David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO, and Charlotte Wells’s Aftersun took the top spots among films released in 2022 on Film Comment’s annual end-of-year survey. Of the films that screened at festivals worldwide but have not announced stateside distribution, David Easteal’s The Plains, Bertrand Bonello’s Coma, and Laura Citarella’s Trenque Lauquen received the top rankings.
Sometimes we find hope where we least expect it.
A24 revealed the official trailer for Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt’s vibrant and captivatingly funny drama starring Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, John Magaro, André Benjamin, and Judd Hirsch.
A24 unveiled a new official trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser as an obese recluse in a performance for which he received numerous accolades including Best Actor nomination for the 80th Golden Globe Awards.
Utopia debuted the official trailer for The Civil Dead, the award-winning indie comedy starring Clay Tatum, Whitmer Thomas, Whitney Weir, Budd Diaz and Robert Longstreet
Strand Releasing revealed the official trailer for In from the Side, a gay romantic drama set in the world of British rugby. Alex Lincoln and Alexander King star as rugby players who unwittingly embark on a romantic affair they struggle to hide from their partners and teammates..
IFC Films debuted the official trailer for Life Upside Down, the romantic comedy film starring Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black) and Danny Huston (21 Grams), Rosie Fellner, Cyrus Pahlavi, Terence Bernie Hines, and Jeanie Lim.
Cinedigm debuted the official trailer for Jethica, Pete Ohs’ offbeat genre-bender, which premiered at the 2022 SXSW film festival. The film starring Callie Hernandez (Under the Silver Lake), Ashley Denise Robinson (The Beta Test), Andy Faulkner (Youngstown), and Will Madden (The Wolf of Snow Hollow) has screened at festivals around the world including Busan, Overlook, Maryland, Filmfort, Germany’s B3 Biennial, and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival — where it received a Special Jury Award.
Neon revealed the official trailer for Infinity Pool, the sci fi thriller starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, and John Ralston.
Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for Alice, Darling, the psychological thriller starring Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air), Kaniehtiio Horn (Possessor), Charlie Carrick (“Departure”) and Wunmi Mosaku (Call Jane).
Netflix released the official trailer for The Pale Blue Eye, the drama mystery starring Christian Bale, as a retired detective who recruits an astute West Point cadet named Edgar Allan Poe to help him solve a grisly murder mystery at the U.S. Military Academy. Also starring in the film are Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe, along with Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall, and Robert Duvall.
Bleecker Street unveiled the first look – red band teaser trailer for Mafia Mamma, the action-comedy film starring Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci. Toni Collette stars as an American woman who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire in Italy and Monica Bellucci stars as the firm’s trusted consigliere. Also starring in the film are Giulio Corso, Francesco Mastroianni, Alfonso Perugini, Sophia Nomvete, Eduardo Scarpetta, Tim Daish and Tommy Rodger..