The Boogeyman
While I haven’t seen Dashcam, I did think Host was a fairly enjoyable little lockdown experiment from Rob Savage, and from the looks of it, his turn into more mainstream filmmaking looks to be just as effective if not better. Despite the somewhat hokey premise, the execution does look creepy and moody, and with the writers of A Quiet Place involved and tackling Stephen King material, there’s definitely potential for something really exciting here.
The Boogeyman hits theaters on June 2nd.
Moving On
In case you see 80 For Brady this weekend, and are in need of another Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda fix, Paul Weitz has you covered. This looks pretty good to me. I haven’t even heard of this prior to seeing the trailer, and boy, was I not expecting it to be anything like this. Looking back on Weitz’s filmography, it looks like I have enjoyed his work more than I haven’t, especially as of late. I loved Grandma, Tomlin was terrific in that, so I’m hoping we can get that spark again with this.
Moving on hits theaters on March 17th.
Big George Foreman
Man, after that little intro at the beginning, I thought the trailer was gonna go full throwback and contain a narration, Don LaFontaine style. Was a little disappointed when they didn’t. Anyway, this looks perfectly fine. Thinking back on it, I honestly don’t really know much about Foreman’s story, so this might be something I’ll be interested in checking out, and seeing how the film compares to how things really went down. Can’t say I loved everything George Tillman Jr. has directed, Soul Food is a classic, but we’ll see. This could go either way.
Big George Foreman opens in theaters on April 28th.
A Little White Lie
This I’m not so sure about. Not that it looks terrible or anything, but this trailer, like Michael Shannon’s character, feels a bit off. There’s a compelling premise, but little as to what the actual story is, what is keeping us engaged, who’s perspective are we following, it’s not doing a great job at communicating the stakes here. Could be a decent pass time, but this is one where I would prefer to wait on the word-of-mouth.
A Little White Lie opens in select theaters and VOD platforms on March 3rd.
Murder Mystery 2
I did not see the first Murder Mystery, nor do I have any intention to seek it out. It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of Adam Sandler’s comedies, so I don’t think there’s much I can really say about this. It looks fine, I suppose. I guess if you’re a fan, you’ll in all likelihood enjoy it. That’s about all I got.
Murder Mystery 2 will be released on Netflix on March 31st.
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
I really enjoyed The Killing Of Two Lovers, Robert Machoian has a knack for creating an ominous and tension-filled atmosphere. And while this doesn’t explicitly give out what happens, it does clue you in on what the central dilemma is going to be, and it’s a pretty enticing one. Clayne Crawford was also pretty great in The Killing Of Two Lovers, so I’m glad to see him reunite with Machoian for this. Definitely keeping my eye out for this one.
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers opens in select theaters and VOD platforms on February 17th.
Thoughts on any of the trailers? Feel free to discuss in the comments!