Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
While digging through the Zablo Vault, I came across a Dave Wachter sketch of Sly Stallone as Jimmy “Bobo” from Bullet to the Head that I somehow never posted. Well, it’s time to fix that!
You can see more of Dave’s art at his site. – Craig
Crime 101 starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, and Halle Berry – A New Poster and Trailer are Here!
Get an inside look at the making of #Crime101 starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, and Halle Berry. Experience it in theaters and IMAX on February 13.
Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, Crime 101 weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads. Convinced he has found a pattern, a relentless detective (Mark Ruffalo) is closing in, raising the stakes even higher. As the heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and all three are faced with life-defining choices–and the realization that there can be no turning back.
Adapted from Don Winslow’s acclaimed novella of the same name, the film is written and directed by Bart Layton (American Animals, The Imposter). Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte round out the cast.
Rocky by Rich Conley!
The Syfy Channel is running a Twilight Zone Marathon that starts at 5am on Christmas Day ending at 7am on December 26th.
What a great way to spend down-time between presents, get-togethers with family and friends, eating too much and napping. Set your DVRs for the entire marathon or just to get favorites or episodes you’ve never seen. You can see the entire Twilight Zone Marathon schedule here.
There’s a sweet spot that starts at 8pm on the 25th. Seven of my favorite episodes will run back-to-back.
Enjoy!
Ito gets Wolverine. I love everything about this piece. Wolverine is short but thick. He looks feral. His mask is right. Yeah, Ito gets Wolverine.
“I’m the best there is at what I do, and what I do best isn’t very nice.”
Troll 2 (2025)
Director: Roar Uthaug
Screenplay: Espen Aukan
Stars: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
Three years have passed since the battle with the Troll King. Nora Tidemann now lives in a remote cabin having resigned from her government position after the troll “incident”. When her friend, Andreas Isaksen, asks Nora to assist on a secret government project, she is intrigued.
Nora travels with Andreas to a hidden underground installation. She is shocked to discover the government has captured a hibernating troll. When the creature wakes up it breaks free. During the troll’s escape it eats and kills government workers.
Now the troll is headed for a major city intent on killing all who live there.
Nora, Andreas and Major Kristoffer Holm reteam to stop the troll before it reaches civilization. It’ll be difficult and lives will be lost, but they should prevail. That’s what they are thinking… until a second troll comes into play.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
I was glad to see original cast members return. Troll 2 is fun… but a step down from the original.
Troll 2 (2025) earns 3 of 5 stars.
Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil is a movie that has grown on me over the years. Now it is one of my favorites. Angora has come up with an alt poster that I hope brings more eyes to the film.
This Godfather art was created by Mark Levy for a custom box set for The Godfather trilogy.
“Leave the gun and the cannoli. Take the art.”
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
Director: Sion Sono
Screenplay: Aaron Hendry, Reza Sixo Safai
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi.
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
In an apopalyptic future, a bank robber known as Hero is saved from execution by the Governor of Samurai Town. Samurai Town is a settlement that is a mixture of Japanese and cowboy cultures. Outside of Samurai Town lies a barren wilderness known as Ghostland. Those that live in Ghostland are crazed outcasts who kill intruders.
The Governor offers Hero the option to survive. All Hero has to do is venture into the wasteland, find the Governor’s grown “granddaughter” (sex slave) who has run away, and safely return her to Samurai Town. Hero will have five days to complete the mission.
Hero will wear a specially designed suit that contains explosive charges. Should he violate one of the rules explained by the Governor, a charge will explode. Should Hero fail to return in five days with the Governor’s “granddaughter” all of the explosives in the suit will detonate.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
When I saw the trailer for Prisoners of the Ghostland, I thought it would be either a fun Escape from New York type movie or something just too weird for me. Sadly it was the latter. I tapped out at about 35 minutes when one of Hero’s test-e-quels is blown off.
Not even Sofia Boutella was enough to make me want to continue.
Nicholas Cage has been quoted as saying that Prisoners of the Ghostland “might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something.” Indeed.
As always, your mileage may vary.
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) rates 1 of 5 stars.
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: Season 3 – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
Loved the first two seasons. Deal me in.
Death is not the end.
Primal S3 Premieres Jan 11th at 11:30pm | Next Day HBO Max
The Poster and Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure are Here!
A film by Steven Spielberg. Disclosure Day is in theaters 06.12.26.
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people.
We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.
Universal Pictures is proud to release a new original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars SAG winner and Oscar® nominee Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The Crown), Oscar® winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, Kingsman franchise), Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters, The Perfect Couple) and two-time Oscar® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin).
Based on a story by Spielberg, the screenplay is by David Koepp, whose previous work with Spielberg includes the scripts for Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Combined, those films earned more than $3 billion worldwide. Koepp also wrote the script for this 2025’s Jurassic World Rebirth.
Disclosure Day is produced by five-time Academy Award® nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger (The Fabelmans, West Side Story) and by Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment. The executive producers are Adam Somner and Chris Brigham.
Steven Spielberg is one of the industry’s most successful and influential filmmakers. The top-grossing director of all time, Spielberg has helmed such blockbusters as Jaws, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones franchise and Jurassic Park.
Among his myriad honors, he is a three-time Academy Award® winner, including Oscars® for Best Director and Best Picture for Schindler’s List, which received a total of seven Oscars®, and for Best Director for Saving Private Ryan. His most recent film, The Fabelmans, was released by Universal in 2022 and received seven Academy Award® nominations, including for Directing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Picture.
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The Poster and Trailer for The Pitt: Season 2 are Here!
And so it begins.
Season 2 of the Emmy Award-winning Outstanding Drama Series #ThePitt premieres January 8 on HBO Max.
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay: William D. Wittliff; based on THE PERFECT STORM by Sebastian Junger
Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, John Hawkes, Allen Payne, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Karen Allen,
Bob Gunton, Christopher McDonald, Cherry Jones, Rusty Schwimmer, Janet Wright, Dash Mihok, Josh Hopkins and Michael Ironside.
Tagline: In the Fall of 1991, the “Andrea Gail” left Gloucester, Mass. and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an event took place that had never occurred in recorded history.
The Plot…
Fishing boat Captain Billy Tyne has been on an unlucky streak. His last several outings have come up short. Small hauls equals small pay. Billy and his crew all need more cash. So when Billy asks them to join him on one last last-season trip, they all agree.
After a short dry spell, the crew hits gold. They bring in thousands of pounds of fish. The season has been saved once they get the fish to port and collect the dough.
They might be delayed a bit. Two massive storms have formed between the ship and port. The safe thing will be to wait far away until the storm passes.
Then the ship’s ice machine breaks down.
If they wait out the storm, the fish will spoil. They won’t get a payday. All the work during the season will be for nothing. Or… they can head for port and go right through the storms. It will be risky but they think they can make it.
They have no idea the storms will converge into something no one could have expected.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
None of the fish seen in the film were real. Because director Wolfgang Peterson was an animal-rights supporter, the fish in the film were either animatronics or rubber.
The Perfect Storm (2000) rates 3 of 5 stars.
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv by Nacho Yunis A.
Normal starring Bob Odenkirk, Lena Heady and Henry Winkler – The Teaser Trailer is Here!
In theaters April 17.
The latest collaboration between Bob Odenkirk, JOHN WICK creator Derek Kolstad and NOBODY producer Marc Provissiero, director Ben Wheatley’s (FREE FIRE, HIGH RISE) kinetic neo-Western stars Odenkirk as an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
For Sheriff Ulysses (Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern American town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both his marital woes and recent moral injuries in the line of duty. But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality’s tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake.
Starring Bob Odenkirk, Lena Heady and Henry Winkler
Directed by Ben Wheatley
