Trailer Talk: Destroyer, Miss Bala, The Aftermath, and more!

Destroyer

This is a trailer I’ve been looking forward to since I first heard the raves coming from its festival run. It looks really damn good. That’s not too surprising, I suppose, considering Karyn Kusama is behind this, and she’s a great director – by the way, if you haven’t seen her last film, The Invitation, I highly recommend doing so. Kidman also looks fantastic, the supporting cast is solid, and I’m all for gritty crime stories. I can’t wait for this one.

Destroyer will hit select theaters on Christmas.

Miss Bala

I haven’t seen the Mexican film that this is based on, but I am curious to check it out after seeing this, even if it mostly because I imagine the original will be much better. I mean, an action movie about a woman stuck between DEA agents and the cartel, and it’s rated PG-13? I think Catherine Hardwick is a good director, and Gina Rodriguez has been very good in everything I’ve seen her in, but come on, we should be past this by now. Unless Hardwick is really going to push that PG-13 as far as she can, maybe we’ll have something interesting and dynamic, but I think I’m more looking forward to seeing the original.

Miss Bala will be released in theaters on January 25th, 2019.

The Aftermath

The idea of exploring the reconstruction of immediate post-WWII Germany is interesting, but…in the context of this, it seems a bit shallow. I hope it’s the trailer that makes it all seem slight. I like these actors, but I did find out that this was written by the duo who wrote 2016 film, Race, which was capital P problematic, and if they end up leaning on the same misguided attempt at nuance within touchy subjects, then there might be a good reason why this wasn’t aimed at awards season.

The Aftermath will be released in theaters on April 26th, 2019.

The Curse of La Llorona

Apparently, La Llorona is a legit Mexican folklore figure, which is really cool cause I dig that kind of stuff. I’m also very curious because this guy is going to direct The Conjuring 3. If James Wan believes in this guy, then I’ll give him a chance. It certainly looks like he knows what he’s doing. Plus, I like seeing Linda Cardellini in stuff, so that’s another thing to look forward to. I hope it’s good.

The Curse of La Llorona will be released on April 19th, 2019.

The Kid Who Would Be King

Finally! A New Joe Cornish movie! It’s about damn time, if I do say so myself. If you haven’t seen his debut 2011 film, Attack The Block, get to that as soon as possible. It totally rocks. This also looks pretty delightful. It’s like if all those YA adaptations looked fun instead of super depressing. Having Andy Serkis’ son as the lead is interesting, and he looks solid here. I hope this was worth the wait.

The Kid Who Would Be King will be released in theaters on January 25th, 2019.

The Clovehitch Killer

Dylan McDermott is such an underrated actor, and this looks like a perfect little vehicle for him to go wild. The premise is something I’ve seen explored a few times before, but it looks like the execution here is going to be very good. I haven’t heard of this film before the trailer popped up, but now I’m excited to check it out.

The Clovehitch Killer will be released in select theaters and VOD platforms on November 16th.

Jonathan

So, what if Split, but way less fun. Joking aside, I can see there being a really compelling story here, even if it doesn’t seem to take as much advantage of the premise as it could, at least, based on the trailer alone. The only thing is I’m still not fully convinced that Ansel Elgort is that engaging of an actor. Even Edgar Wright couldn’t make him interesting in Baby Driver, what chance does…*checks IMDb*…Bill Oliver have? I’ll give it a chance, the story looks interesting enough, but I’m not holding my breath.

Jonathan will hit select theaters on November 16th.

Thoughts on any of the trailers? Feel free to discuss in the comments!