trailer break: ‘Iron Man 2’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Holy shit, this might be the best trailer ever. And all because of Robert Downey Jr. (Well, there’re some awesomely funny lines, too, and I don’t think it’s unfair, considering how great the first movie was, to suspect that those won’t be the only funny lines, and … more…

trailer break: ‘Death at a Funeral’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh. My. God. Why would anyone take Frank Oz’s hilarious 2007 flick of the same name, and turn it into this? Why would Neil LaBute do that? Is this all Chris Rock is capable of: taking someone else script and adding some minstrelry to it? I was … more…

trailer break: ‘Robin Hood’ teaser

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… The first look at Ridley Scott’s Gladiator-style take on the folk hero: Pretty dark and scary and intense. And no tights in sight. Robin Hood opens in the U.S. and the U.K. on May 14, 2010.

trailer break: ‘Avatar’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I realized I hadn’t posted a trailer since the teaser ages ago. If you’re avoiding my review till you’ve seen the movie, this offers a good taste of what you’re in for without spoiling anything. In fact, it’s probably impossible to spoil this movie, because it really … more…

trailer break: ‘For the Love of Movies’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… The quotes from critics’ reviews strike me as sorta like Kramer’s plan to write a coffee table book about coffee tables: Should critics review a film about critics… one in which they themselves appear? I do not appear in this movie, though obviously a have something of … more…

retro trailer: ‘A Christmas Story’

Take a look back at an old trailer… I can’t remember ever wanting anything for Christmas as a kid anything as much as Ralphie wants that Red Rider BB gun. But I love seeing him get it, year after year. Looks like TBS will be engaging in its new annual tradition of running the film … more…

trailer break: ‘According to Greta’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Hilary Duff visits her grandparents, where she acts like an adorable bitch and get a cute boyfriend. And everybody’s happy. Well, at least it’s a movie about a girl. According to Greta opens in Los Angeles today; no U.K. release date has been announced. Demand the film … more…

trailer break: ‘The Slammin’ Salmon’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Remember, this is all the funniest stuff the movie has to offer. Mispronunciation of “ethnic” names and misunderstanding of “ethnic” slang, a fancy restaurant that serves spoiled food and serves cats as customers, stupid puns, stupid people, physical abuse, physical humiliation, boobs, jokes about defecation. What’s not … more…

trailer break: ‘Youth in Revolt’ redband

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Youth In Revolt Red Band Trailer – watch more funny videos Oh my god, it’s Nice Guy(TM): The Movie! Everyone knows girls only like jerks, so wimpy, doormatish, insecure Nice Guy transforms himself into a deranged, criminal asshole in order to get the girl… and it works! … more…

trailer break: ‘Nine’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’ve seen this film twice now, and I am bursting to say all sorts of stuff about it, and I am forbidden from doing so under pain of death from The Weinstein Company. (Obviously, some other critics were either not threatened with torture, or figured they’d call … more…