Trailer Talk: The Lost Nocturnal Santa

Certain Women

This looks to be an excellent female-centric performance piece by the likes of Michelle Williams, Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart, but I'm intrigued by whether or not the various plots will be enough to warrant continuous interest. But with good direction, this could be a sleeper hit - at least, critically.

Collateral Beauty

So this looks like an interesting twist on the classic Christmas Carol, but with some iffy screenwriting and some cringe-worthy lines. But at least the all-star cast of Will Smith, Helen Mirren and Keira Knightley look like they'll be great.

Gold

Ack! Balding Matthew McConaughey! This looks to be a good movie, but this trailer delves perhaps a little too deeply into the plot. Granted, that doesn't stop me being interested in what will probably be yet another great McConaughey performance and being able to see Bryce Dallas Howard away from giant animals.

Live by Night

Considering that this is a brand new Ben Affleck-directed movie - his last one being the multi award-winning Argo - it's strange that Warner Bros. would rather release this in January as opposed to prime Oscar time. Especially when you consider that this looks like a solid gangster film with a large ensemble cast. Consider me excited.

Free Fire

Ayy, a new Ben Wheatley film starring recent Oscar winner Brie Larson being in an elongated and riveting gun fight for an entire movie! This looks to be a fun-filled time with some genuinely funny moments, but I pray that it manages to keep interest going throughout rather than get boring quickly.

Fifty Shades Darker

Here we go again... If you recall correctly, I practically boycotted the first instalment in this series, so seeing the franchise continue is partially disheartening. That said, this probably only looks better because of some of its more laughable traits, such as the stalking and the rekindling of an abusive relationship. Don't expect a review unless things get desperate.

Miss Sloane

Why doesn't this film have more traction? Discussions on gun control are more important than ever thanks to the countless attacks on American soil, and this seems like a strong showcase of how the Government and the NRA respond to claims and attempts to put at least some form of ruling to the matters. And with Jessica Chastain of all people in the lead role, this could be a truly strong film. So why isn't anyone talking about it?!

Nocturnal Animals

Critics have been eating this up almost as much as La La Land, and it's hard to deny that they're not wrong. A strong all-star cast, intriguing premise, excellent title... bring it on, Tom Ford.

Trolls

This isn't a trailer. This is a featurette that they're calling a trailer with what's obvious the saving moment of the third act. Do Dreamworks really want this film to succeed? Because with this and the teaser trailer, you'd think they were trying to just to try and commit cinematic suicide?

Moana

I must admit, this trailer hasn't entranced my like the smaller teasers we've seen before, but this longer look still looks like yet another mega-hit for Disney's main focus.

Annabelle 2

Meh.

Who's Your Daddy?

Are they meant to be twins or something? Are there multiple dads? The most I can like is the hitchhiker gag and J.K Simmons just existing.

Passengers

At long last, a glimpse into the film starring Hollywood's two biggest stars right now, and the follow-up for Imitation Game director Morten Tyldum. And while complaints over some potential spoilers make sense, this still looks like a pretty cool movie and one that we've been excited for a reason. Mostly Chris Pratt.

Smurfs: The Lost Village

Hey look, it's the Smurfs! And they appear to be actual Smurfs this time in a world that actually makes sense to be instead of New York or Paris! That's improvement enough for this tease.

Bad Santa 2

Okay, so I've seen Christina Hendricks have sex in a dark alleyway today. Kinda comes out of nowhere in this plotless trailer. I may be new to the series, but please say there's more to it than this.

Fist Fight

Behold: the laziest film premise I've ever seen. Two teachers have a fight on the last day of school right out of nowhere, with seemingly the whole film following Charlie Day trying to "prepare", I assume. Can we just say that Warner Bros. just wanted another Batman V Superman plug?