Coming Attractions- The Alto Knights

 

Director- Barry Levinson

Release Date- March 21, 2025

Robert De Niro playing dual roles is more than enough for me. You could say De Niro is more streaky in the later stages of his career, but there’s no denying the man is still capable of delivering great performances. Whether it’s Goodfellas, Casino, The Godfather Part II, The Irishman, and other movies, De Niro is always at his best in gangster biopics and crime dramas. 

I’m also interested to see Cosmo Jarvis’ performance as Vincent “Chin” Gigante. Vincent D’ Onofrio sets the bar pretty high on Godfather Of Harlem. I know it’s a TV series, so D’Onofrio has more time and breathing room to portray a detailed and fleshed out version of Gigante, but D’Onofrio is always the first person, who pops into my head, when I think of Gigante.

Coming Attractions- Until Dawn

 

Director- David F. Sandberg

Release Date- April 25, 2025

So they’re obviously going in a different direction for adapting the Until Dawn game. It’s good to see they’re trying to keep some continuity from the game going with Peter Stormare, but everything else looks completely different. I’m kind of bummed out about the story not taking place during wintertime. The dark and cold snowy atmosphere added a lot to the game, amping up the tension and the overall eerie mood for everything.

I played Until Dawn once. Really enjoyed it, and it’s easily one of my favorite survival horror games. This trailer? Yeah, unless you know about, or if you’re fan of the game, Until Dawn looks like an ordinary horror flick, featuring a lot of the usual cliches. 

Adapting a video game or a book is a tricky task. If you go step by step, while indulging in fan service too much and trying to stay faithful to the original material, the final product might be too predictable and lazy, depending on how it’s done. They’re taking a chance on exploring the mythology, and hopefully it pays off in the end. 

I also trust David F. Sandberg, because he did a good job with Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation. There’s some humor towards the end of the trailer, and the time loop/Groundhog Day approach has some potential for a lot of different possibilities. Also, is there a chance they’ll go with a found-footage POV for certain scenes?

Coming Attractions- The Monkey

 

Director- Osgood Perkins

Release Date- February 21, 2025

The morbid humor in the trailer is great, and I always have high expectations for a Stephen King adaptation. Osgood Perkins has become one of the go-to filmmakers for the horror genre over the years. Perkins usually goes with a dark and brooding style for his films, so it’s refreshing to see something that’s a bit quirky with a more upbeat tone.

Coming Attractions- Hell Of A Summer

 

Directors- Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard

Release Date- April 18, 2025

Summer camp, teenagers, a masked killer running around, AND a ouija board? Hell Of A Summer has all the ingredients to be an at least halfway decent slasher film. This should be a layup, but I’m still not completely sold on this one right now. 

The humor looks good, and there’s a possibly hilarious storyline about Fred Hechinger playing the twenty-four years old loser, who works as a camp counselor. There’s no way Hechinger is actually the killer, because it’s too obvious. Although, there’s a strong chance he winds up being the hero, who stops the killer, and they go with the big happy ending, where Hechinger finally gets his life together.

Coming Attractions- Drop

 

Director- Christopher Landon

Release Date- April 11, 2025

Christopher Landon is easily one of my favorite filmmakers. He does a good of blending horror and comedy together for energetic movies, including both Happy Death films and Freaky. And for me, Landon wrote and directed the best Paranormal Activity (The Marked Ones) film.

Drop obviously has a more serious tone. Going by the trailer, it’s not too easy to see or to guess the identity of the puppet master, who’s pulling the strings and causing so much trouble for Meghann Fahy’s Violet, and that’s a good thing. A promising trailer with an intriguing premise, featuring a story about a single mother, who’s clearly trying to get out in the world again, and find some normalcy in her life. All signs point to a big twist, and hopefully Drop delivers a good payoff ending.

Coming Attractions- Opus

 

Director- Mark Anthony Green

Release Date- March 14, 2025

Picking up on some strong similarities to The Menu with this one. Ayo Edebiri’s Ariel receives an invitation to a secluded place, an invitation that feels odd, because maybe she’s not supposed to be there, and she just doesn’t fit with all the other guests. And it’s an event, where a famous and eccentric egomaniac (John Malkovich) takes center stage. A lot of strange cultish vibes surrounding Malkovich’s Moretti. It’s clear there’s something sinister going on, and Moretti is hiding secrets.

Opus could be a sleeper hit. Anything that comes from A24 usually receives a good amount of buzz, and John Malkovich is still capable of delivering great performances. 

Coming Attractions- Sinners

 

Director- Ryan Coogler

Release Date- April 18, 2025

Michael B. Jordan definitely has the acting chops to pull off a double duty performance, playing twin brothers. But there’s just something off about this trailer. It looks good. There’s some promising scenes featuring bloody gore, action, and Hailee Steinfeld has a few good highlights during her appearances. Still, I should be more excited about what I’m assuming is a vampire horror film about racial tensions in the Deep South during an era, where racism was more prevalent and widespread, accompanied by laws to enforce it. 

I’m happy Ryan Coogler is taking a break from Wakanda, because he’s one of my favorite directors. But this trailer for Sinners is just missing a spark, and there’s no real energy here. I’m sure Sinners will be a good film, but another problem with this trailer is, they show way too much. I get the feeling I’ve seen almost everything, excluding the big final battle, or the last standoff towards the end. 

Coming Attractions- Locked

 

Director- David Yarovesky

Release Date- March 21, 2025

Based on 4x4 (2019), the trailer for Locked shows a lot of promise. One thing that’s noticeable is, Bill Skarsgard’s character might be a thief, but he’s also not portrayed as a devious or scummy person. You get the feeling he’s someone, who’s either going through something, or he’s fallen on hard times for one reason or another. Giving the dog water, and his horrified reaction to the car possibly hitting the little girl shows he’s someone with a moral compass, and he’s currently suffering from the consequences of a big mistake.

Lots of teases for tense scenes and close calls, and Anthony Hopkins looks like a good fit for his role. I’m guessing Locked will feature one of those topsy-turvy revelations. Just looking at the trailer, Hopkins is a rich and morally bankrupt madman, who gets off on punishing sinners, or people, who are beneath him. 

Coming Attractions- Ash

 

Director- Flying Lotus

Release Date- March 21, 2025

A trippy and completely bonkers trailer for Ash. Loving the strong vibrant colors and the psychedelic vibes here, but I’m also kind of worried Ash won’t stick the landing for the big twist. There’s a lot going on in the trailer, some puzzling questions, and I’m just hoping the twist is not something so ridiculous and over the top to the point, where it’s too silly to buy into. 

Good action in the trailer, and there’s a few teases for bloody and extreme violence. High hopes for Ash, easily one of my must-see picks for 2025.