Age of The Nerd
Welcome to Trailer Binge, a recurring feature where we get a chance to catch up on some of the recent trailer releases in the past week. Whether it be indie releases, or recent movie and TV trailers that may have otherwise slipped through the cracks, Trailer Binge allows us to catch up on the seemingly constant onslaught of new new content being released each week.
In this edition of Trailer Binge, we take a look at trailers for the new John Cho sundance hit ‘Searching‘, a teaser trailer for Gaspar Noé‘s latest film ‘Climax’, and a trailer for the latest Rob Reiner film ‘Shock and Awe‘. Plus, we have trailers for the new Kevin MacDonald documentary ‘Whitney‘ and a trailer for the crazy-looking ‘AXL‘. Let the binge begin!
‘Searching’ Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/SKmGONvI94M”]‘Searching‘ was written and directed by Aneesh Chaganty. The film Stars John Cho and hits theaters on August 3, 2018.
After David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.
‘Climax’ Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/XDDeCOarFtU”]‘Climax’ comes from the insane mind of writer/director Gaspar Noé and stars Sofia Boutella. The film currently just made it’s debut at this year’s Cannes film festival, but word on the street is that A24 is nearing a deal to distribute domestically.
In the mid 90’s, 20 urban dancers join together for a three-day rehearsal in a closed-down boarding school located at the heart of a forest to share one last dance. They then make one last party around a large sangria bowl. Quickly, the atmosphere becomes charged and a strange madness will seize them the whole night. If it seems obvious to them that they have been drugged, they neither know by who nor why. And it’s soon impossible for them to resist to their neuroses and psychoses, numbed by the hypnotic and the increasing electric rhythm of the music… While some feel in paradise, most of them plunge into hell.
‘Shock and Awe’ Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/-9xTDZDYfI8″]‘Shock and Awe’ is Rob Reiner’s latest directorial effort and stars Woody Harrelson, James Marsden and Tommy Lee Jones. The film is set to play exclusively on DIRECTV from June 14 to July 11, before opening in theaters July 13, 2018.
The film is based on the true events of Knight Ridder journalists who were the only ones who “got it right” in the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War when they questioned the true nature of the Bush White House’s justification for the conflict.
‘Whitney’ Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/hmoDWLnT4gU”]The latest documentary from Kevin Macdonald attempts to shed light on the tragic life of Whitney Houston. The film is set for theatrical release on July 6, 2018.
Whitney Houston broke more music industry records than any other female singer in history. With over 200 million album sales worldwide, she was the only artist to chart seven consecutive U.S. No. 1 singles. She also starred in several blockbuster movies before her brilliant career gave way to erratic behavior, scandals and death at age 48. The documentary feature Whitney is an intimate, unflinching portrait of Houston and her family that probes beyond familiar tabloid headlines and sheds new light on the spellbinding trajectory of Houston’s life. Using never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive demo recordings, rare performances, audio archives and original interviews with the people who knew her best, Oscar®-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald unravels the mystery behind “The Voice,” who thrilled millions even as she struggled to make peace with her own troubled past.
‘AXL’ Trailer
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/–8nr2kt4uk”]‘AXL’ was written and directed by Oliver Daly and stars Alex Neustaedter. The film is set for release on August 24, 2018.
In the vein of classic ‘80s family movies SHORT CIRCUIT and FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, A.X.L. is a new adventure about a down-on-his luck teenage bike rider, Miles (Alex Neustaedter), who stumbles upon an advanced, robotic, military dog named A.X.L. Endowed with next-generation artificial intelligence but with the heart of a dog, A.X.L. forms an emotional bond with Miles, much to the chagrin of the rogue military scientists who created A.X.L. and would do anything to retrieve him. Knowing what is at stake if A.X.L. gets captured, Miles teams up with his smart, resourceful crush, Sara (Becky G), to protect his new best friend on a timeless, epic adventure for the whole family.
