Category Archives: Trailers

Elevators unnerve me and I think I know the reason why: Damien: Omen II (1978). Much of this horror sequel is largely forgotten to me now, but I vividly remember the scene in which a doctor discovers that demonic youngster … Continue reading →

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boggarts and Grindlylows: put down your butterbeers, sit back and behold… the trailer for the finale of the Harry Potter franchise: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video First, let me apologise … Continue reading →

Some trailers are best viewed with no introduction. Like this one… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Director J.J. Abrams has, of course, established himself as a modern master of mystery – it underpins … Continue reading →

Few film franchises can lay claim to fans as fervent as Star Wars. From conventions to online forums, devotees of George Lucas’ epic space opera have consistently found ways of coming together to show just how strongly they feel the … Continue reading →

Ever since the audacious final act twist of his 1999 supernatural thriller, The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan’s films have tended to buckle under the weight of expectation and, perhaps, the extra scrutiny placed on them by audiences keen to … Continue reading →

Imagine, if you will, a future in which mechanical internal organs could be bought as readily as new TVs or kettles or toasters. A future in which people lived longer because their failing hearts, and livers, and lungs could be … Continue reading →

Once upon a time there was a director. And that director enchanted audiences with his twisted tales and fabulous fables. Then he got a bit boring and predictable. Is Tim Burton stuck in a rut? Here’s the trailer for his … Continue reading →

Meryl Streep is having man trouble. Again! After being forced to confront three former lovers – any one of whom could be the father of her daughter – in Mamma Mia!, Meryl’s set to engage in a steamy affair with … Continue reading →

There is arguably nothing in cinema more strikingly appealing and terrifying in equal measure than the sight of a major city completely devoid of life. 28 Days Later, I Am Legend, and even Pixar’s family animation WAll·E have unsettled and … Continue reading →