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“There was so much expected of her.” Madman Films has revealed the first official trailer for a documentary film called Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, a biopic look at the life of Liza Minnelli. This first premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival last year, and it just played at the 2025 Palm Springs Film Festival earlier this month. Actress / singer / dancer Liza Minnelli tells her own story in this fabulous salute to an iconic talent. This doc covers it all: her childhood in mother Judy…

“Everything begins and ends at exactly the right time and place.” Janus Films has unveiled a new official trailer for the new 4K restoration & re-release of Picnic at Hanging Rock, an acclaimed Australian film from 1975. It was the third feature film at the time from director Peter Weir – way before he would go on to make The Last Wave, Gallipoli, The Mosquito Coast, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, Master and Commander, The Way Back and other films. It was a part of the Australian New Wave…

“She’s probably killing people with her lies.” Don’t trust her! Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for Apple Cider Vinegar, yet another look at a snake oil saleswoman who fooled people into believing she had cancer and could cure it through wellness. This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down (because she’s a fraudster). Set during the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young…

“We could be stuck here fro eons and eons.” Buffalo 8 has unveiled the official trailer for an indie romantic drama called Upon Waking, a supernatural love story from Max Rissman. This won the Alternative Spirit Award at its world premiere at the 2023 Flickers Film Festival, and it will be released soon on VOD directly in February just in time for Valentine’s Day. When two young lesbians, struggling with their own personal demons, get carbon monoxide poisoning during the first date and fall into a coma, their disembodied spirits…

“Renner – I’m detecting a network breach.” Alert, alert, another A.I. movie incoming. An official trailer has debuted for an indie sci-fi film called Renner, another funky Artificial Intelligence thriller / comedy about an A.I. system gone awry. This little film is getting a theatrical release starting in February next month – if anyone is curious about it. Muniz is back! A computer genius invents an A.I. life coach (named Salenus) to help him find love, but realizes too late he accidentally programmed his manipulative mother into the code. Ha!…

“I’ve found our conversation persuasive and intellectually stimulating.” Indeed, Mr. Van Buren. It’s always exciting to discover intellectually stimulating films. Another year, another Top 10. After watching more than 400 films throughout 2024 (always logging everything on my Letterboxd for anyone curious) it’s time to share my final selection of My Top 10 Favorite Films of 2024. I try to watch as much as I can and give myself time to catch up with any extra films at the end of the year, but my favorites can come from anytime…

“Where am I now? Where am I now?” Quiver has unveiled an official trailer for Creep Box, an indie horror sci-fi thriller from filmmaker Patrick Biesemans. This first premiered at the 2023 Trieste Science+Fiction Festival in Italy, and it also played at the 2024 Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival last year. After his wife’s death, a scientist tries to use ground-breaking technology to determine if there is life after death, but once he is through the looking glass, there is no turning back. He investigates both a murder case and a…

“There is something weird going on here.” Brainstorm Media has revealed the funny official trailer for an indie comedy called Daniel’s Gotta Die, made by filmmaker Jeremy Lalonde. This initially premiered back in 2022 at the Austin Film Festival and has played at a number of other film festivals but is only now getting an official release this year – including on VOD this February. Daniel Powell’s plan to reconnect with his siblings hits a snag when he discovers they all want to kill him for his inheritance. As the…

Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. return for another round of robberies and fake-outs in this sequel to the 2018 cult crime flick

“We really need to be able to harness the intelligence and creativity of everybody – art is the way we do that.” Film First has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film called simply Eno, a creative biopic doc about music artist Brian Eno. This first premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival last year and it will be getting an online premiere exactly one year from its original debut. If you want to watch it online during this time on January 24th, click here ($24 for 24 hours).…