Bomb disposal scenes are a surefire shortcut to suspense. Doom-laden while at the same time full of hope; engrossing but maddeningly tense. The pared-down simplicity of the narrative – after al… more →
The Filtnib's Progressestherbintliff wrote 1 week ago: Bomb disposal scenes are a surefire shortcut to suspense. Doom-laden while at the same time full of … more →
estherbintliff wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes trailers don’t do justice to a film. Other times, they showcase a certain magic that … more →
estherbintliff wrote 2 months ago: If this wasn’t stop motion I might actually find it too scary to see. Then again I am a bit of … more →
estherbintliff wrote 4 months ago: Much as I like this poster, I need you not to see the film without first watching the original tv se … more →
estherbintliff wrote 5 months ago: I saw the first trailer for this last year and wasn’t particularly excited. But at that point … more →
estherbintliff wrote 5 months ago: On Friday a cluster of films come out that have each been trailers of the week: Milk, Frost/Nixon an … more →
estherbintliff wrote 6 months ago: One of the best trailers I’ve seen in ages. No dialogue for 53 seconds, and then only a spars … more →
estherbintliff wrote 8 months ago: The first glimpses of Michelle Williams’ stricken, timid beauty in this trailer make it look l … more →
estherbintliff wrote 8 months ago: Could there be a Dracula Global PR company somewhere, and if so, are its staff working overtime? Bec … more →
estherbintliff wrote 8 months ago: There’s a worrisome dearth of fun trailers around. So, in honour of the late, great Paul Newma … more →
estherbintliff wrote 9 months ago: I’ve had a soft spot for Anne Hathaway ever since her good-natured, witty performance in the c … more →
estherbintliff wrote 9 months ago: Greeted with a standing ovation at this year’s Cannes, at once poetic and horrifying, Waltz wi … more →
estherbintliff wrote 9 months ago: When you want a dose of the strange, go to Charlie Kaufman. His scripts for Being John Malkovich, Hu … more →
estherbintliff wrote 10 months ago: Sometimes movies sound Oscar-worthy even before you see them. The Academy likes biopics, unconventio … more →
estherbintliff wrote 10 months ago: I wouldn’t normally flag up a Keira Knightley film; her publicity machine is quite efficient e … more →
estherbintliff wrote 11 months ago: There have been so many extraordinarily powerful films about the Holocaust that it’s hard to i … more →
estherbintliff wrote 11 months ago: There aren’t many movies with just one letter for a name. In fact, I couldn’t think of a … more →
estherbintliff wrote 1 year ago: Today’s Trailer of the Week shows I’m not the only one to think climate change is the bi … more →
estherbintliff wrote 1 year ago: Some three decades before 9/11, crowds stopped and stared at the Twin Towers in New York one day, tr … more →