Motion picture icon Clint Eastwood returns with his highly anticipated thriller “Juror #2”. His incredible career has seen him star in countless big screen classics. But he’s also flourished behind the camera. “Juror #2” marks the 40th film directed by the 94-year-old legend. Written by Jonathan Abrams and featuring a terrific cast, Eastwood’s latest has the look of a potential awards season contender. It would be a fitting result for what is rumored to be the final film of his storied career.

The new trailer offers us a tantalizing taste of what we’re in for. The film stars Nicholas Hoult playing a family man caught in a fascinating moral dilemma. He’s been chosen as a juror for a high-profile murder trial but quickly discovers that he may have more of a connection to the case than he imagined. Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Zoey Deutch, Chris Messina, Kiefer Sutherland, Cedric Yarbrough, and Leslie Bibb round out the sterling cast in what has quickly turned into one of my most anticipated movies of the year.

“Juror #2” premieres at AFI Fest on October 27th and will open in select theaters on November 1st. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Information has been sparse concerning the John Wick movies but news came a while ago about a new film that will expand the John Wick universe. That movie is “Ballerina”, or more properly, “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina”. It’s a film that was immediately met with a lot of hesitation. But the long-awaited first trailer alleviates many of the concerns. It very much looks like a John Wick movie. And seeing the beloved faces of Ian McShane, Lance Reddick (in his final screen role), Anjelica Huston, and Keanu Reeves himself only strengthens that sentiment.

Franchise director Chad Stahelski hands the reins to Len Wiseman (the Underworld films). The story is set between John Wick Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 with Ana de Armas playing Eve Macarro, a ballerina turned assassin who sets out to pay back the people who killed her father. Her thirst for vengeance leads her down an action-fueled path that looks to follow the John Wick formula. And that’s a good thing!

“From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” is currently set to release June 6, 2025. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Ryan Coogler reteams with his favorite muse, Michael B. Jordan in “Sinners”, a movie that has been described as a supernatural gothic action horror film (whew, that’s a mouthful). Coogler and Jordan have already worked together on a range of films that includes “Fruitvale Station”, “Creed”, and “Black Panther”. The new trailer for their latest collaboration adds another unique entry into their catalog.

Set in 1930s Louisiana, “Sinners” sees Jordan playing a young man involved in a troubling event alongside his twin brother. The two return to their hometown in hopes of making a new start. But they find a sinister force waiting on them which sends them to someplace dark and unexpected. Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo, and Jayme Lawson also star. The trailer hints at a mysterious and compelling story. I can’t wait to see how it plays.

“Sinners” is set to release March 7, 2025. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is set to release “Despicable Me 4” in a terrific Blu-ray and Digital combo-pack. “Despicable Me 4” was a box office hit, grossing just under $1 billion dollars. Amazingly the popular film series has earned over $5 billion and is the only animated franchise to ever do so. “Despicable Me 4” once again follows the adventures of reformed supervillain Gru (Steve Carell) and his high-energy family. And that’s precisely what fans want.

This new Blu-ray edition of “Despicable Me 4” will be available to purchase on September 24th. It will also be releasing on 4K Ultra HD on the same date. See below for a full synopsis and release information including special features.

About the Film:

Year: 2024

Runtime: 95 Minutes

Directors: Chris Renaud

Screenwriters: Mike White and Ken Daurio

Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove, Stephen Colbert, Sofía Vergara, Will Ferrell, Steve Coogan, John DiMaggio, Chloe Fineman, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan, Tara Strong

Rating: PG

The world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain-League-agent returns for a bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s “DESPICABLE ME 4”, now with 2 mini-movies. Gru, Lucy and their girls welcome a new member to the family – Gru Jr. – who is intent on tormenting his dad, as a new nemesis shows up and forces the family to go on the run. This latest blockbuster chapter in the biggest global animated franchise in history is packed with nonstop action and filled with Illumination’s signature subversive humor.

Special Features:

TWO EXCLUSIVE MINION MINI MOVIES

• Game Over and Over – After stumbling upon a powered-up game controller inside Gru’s lair, the mischievous Minions discover its ability to control one another, unleashing mayhem as they compete for high scores.
• Benny’s Birthday – Benny finds himself trapped in a time loop of a Minion-style birthday party, encountering uproarious mischief at every turn.

OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES

• Deleted & Extended Scenes
• FEATURETTE: Despicable Dialogue
• FEATURETTE: Making of Despicable Me 4
• FEATURETTE: Mega Minion Mayhem
• FEATURETTE: Meet the Cast
• FEATURETTE: Rogues Gallery
• FEATURETTE: How to Draw
• Theatrical Trailer

The idea of the Thunderbolts has always been an intriguing one. Stories revolving around a group of reformed supervillains working for the United States government is ripe with potential. It’s Marvel’s execution of that idea that has often been suspect. Now the Marvel Cinematic Universe is preparing to release their big screen version of the antihero supergroup and so far it hasn’t looked encouraging. The lineup hasn’t sparked much enthusiasm and neither does the newly released first trailer.

The trailer for “Thunderbolts” puts most of its emphasis on Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova who finds herself lured into a web with several other antiheroes including her father, Red Guardian (David Harbour), Bucky Barnes (Sebastain Stan), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), and Sentry (Lewis Pullman). Through circumstances that somehow aren’t revealed in the nearly three-and-a-half minute trailer, the group of not-so-bad seeds are forced to work together against some global threat. A few other familiar faces return in what has been and remains an underwhelming new MCU installment.

“Thunderbolts” hit theaters May 2, 2025. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Well Go USA has announced the home video release of “Exhuma”, the acclaimed South Korean supernatural horror thriller written and directed by Jang Jae-hyun. It’s an introspective yet foreboding ghost movie that follows the exhumation of an ominous grave that portends to hold the secret of a mysterious illness. But the characters end up unleashing something much more sinister. It’s a dark, disturbing, and brilliantly executed film that would become South Korea’s highest grossing film of 2024.

This new Blu-ray edition of “Exhuma” will be available to purchase on October 8th. It will also be releasing on 4K Ultra HD on the same date. See below for a full synopsis and release information including special features.

About the Film:

Year: 2024

Runtime: 135 Minutes

Director: Jang Jae-Hyun

Screenwriter: Jang Jae-Hyun

Cast: Choi Min-Sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Do-hyun, Kim Jae-cheol, Kim Sun-young, Kim Ji-an

Rating: NR

When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness that affects only the first-born children of each generation. With the help of a knowledgeable mortician (Yoo Hai-jin) and the country’s most revered geomancer (Choi Min-sik), they soon trace the affliction’s origin to a long-hidden family grave located on sacred ground. Sensing an ominous aura surrounding the burial site, the team opts to exhume and relocate the ancestral remains immediately. But as something much darker emerges, they soon discover what befalls those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.

Special Features:

• Featurette: The Making of “Exhuma”
• Trailer