It was a pretty quiet week for movie trailers–mostly because DC doesn’t have any footage ready for upcoming projects, and Marvel has already teased Ant-Man and Avengers: Age of Ultron. But there are some intriguing movies coming up that don’t have incredibly huge moments, and we sure like the look of these promising indies…
Knock Knock
Keanu Reeves is trending hot, following up the genre fun of John Wick with a surprise starring role in the Eli Roth thriller Knock Knock, where he’s a family man alone for the weekend who’s visited by two hot babes. You’ll understand why it’s a horror film if you’ve ever seen 1977’s Death Game. This is a remake, and Knock Knock just played the Sundance Film Festival to better reviews than the original exploitation classic. Eli’s celebrating by hosting the trailer on Facebook–but we kind of like the wonky look of this not-so-official version…
It Follows
We’re genuinely terrified by the idea of ghosts who are transmitted like a sexual disease, because we can pick up on that subtle metaphor. Also, this new international trailer for It Follows does a better job on selling the film than anything we’ve seen yet…
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
It’s a true story, folks: “In 1983, a group of small-time crooks abducted Dutch beer tycoon Alfred “Freddy” Heineken, demanding several million Euros in ransom for his return. Amazingly, they got the money — but it didn’t take long for things to fall apart.” That’s the official synopsis, and we’re looking forward to this tale of losers who got lucky, but then failed to win the sympathy of the courts because they asked for money instead of beer. Although some people don’t like Heineken…
Everly
We like the idea of Salma Hayek as a tough gal trapped in an apartment as she fends off a gang of mobsters, and we’re ready to add her to our Expendabelles dream cast. But we’re more excited about a new movie from director Joe Lynch, who made the very cool Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, and then could barely get a release for the really fun Knights of Badassdom–despite Peter Dinklage being badass in the cast…
The Gunman
We don’t know why snipers keep signing on for shady freelance work, because there are sure a lot of movies where they always end up framed and on the run. The latest one stars Sean Penn in the usual situation, but we like the idea of him taking on a script that Liam Neeson probably turned down…
