A Rainy Day in New York (2019) Official Trailer
May as well get the controversial one out of the way first. As you probably already know if you frequent IndieWire or any other fine movie news establishment, Woody Allen is having truckloads of trouble securing a distributor for his latest romantic comedy, A Rainy Day in New York, due to the decades-old sexual assault allegations against him (the evidence for which is dodgy at best, I impartially add) that have resurfaced after the #MeToo movement. Amazon has now dropped the film, so Allen is back to selling the (completed) film around, and this month he released a trailer on his Facebook page. And, I mean, it looks okay. I'm interested in the film mostly because of the controversy, and it's got a great cast. I do like movies about movies, though, so the characters are kind of interesting to me. This trailer shows way too much of the plot, in my opinion.
Brightburn (2019) Final Trailer
For some reason, Sony decided to release a 'Final Trailer' for Brightburn just days before the movie gets released. It's basically just a reedited second trailer with most of the same footage, which seems kind of pointless. You guys already know that I've had my issues with the two previous Brightburn trailers, and since this is basically just the second trailer, my thoughts haven't changed. I'm still on the fence about seeing the movie in cinemas or just waiting for a Blu-Ray release. I have a friend who's seeing the film as I write this so I guess I'll let his opinion shape my final decision. There're so many movies coming out this month (infuriatingly, some on the same days, such as Godzilla and Rocketman) that I have to make a couple of sacrifices somewhere.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Official Trailer
*when Tom Holland showed up at the start of the trailer to tell us to avoid Endgame spoilers*
ME: Wow, these movies have gotten meta, haven't they?
Don't worry, I'll be avoiding Endgame spoilers in this post. This trailer was pretty good. I like the places that they're taking Peter emotionally and this new worldbuilding sounds cool. Plus, Jake Gyllenhaal is in it. 'Nuff said.
Midsommar (2019) Official Trailer
Ah, I always welcome the chance to venture over to the A24 YouTube channel to review one of their trailers. With this one, Midsommar just shot up on my anticipation meter for 2019. The cinematography looks great and the film sounds really intriguing. I often find that A24 gives away a bit too much in their trailers but this one definitely had the right balance of plot and mystery. Turns out the white bars aren't going to be in the final movie. That A24 logo is so cool. This review has just descended into random thoughts now because the trailer does such a good job of keeping the film's mysteries under wraps.
The Farewell (2019) Official Trailer
While we're on the A24 hype train, cast your eyes over to The Farewell, a new Awkwafina dramedy tearjerker. I wasn't a huge fan of Awkwafina in Crazy Rich Asians; to be honest, she kind of irritated me, but I'm willing to put that down to her being given bad dialogue because apparently she's excellent in this, and she looks like it in the trailer. This was a pretty great trailer, too; it didn't give away too much (I mean, in terminal illness movies, you kind of know the outcome, but still) and succeeded in representing the drama and comedy parts of the story. I also just really like the poster. It looks strangely like a Yorgos Lanthimos poster, for some reason (probably the colour palette, although the similarity between the titles for The Farewell and The Favourite might be adding to that sensation). It doesn't currently have a release date in Australia, which worries me because A24 doesn't have the greatest track record with Australian distribution (it took us until this year to get Eighth Grade). Hopefully it'll get some awards buzz so they fast-track their distribution plan.In Fabric (2019) Official Trailer
Ah, what the hell, let's keep going with the A24 trailers. Third and finally is In Fabric, a new British horror film seemingly inspired by the giallo (Italian horror) subgenre. It's going to be screening at the Sydney Film Festival in like a week's time. I'm intrigued by this film's strong visual aesthetic and unique premise (a demon dress), and I know SFF might be the only chance I get to see this film for a long while, but I'm not entirely convinced, not enough to spend money on. Again, the trailer looks good, but it's so vague that I'm not entirely sure that I'll like it.
The Goldfinch (2019) Official Trailer
Let's leave A24 behind and talk about what is shaping up to be Warner Bros.' big Oscar movie for this year, The Goldfinch. The trailer kind of surprised me because from the premise I expected some sort of crime thriller, not what looks to be a contemplative character study of a man with some sort of PTSD. Still looks pretty good, though, and it's got a phenomenal cast.
Toy Story 4 (2019) Official Trailer #2
Now that we've talked about some heavier movies, let's move on to some lighter ones and look at some Disney and Pixar trailers. The first of these is for Toy Story 4, which I'm moved from being ambivalent towards to cautiously excited for. This trailer is a definite improvement on the last one. It's much funnier, for a start - that post-title sting had me laughing - and the story does not look as similar to 2 and 3 as the previous one did, so maybe that one was just edited to be like that. The animation also looks really nice. Plus, Keanu Reeves is in it.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) Official Teaser
Now for a movie that absolutely no one's excited for, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. I remember watching the first movie a long time ago (probably around four years have passed at this point) and thinking it was... okay? Didn't exactly blow me away, and looking back on it the only things I can remember about it was that the actress who played Delores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was in it and there was a bit where (spoilers, I guess) Maleficent got her wings cut off. Needless to say, I don't really care about this series, and with the title that seemingly contradicts the ending of the first film, I don't think Disney does, either.
Onward (2020) Official Teaser
I'm very excited for Pixar to be doing some more original films after the recent trend of sequels and prequels to their earlier glories, but this trailer kind of disappointed me. It took me a second to pinpoint what was wrong with it, but I think I figured it out: it doesn't look like a Pixar film. I'm not just talking about the animation, but I'll touch on that first: the characters in this film look too real; they look more like Dreamworks Animation characters, which is a problem I also had with certain characters in Incredibles 2. The story also feels kind of generic and less creative than Pixar's other films.
I Am Mother (2019) Official Trailer
While it's very annoying that this trailer shows WAY too much (watch at your own risk), this still looks like a pretty good movie. It's also Australian, so extra points for that. While I do find it a bit strange that they named the robot Mother when the A.I. in the Alien franchise is also called Mother, hopefully this won't be too derivative. I mean, it's available to you in your own home, so why wouldn't you watch it?
IT: Chapter Two (2019) Official Teaser
I liked the look of this one. I haven't seen 2017's IT but I have read the book and seen the 1990s TV version. As such, I can't pass a whole lot of judgement, but let's just say it looks good and creepy.
There were a few other trailers that came out this month, but none that I really feel I have much to say about. Other ones include the Melissa McCarthy thriller The Kitchen, which looked fine, and Rambo: Last Blood, which, having not see any of the four preceding films, I don't really feel qualified to speak about.
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