angle.

“My Zoe” is set to release October 5th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

I normally don’t do First Glances of second trailers. But so many of us have been anxiously awaiting the new 007 adventure that I couldn’t help but share a few words on trailer #2 for “A Time to Die”. Originally planned for an April release, the 25th James Bond film is now slated to drop in November and what better time than now to throw out a brand new trailer for us to chew on.

Sporting an exciting tag “The mission that changes everything begins“, the new trailer shows why the Craig-era Bond films have been so much fun. Exhilarating action, a terrific cast of charismatic characters, and of course Daniel Craig who still packs the swagger and physicality that has made his run so great. Names like De Armas, Fiennes, Malek, Seydoux, Waltz, Harris, Wright, Lynch, and Whishaw all appear in the trailer which only strengthen its appeal.

“No Time to Die” hits theaters this November. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

There are no words. RIP Chadwick Boseman.

Kenneth Branagh steps back into the shoes of Belgian super sleuth Hercule Poirot in “Death on the Nile”. It’s the follow up to “Murder on the Orient Express”, Branagh’s star-studded 2017 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic 1934 novel. Once again Branagh directs and Michael Green returns as screenwriter.

This time around Poirot is on vacation in Egypt when he is suddenly thrust into the middle of a murder mystery with a list of suspects as long as the Nile. They include Gal Gadot, Annette Benning, Arnie Hammer, Tom Bateman, Russell Brand, Letitia Wright among others. The first trailer gives an entertaining and stylish glimpse into what Branagh and company have in store for us.

“Death on the Nile” opens October 23rd in theaters. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.