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We were hit with the teaser a few weeks back and now we finally have the first full trailer for the final season of Netflix’s hit series, Stranger Things. This has become MY favorite series and all I can say is, I’m not ready. Things look bleak for Hawkins and the gang but they’ve all come out okay before right? RIGHT? Volume One drops November 26, 2025, Volume 2 ON Christmas Day, and the finale drops New Year’s Eve. Ugh…I’ll say this and leave you with the trailer…using Queen’s “Who Wants to Live Forever” is just downright diabolical.
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.
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
A few hours ago, during an interview released by Collider, Marvel’s Kevin Feige confirmed that Deadpool 3 will be rated ‘R’ and will also launch the Merc with a Mouth into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“It will be rated R and we are working on a script right now, and Ryan’s overseeing a script right now…It will not be [filming] this year. Ryan is a very busy, very successful actor. We’ve got a number of things we’ve already announced that we now have to make, but it’s exciting for it to have begun. Again, a very different type of character in the MCU, and Ryan is a force of nature, which is just awesome to see him bring that character to life.”
Fans can only speculate exactly how Deadpool will be introduced but knowing Reynolds’ dedication to this character and Feige helming it all, it will be nothing short of awesome and hilarious.
It was announced today that Warner Bros. Studios has asked Johnny Depp to leave the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film franchise. Details were not given as to why but many speculate that his personal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard were behind the decision.
Depp joined the franchise in 2016 as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald to the surprise of many fans. Depp would reprised that role in 2018‘s Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The third film, presumably, would feature the showdown between Grindelwald and Jude Law’s Albus Dumbledore as detailed in the Harry Potter book series. No details have been given as to which direction Warner Bros. will take moving forward but Depp did issue a statement on his Instagram page:
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.
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