If you would’ve told me decades ago, that the Karate Kid franchise would become one most complex sagas in film and yet, somehow remaining blissfully simplistic, I would’ve called you crazy. Jump ahead to a few days ago when the trailer for Karate Kid Legends drops and I see Ralph Macchio face-to-face with Jackie Chan talking about Mr. Miyagi and I lost my mind. Now, I have always been upfront with being a sponge for useless pop culture knowledge. That being said, my nerd superpower was triggered when I went back to the first film when Mr. Miyagi is talking to Daniel about the roots of karate. He talks about one of his ancestors, drinking strong sake and falling asleep in his fishing boat and waking up off the coast of China. Thus, kung fu influenced this Miyagi ancestor, and Miyagi-do karate was born. In this trailer, Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han seeks out Daniel LaRusso to help train new student. They reference both films and tie them together with the branches of the bonsai tree. Needless to say, I am super excited to see this next chapter, and I proudly share with you the trailer for Karate Kid Legends. In theaters May 30, 2025
A return to written media for Nowhere California seemed inevitable to coincide with the return of the greatest film adventurer ever, Indiana Jones. I initially wanted to drop this review (spoiler free, of course!) the Friday of the film’s release. Keeping in true with our brand, I decided to shut the fuck up and let everybody have a week to watch the movie! So buckle up kids while I take some ibuprofen for stiff muscles and a little whiskey for my arthritis and get ready to tackle my review for Indiana Jones, and the Dial of Destiny.
As we know from the trailer, besides Harrison, Ford’s return to this iconic character we also got a peek at John Rhys-Davies returning as Indy’s faithful friend and digger, Sallah. The new friends and foes are head up by Phobe Waller-Bridge, Toby Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, Ethann Isidore, and Boyd Holbrook. Beyond that, my lips will stay sealed like the Ark of the Covenant! So pull up a Sankara Stone and grab an ice cold drink for your Holy Grail and be prepared to have your Crystal Skull filled with this review. Okay okay, I’ll stop.
I am of the belief that no CGI face ever looks truly like the real deal. That being said, those cats over at Disney and LucasFilm did some of the best work I’ve ever seen to de-age Harrison Ford. The film opens up in familiar territory of World War II Nazi Germany. We are given a bit of backstory as Indiana Jones and his friend, Basil Shaw are in pursuit of stolen artifacts that the Nazis have loaded up on a train as the Reich crumbles around them. In their pursuit, they tangle with Mads Mikkelsen’s character, a brilliant mathematician, who finds a piece of Archimedes dial, an artifact, that hints at the possibility of time travel. From there, the story takes us to 1969, just after the astronauts return from the moon. We see a world that no longer needs an Indiana Jones and barely needs a professor Jones. True to these films, see our heroes as they jump from country to country, city to city in pursuit of clues that will lead them to Archimedes dial. Even in 1969, Indiana Jones is locked in a fierce battle with former Nazis hell-bent on restoring the glory of the third Reich. In essence, this is a race against and for time. Initially, I didn’t like the idea that Indiana Jones was an afterthought to most of these people, but as I’ve had time to really think about it, Indiana Jones didn’t even believe in Indiana Jones anymore. Once the wheels began rolling towards another harrowing adventure, that’s when we see Indy’s confident begin to resurge, and he makes it very well known that he is still the best archaeologist. The world has never known. I know many of our readers and many fans of Indiana Jones will groan at the thought of time travel, and anything being changed, but I urge you to ignore that and go see this film. Although I stand firm that the greatest ending that this series had was when they literally rode off into the sunset at the end of The Last Crusade, this was a very well thought out and well executed final film of this iconic adventurer.
Just ahead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel dropped the first trailer for the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder. We see Thor ditching his dad bod (almost assuredly with a shred-filled 80d training montage), swashbuckling and wooing ladies, and traversing the universe with his new friends, the Guardians of the Galaxy. We also get our first look at Jane Foster wielding the reforged Mjolnir as a confused Thor looks on. Anyway, enough of that! Here’s the trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder…
Director Troy Duffy confirmed that Boondock Saints 3 is green lit and will begin shooting in May of 2022. Both Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery have confirmed they will reprise their roles as the MacManus brothers along side Duffy. Saints 3 is being written by creator Duffy with help from both Flanery and Reedus contributing.
On the heels of one of the coolest teaser trailers ever, today we got our first glimpse into the new and improved Matrix universe. We get to see Carrie Ann Moss return as Trinity as well as KeNu Reeves as the mythic Thomas Anderson…? No seriously, his old persona seems to be all that remains. The One, Neo clearly doesn’t remember his previous form and it seems the basis of Resurrections is to help him rediscover who he truly is. Now I’ll shut up so you can watch the trailer below. The Matrix Resurrection is slated to hit theaters on 12/22/2021.
The brand new trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife has arrived and it’s chock full of new character goodness, mixed with a healthy dose of nostalgia that will have original fans misty eyed (yes…yes I was). So without further ado, please enjoy the latest trailer and check out Ghostbusters: Afterlife in theaters November 11th.
It’s finally here! The long awaited trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage has finally hit. I won’t over ramble so you can get to the sweet sweet symbiote action buuuut…there are three things I LOVED about this trailer. First, very little of Woody Harrelson’s Carnage (I hate over reveals!). Second, this is directed by Andy Serkis. If ANYONE knows how a movie with motion capture should flow it’s that guy!! Third, the line at the end of the trailer ONLY IN THEATERS. In our current world I think it’s a bold move and statement to make and I love it. Enough of my gas, check out the trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, in theaters ONLY on September 24, 2021
The time has come for the second trailer and this time, it seems, our boys have run out of time while their kids are traveling…time…Oh look, I’ve gone cross-eyed. The second trailer for Bill and Ted Face the Music gives us a bigger glimpse at the lives Bill and Ted lead now and it seems things have taken a bogus turn. The guys are in marriage counseling, the future has given them a day to save the universe, their kids have gone to hell, and they still haven’t written THE song! Will the Wyld Stallyns save the universe or is 2020 really the year the world ends? Find out August 28th when Bill and Ted Face The Music hits theaters.
The year is 2020. The future has become uncertain. Mankind faces obstacle after obstacle and our way of life is in peril. Just when all seems lost, our time traveling heroes, Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan return to show us the future is still most excellent.
The date: June 9th, 2020. The time: 6:24 in the morning. I am awakened to a screaming goat (my text tone…don’t ask) notifying me that I have a message from my friend Lissa. Wiping the sleep away, my eyes adjust, and I realize she has sent me the trailer for the MOST anticipated film of the year! (I know it’s subjective but this is my article so…eat it). Okay okay!! I’m over vamping so let’s just get to it.
I have three words to sum up the excitement I felt watching this for the first time…William FREAKING Sadler!! Yes ladies and gentlemen, Death has returned and was air guitar jamming with our boys once again!! Seriously…here’s another picture of him just to show you how awesome this is!! Bill & Ted Face the Music is slated to hit theaters (fingers crossed) on August 21st, 2020. Directed by Dean Parisot
In the midst of all this most heinous COVID-19 stuff, fans of the highly anticipated Bill & Ted Face The Music have been, ironically, concerned about the future of our musical saviors. Rumors have circulated that the film would, more than likely, end up pushed out of theaters and land on streaming services or wind up like John Wick 4 and the fourth Matrix film (I know…all Keanu vessels), pushed to net year. One fan took to twitter to ask Alex Winter (aka Bill S. Preston Esq.) himself what the status was regarding our wayward time travelers and here was Winter’s response
“Hey, thanks for asking. Everything is great in BT3 land. The cut is almost done and looks fantastic. Teasers and trailers are ready to go. Like every movie slated for this summer we had to stop and reorganize due to Covid. Teaser coming in a few weeks, news on release soon!”
Although this doesn’t confirm nor deny anything, the news that the film is firmly in post-production AND that trailers will be coming soon is, as our heroes would say, most tranquil. I will throw my prediction out there and say that, although Face The Music is still set to release August 21, that would put them smashed directly between Wonder Woman 84 and The New Mutants, Orion Pictures will opt to move Bill and Ted to a streaming service with the possibility of a theatrical release further down the road. Either way it pans out, I am overjoyed at the news that we will have a trailer soon! Check back with us here at Nowhere California for trailers and trailer reactions/breakdowns. Until then…Be excellent to each other and…PARTY ON DUDES!!
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