Category: Movies

“Why do these messy things keep happening?” Good Deed Ent. has debuted the first official trailer for a film called Lucky Grandma, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Sasie Sealy. This already premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, and also played at the London, Montana, Leiden, Hawaii, and San Diego Asian Film Festivals last fall. Set in New York City’s Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck – and in the middle of a gang war. Starring Tsai Chin as the titular “lucky grandma”, along with Wai Ching Ho, Hsiao-Yuan Ha (aka Corey Ha), Michael Tow, Woody Fu, Yan Xi, and Clem Cheung. Okayyy, whaaat?! This looks so badass! A Chinese Grandma taking on everyone and giving no f**ks about it. I’m down. Respect your elders! ›››

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“We just make music, and have fun, and laugh all the time.” Rock out with Jesse Jams! A fantastic “rock doc” short film to be inspired by. Jesse is a rock n’ roll survivor. He is an Indigenous trans man who grew up in care and endured years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Why make a film about him and his band? “He has a list of mental health diagnoses as long as your arm, but Jesse has developed his own way to cope with his day-to-day challenges: rock n’ roll. The film follows Jesse for a week of his life, as he makes his way to recording sessions, rehearsals, sound checks, and finally a full set with his band at Edmonton’s summer music festival – Interstellar Rodeo. Jesse’s songs are the way into his story: there’s a whole life behind those lyrics.” Don’t write this one off! It’s an awesome and inspiring story about the power of music. ›››

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“One simple question. A world of emotions.” While everyone waits patiently at home all over the world for movie theaters to reopen, Lost in Film has put together a video tribute to the importance of cinema. They reached out to various cinephiles across the world and asked them to answer this simple question: “Why do you love cinema?” They then edited a video together featuring footage from various films and the answers they received, highlighting different perspectives and points of view about the importance of cinema in our lives. The result is something that will certainly make you emotional, and remind you why you love movies and keep watching them. That’s why you read this site anyway, right? I always love watching these rousing video tributes to the magic of movies & the power of visual storytelling, and this one is especially wonderful. ›››

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“If there’s something you wanna see, if there’s something you wanna do, put your head down and go for it because… nobody knows when God’s going to call their name.” Oh my, what a beautiful short film. Holy Dog is a short film made by Shern Sharma starring American cowboy Brady Jandreau – the very same Brady who starred in the outstanding film The Rider. This is kinda a follow-up to that, following Brady after his traumatic injuring riding a bucking bronco. In this short, he heads down to the Patagonia highlands in South America (the city seen in this is Santiago, Chile, though they also used Argentinian film services). I just love how poetic and moving and inspiring Brady’s words are. Especially the part about how people have “forgotten about just living” and how we can’t choose our passions but we can embrace them. A must watch. ›››

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“Don’t you ever think that all of this might come back around…?” Freestyle Digital Media has debuted an official trailer for an indie Los Angeles crime thriller titled Chameleon, the latest feature written / directed by filmmaker Marcus Mizelle. This is dropping on VOD in May without any festival stops before. Chameleon is about two ex-cons who decide to scam L.A. trophy wives and their rich older husbands. But their latest victim, Rebecca, is not who she seems. Rebecca threatens to ruin everything just when Patrick has had a change of heart and is ready to call it quits. Mizelle’s Chameleon stars Joel Hogan, Donald Prabatah, Alicia Leigh Willis, Fernanda Hay, Samuel Whitehill, Silvia Kal, and Frederick Keeve. This is a very mysterious trailer that doesn’t reveal much, but it does setup stakes and the con at the core of the story. ›››

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Time to let the monsters loose. Here There Be Monsters is a new horror short film made by Australian filmmaker Drew Macdonald. The film originally played at 50+ festivals around the world including Sitges, Hollyshorts, Screamfest and many more genre favs, and has won multiple awards along the way. To escape incessant bullying on the bus ride home, a young girl falls asleep, only to wake up trapped at an empty bus yard, with something fearsome lurking outside. Drew describes the short as “a throwback creature feature mixed with a contemporary story about bullying.” The monster design in this is quite gnarly, which adds to the eeriness of the whole thing. Here There Be Monsters stars Savannah Foran McDaniel as Elki; plus Jordan Small, Brad McMurray, Toby Barron as the monster. Aside from the creature, it’s impressive there’s no dialogue in this short yet you can understand exactly what’s going on and all the emotions. Enjoy. ›››

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“Nobody wants to see these politicians disappear…” Netflix has revealed the official trailer for a Spanish mystery thriller called The Silence of the Marsh, which is already available to watch on the streaming service this week. The film was developed by RTVE & TV3 in Spain, with Zeta Cinema and Netflix. While researching corruption for his new book, a successful crime novelist blurs the line between fiction & reality, uncovering the corrupt ties between politicians and the local mafia in Valencia, Spain. This stars Pedro Alonso, Nacho Fresneda, Carmina Barrios, José Ángel Egido, Àlex Monner, Raúl Prieto, and Maite Sandoval. The trailer is dubbed in English, though it should be available to watch with subtitles. Looks like an intriguing all-the-way-to-the-top mystery, with some intense Spanish politics thrown in, too. ›››

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“He saw you, too…” Shudder has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled simply Z, the latest from director Brandon Christensen (of 2017’s Still/Born previously). This originally premiered at the Overlook Film Festival last year, and is debuting to watch on Shudder this May. A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son’s imaginary (or not?) friend that he calls “Z”. Another tale of “parental terror” from the filmmaker behind Still/Born. The film stars Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, Sean Rogerson, Sara Canning, and Stephen McHattie. It doesn’t particularly seem like anything we haven’t seen before, but the creepy monster reveal is a bit jolting. Horror fans definitely don’t want to miss this one. ›››

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“I’m figuring it out. It’s okay… I got this.” 1091 Media has unveiled an official trailer for an indie dramatic thriller titled Feral, marking the feature directorial debut of cinematographer Andrew Wonder. A homeless woman living in the tunnels below New York City, Yasmine who has been stuck there ever since her mother was deported, survives on her own terms in the days leading up to a blizzard. Based off real stories of living underground and working with former homeless individuals, the film is an experience that lets you look into Yasmine’s emotional reality, right into her eyes, as she struggles to carry on. Annapurna Sriram stars as Yasmine, with a small cast including Lori Bullock, Annie Henk, Doug Drucker, & Jonathan Rentler. This premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival last year, and also at the Red Rock Film Festival. Check it out. ›››

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“We have to be there when they come!” Whoa, what the?! Shout Studios has released the official trailer for an indie sci-fi thriller titled Proximity, marking the feature directorial debut of VFX artist / filmmaker Eric Demeusy. This looks awesome! A surprise indie sci-fi film we’ve never heard of before. An “enthralling sci-fi thriller, Proximity is an engaging exploration of the unknown.” A young NASA scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials and returns, but no one believes him. Of course. He becomes obsessed with finding proof “which leads him on a journey of discovery.” Though from the looks of it, there’s much more than just that going on in here. Starring Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan, Christian Prentice, Shaw Jones, and Don Scribner. I’m completely sold by this trailer. Doesn’t look too low budget or cheesy. From what I can tell, a smart filmmaker is using his talent and limited resources to tell a big story in an engaging and exciting way. ›››

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