Awesome Trailers

Bill Skarsgård stars in this bonkers action/dark-comedy about “Boy” – a man who seeks revenge after his family is murdered by an evil empire that publicly executes dissidents as a form of entertainment. H. Jon Benjamin (Bobs Burgers, Archer) plays Boy’s inner voice who drives our anti-hero to brutally dispense of his enemies. In theaters 4.26.24.

Jeff Minter is the mind behind video game classics like Gridrunner, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Tempest 2000, and Polybius. Known for his offbeat and psychedelic style, 42 of his games have been collected into this interactive documentary, which lets you learn about their creator then play the games. Coming to Switch, Xbox, PS4, PS5, and PC 3.13.2024.

Ubisoft and Netflix just dropped this lighthearted take on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six franchise with a cartoony Roguelite shooter. Build your squad and head out on stealth missions to save the world of SMOL by defusing bombs, freeing hostages, and taking down baddies. It’s free to play but requires a Netflix subscription. Available now on iOS and Android.

This indie comedy follows a group of henchmen (henchpeople?) who find themselves unemployed after their villainous boss dies. Tired of scraping along the bottom, they decide to stand up and become villains. The cast and crew include members of the JK! Studios team, along with comedy legend Colin Mochrie. Help fund its distribution on Kickstarter.

Superstore and Silicon Valley’s Ben Feldman stars in this 12-part series about a man who vanishes from the outback of Australia and his son, who travels to America to find him. The show combines elements of comedies, mysteries, and thrillers and has some incredible talent behind the lens. Coming to Stan 3.14.2024.

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was a significant moment in U.S. history, but few of us know more than John Wilkes Booth shot him. The limited-run Apple TV+ thriller Manhunt follows the search for the killer in the wake of the murder and shines a light on Booth’s true motivations.

Dev Patel makes his directorial debut in this Jordan Peele-produced action thriller about a man’s quest to avenge his mother’s murder. After years of being beaten down in an Indian fight club, rage boils over for Patel’s character, and declares war on the evil men who ruined his life and victimized countless others. In theaters 4.5.2024.

Now that Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, it didn’t take long for a bunch of horror interpretations to start popping up. This upcoming fan film from Fewture Studios has plans to scare audiences with a creepy abandoned version of Willie’s steamboat with what we can only imagine is a murderous Mickey Mouse.

Having proven his dramatic chops in Punch-Drunk Love and Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler flexes his acting muscles further with his first science fiction movie. In Spaceman, he plays a lone astronaut worried about his marriage when he encounters a strange creature (voiced by Paul Dano) who might just help him fix his life. Coming to Netflix 3.1.24.

Developed by TeamKill Media, the first-person shooter Son and Bone follows a sheriff who is transported to a world filled with angry dinosaurs while chasing down a gang of bandits. While the story premise sounds silly, a game of kill-or-be-killed with T. Rexes and raptors looks like good fun and like Turok Meets DOOM. The game hits PlayStation later this year.

This animated/live-action series from Beavis and Butt-Head creator Mike Judge stars Zach Woods as an NPR talk show host who awkwardly interviews real-world celebrities. Season one guests include Hugh Laurie, Mike Tyson, and Nicole Byer. It’s a similar premise to Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Earth to Ned, without the aliens. Coming to Peacock 1.25.2024.

The latest spin-off in The Walking Dead franchise brings back two of our favorite characters. The Ones Who Live finally shows us what really happened after Rick vanished and Michonne left their children to search for him. Premieres 2.25.24 on AMC and AMC+.

Like a good mystery? Mandy Patinkin stars as a legendary sleuth in this whodunit about a woman who finds herself wrongly accused of murder aboard a cruise ship filled with wealthy guests. It looks like a fun way to fill some time while we wait for the next Knives Out movie. Premieres 1.16.24 on Hulu.

From Don Draper to Roy Tillman, there’s no question that Jon Hamm has range. On the animated series Grimsburg, Hamm voices Detective Marvin Flute. After being kicked off the force, “the greatest detective ever” returns to his seedy hometown to solve crimes and maybe get his family back. A preview episode hits FOX on 1.7.23 and Hulu 1.8.23.

With the new Wonka movie hitting theaters, Honest Trailers thought it might be fun to revisit Willy Wonka’s last appearance on the big screen. Their roast of Tim Burton’s creepy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reminds us just how weird Johnny Depp is, and just how psychopathic the chocolatier could be.

Eddie Murphy returns to the role of Detective Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, as he teams up with his daughter to take down an evil conspiracy. Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins the cast as Foley’s new partner, while Rosewood and Taggart (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) are back on duty for the action-comedy sequel. Coming to Netflix Summer 2024.

In the animated mini-series Carol & The End of the World, Earth stands on the brink of mass extinction. While most people start living out their dreams before the end, one perfectly average woman finds herself lost in the chaos. From Rick & Morty and Community writer Dan Guterman. Coming to Netflix 12.15.2023.

This Amazon Prime series is based on the Fallout video games and promises action and drama on an epic scale. Set 200 years after a nuclear war, the wealthy inhabitants of fallout shelters are cast into the wasteland outside the safety of their vaults, where they encounter endless peril. From Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, creators of Westworld. Premieres 4.12.24.

In 1972, a small plane crashed into the Andes mountains carrying 45 passengers and crew. The story of the life-and-death drama was told before in the film Alive, but Society of the Snow is said to be more accurate in its portrayal. Director J. A. Bayona insisted on realism, shooting the film in the actual locations and featuring an entirely Uruguayan-Argentinian cast.

On December 2-3, 1984, a chemical leak at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, exposed more than 500,000 people to a highly toxic gas, killing thousands and impacting lives for years to come. The Railway Men tells the story of a handful of railway workers who headed into the heart of the disaster to save thousands. The four-episode series hits Netflix 11.18.2023.

Jon Hamm, Juno Temple, Joe Keery, and Jennifer Jason Leigh head up the cast of Fargo’s latest installment. It takes place in 2019 in North Dakota and Minnesota and follows the tale of a seemingly mild-mannered housewife who’s been keeping a big secret about her past. We’re getting some seriously dark Home Alone vibes from this trailer. Drops 11.21.23 on FX.

Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail directed Leave the World Behind, a thriller with a typical setup but an atypical outcome. When a family leaves the city for a peaceful getaway, the homeowners return to reveal that strange things are happening all around the country. Based on the 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam, the movie hits Netflix 12.8.23.

Trailers are carefully edited to get people hyped about upcoming movies. But Daniel Thrasher has a theory that it’s all about the action and never about the dialogue. To prove his point, he edited himself into various trailers and said some totally random stuff. It helps that he spoke with conviction, of course.