Film

Four-part docuseries starts as a typical self-congratulatory tribute. Then it drills down to specific highs and lows, and delivers the goods

“I don’t keep passphrases just lying around!” Well Go USA has unveiled an official trailer for an indie crime thriller called Cold Wallet, the second feature from Cutter Hodierne after his indie hit Fishing Without Nets from a decade ago. This “crypto heist movie” premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being present by Steven Soderbergh. After losing everything in a cryptocurrency scam, a ragtag team of vigilante Redditors attempt to kidnap the kingpin who screwed them over. But when the home invasion takes a turn for the…

“Do not attempt the Are You There? challenge!” It’s a bad idea – you might end up dead! Dark Sky Films has unveiled an official trailer for indie horror thriller titled Are You There?, directed by indie filmmaker Kim Noonan. It’s getting a small release and will be available on VOD to watch this February if anyone is curious. Paranormal psychology student Rosa Gonzalez lights a ritual candle used to contact the dead… When she then asks, “Are You There?” she opens a door to a demonic game of 20…

“I was sure my family were dead.” Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Surviving Black Hawk Down, a 3-episode docu series that will be streaming on Netflix starting in February. The doc is a “360-degree telling of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, whose events served as inspiration for Ridley Scott’s Academy Award winning film Black Hawk Down.” It has been 24 years since Black Hawk Down opened in theaters (back in 2001) and yet somehow now is apparently the right time to revisit it. I mean, it is a great…

“Sometimes I wonder… what it’d be like to just run away.” Buffalo 8 has revealed an official trailer for an indie romantic drama called One Night in Tokyo, reminiscent of Before Sunrise & Before Sunset, even a bit of Lost in Translation. After premiering at the 2024 Cinequest Film Festival, it’s being released on VOD in February for anyone who wants to watch. Betrayal spawns an unexpected night through the streets of Tokyo for two strangers left questioning the meaning of life and love. Sam arrives in Tokyo only to…

“My whole family is going to really need you… So you’ll stay for dinner tonight, and then maybe after we can have a sleepover.” Catch an early first look teaser for this short film premiering at the upcoming 2025 Sundance Film Festival this month. Such Good Friends is the latest creation from the team that made the excellent comedy short The Cowboy and the Samurai which we featured a few years ago. Their next brand new 11 minute short is about a friend and a family. After ending a toxic…

“This is some nasty business you got yourself into, ‘Liv.” Gravitas has unveiled an official trailer for an indie horror psychological thriller film called Inhabitants, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Matt McClung. Now set for release in February for anyone curious about it. A young woman moves in with her lapsed Catholic boyfriend, going against the wishes of their respective family members. But Francis soon ends up suffering from night terrors – whispering in his sleep to a figure Olivia cannot see and sleepwalking to strange corners of…

“I worry the humans aren’t looking for truth…” Indeed. Netflix has unveiled the full official trailer for The Witcher: Sirens of The Deep, the next animated movie in The Witcher spin-off series. Netflix will launch this for streaming in February next month for anyone interested. It’s the second anime feature following The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021) set in this universe. Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and soon finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict…

The director of The Invisible Man attempts to flip the script on the horror subgenre. It almost works

“My head, my heart, everything was immersed in this [music] business.” Giant Pictures & CNN Films have released this music documentary called Luther: Never Too Much by director Dawn Porter. It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival a year ago and was already released in US theaters in the fall. A new UK trailer has debuted for Luther: Never Too Much as well for its upcoming release in UK cinemas this month. This music doc film chronicles the life story of a vocal virtuoso. Using a wealth of rarely…