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The East trailer: Brit Marling intrigues me again, but I am forewarned

Wed, May 29, 2013
6 comments

Finally making the globo energy corps pay for their crimes! Looks and sounds great. But I’ve said that before about Brit Marling’s work…

| 6 Comments

Rush trailer: drive fast in circles and then explode

Tue, May 28, 2013
1 comment

Apparently men turn to dangerous athletics in order to express their emotions and existential rage.

| 1 Comment

Now You See Me trailer: a kind of magic?

Fri, May 24, 2013
8 comments

What? Is this an original idea? Not based on a TV show, a comic book, or a movie from my high-school years?

| 8 Comments

The Purge trailer: murder most legal

Thu, May 23, 2013
8 comments

Ooo, I’m intrigued. A concept of anthropological science fiction.

| 8 Comments

Ender’s Game trailer: children’s crusade

Wed, May 22, 2013
29 comments

They’ve really front-loaded the film with actors the Academy loves. Are they thinking this is a contender?

| 29 Comments

in a pressurized enviroment, they can hear you scream (Europa Report trailer)

Tue, May 21, 2013
11 comments

Yay! Sharlto Copley is back.

| 11 Comments

pirates of Somalia (Captain Phillips trailer)

Mon, May 20, 2013
12 comments

Paul Greengrass + Tom Hanks = cinematic fabulousness, I have no doubt.

| 12 Comments

Agent “Phil” Coulson is still alive! hooray! (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. trailer)

Fri, May 17, 2013
9 comments

I don’t usually post television trailers, but the movie tie-in makes it impossible for me to resist this. Plus it’s from Joss Whedon.

| 9 Comments

too too precious? (Frances Ha trailer)

Thu, May 16, 2013
2 comments

I guess it’s funny cuz she wants to be a dancer but she’s really clumsy and awkward, and because she doesn’t do what she does anyway.

| 2 Comments

how to be an 11-year-old girl (Broken trailer)

Wed, May 15, 2013
1 comment

Spoiler: Being an 11-year-old girl sucks, and it’s mostly not fun, and it’s awful, and it sucks. Until it’s wonderful.

| 1 Comment
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