By Kristy Puchko | Film | March 12, 2021 |
By Kristy Puchko | Film | March 12, 2021 |
Whether you’re craving creepy horror, eye-popping action, kooky comedy, or peculiar puppets, we’ve got you covered with this week’s trailer round-up. It’s the latest from Patton Oswalt, Ruby Rose, Sebastian Stan, and Brian Tyree Henry.
The Spine Of Night: Playing 2021 SXSW.
Want some animation with edge? Check out this action-packed fantasy, which boasts nudity, gore, and voice performances from Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, Larry Fessenden, and Joe Manganiello.
Into The Dark: Blood Moon: Hitting Hulu on March 26.
Emma Tammi, director of The Wind, helms Blumhouse’s latest horror anthology offering, which follows a mother and son in a new town, where they hope to bury a troubling secret. Megalyn Echikunwoke, Yonas Kibreab, Joshua Dov, Marco Rodriguez, Gareth Williams, Jack Yang, Brian Norris, Patrick W. Day, Jan Munroe, and Danielle Juliet Ma star.
Tina: Debuts on HBO on March 27.
Through never-before-seen footage, audiotapes, personal photos, and new interviews, this documentary aims to reveal the full glory of music icon Tina Turner.
The Unholy: In theaters Good Friday, April 2.
Sam Raimi produces this adaptation of James Herbert’s novel Shrine, which follows a disgraced journalist seeking to debunk a young prophet, who claims she is a messenger of the Virgin Mary. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Cricket Brown, Diogo Morgado, and Cary Elwes co-star.
Embryo: Coming to On Demand and digital on April 6.
Romina Perazzo and Domingo Guzmán star in this Chilean horror flick about a couple who faces some unique pregnancy challenges. After being inseminated by a mysterious creature, Evelyn’s cravings aren’t just odd, they’re cannibalistic.
Dawn of the Beast: Coming to digital and DVD on April 6.
A group of cryptozoology students went in search of Bigfoot, but found the Wendigo. Then, Bigfoot. Horror ensues.
Space Dogs: Tropical Adventure: Coming to theaters on April 2 and on VOD April 6.
The third and final entry in the Space Dogs trilogy has arrived. In this one, dog astronauts explore a whirlpool in the Atlantic and discover a nefarious extraterrestrial looking to steal Earth’s water.
The Power: Coming to Shudder on April 8.
In London, 1974, rolling blackouts and a crumbling hospital set the stage of terror for a trainee nurse forced to face her fears. Rose Williams stars in this spooky flick from writer/director Corinna Faith.
Monday: Opens in select theaters, on digital platforms, and VOD on April 16.
Want to go on a sexy, summer adventure with Sebastian Stan? Yeah, you do. Denise Gough co-stars.
Vanquish: Coming to digital and On Demand on April 23, Blu-ray and DVD on April 27.
Morgan Freeman and Ruby Rose team up for a slick thriller in which a former drug courier is forced into one last job by a dirty cop. Cool cool. You had me at Ruby Rose in a leather jacket.
Here Are The Young Men: Comes to digital on April 27.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Rob Doyle, this drama follows three high school friends, whose lives are shattered after a reckless night out becomes a nightmare. Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Travis Fimmel, and Conleth Hill star.
Golden Arm In theaters and on Digital on April 30.
If you’ve been dreaming of a female buddy comedy centered around arm wrestling, your dream has finally come true. Mary Holland, Betsy Sodaro, Olivia Stambouliah, Eugene Cordero, Aparna Nancherla, Dawn Luebbe, Ron Funches, Ahmed Bharoocha, Dot-Marie Jones, and Kate Flannery star.
The Outside Story: Coming to digital and On Demand on April 30.
Brian Tyree Henry has been killing it as a supporting player. Now he gets his first big-screen lead in a dramedy about an introverted editor whose breakup forces him to get to know his neighbors. Sonequa Martin-Green, Sunita Mani, Olivia Edward, Asia Kate Dillon, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and Michael Cyril Creighton co-star.
Paper Spiders: Hits theaters across the country on May 7.
Lili Taylor and Stefania LaVie Owen star in a mother-daughter drama about grief, mental illness, and growing up. Peyton List, Max Casella, David Rasche, Jennifer Cody, Ian Nelson, and Tom Papa co-star.
Oxygen: Coming to Netflix on May 12
He brought us High Tension, Piranha 3D and Crawl. Now, Alexandre Aja offers a suffocating survival thriller about a woman (Mélanie Laurent) who awakens in a cryogenic pod with no idea how she got there or who she is. All she knows is she’s running out of air.
The Barbarian And The Troll: Coming soon to Nickelodeon.
Last but not least is an absolutely bonkers first look at a new fantasy adventure series that boasts snarling dialogue, curious creatures, bone-crunching action, explosions, and puppets! Spencer Grammer and Drew Massey star in the title roles.
Which of these are you most looking forward to?