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One Trailer, Two Thoughts: American Assassin

June 20, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

A young violent man goes to assassin school.

Filed Under: Featured, Trailers Tagged With: American Assassin, Michael Cuesta, Michael Keaton, Trailers

Watch the red band trailer for Raw, the cannibalism horror film that has audiences fainting

January 19, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

If your into that sort of thing

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Julia Ducournau, Raw, Trailers

Damien Chazelle’s La La Land is the movie you should be waiting for

September 14, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

I am.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, La La Land, Musicals, Ryan Gosling, Trailers

The Trouble With Trailers: Gus Van Sant’s The Sea of Trees

August 8, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

I like Gus Van Sant, too.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Gus Van Sant, The Sea of Trees, Trailers, Twist

Imperium trailer brings Daniel Radcliffe to White Supremacist Neo Nazis

July 6, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Daniel Radcliffe is in serious danger.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Daniel Radcliffe, Imperium, movies, Trailers, White Power

Batman v Superman R-Rated Trailer is out and, at least, we could have had Jena Malone.

June 2, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Because BvS was too short, and not violent enough the first time.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Batman v Superman, BvS, movies, Trailers

First look at the live-action Beauty and the Beast

May 23, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Disney’s long-awaited live-action Beauty and the Beast comes today with its first teaser trailer. The 90 second look brings viewers into the Beast’s castle, but shows us only Emma Watson’s Belle. Have a look: The primary reaction I have to this trailer is…why exactly are we calling this live-action? I realize that Emma Watson is a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, BILL CONDON, Disney, Emma Watson, EWAN MCGREGOR, IAN MCKELLAN, Trailers

A look at DC’s R-Rated The Killing Joke

May 2, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

This trailer is more joke than killing it.

Filed Under: Comics, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Batman, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, Trailers

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 full trailer released

July 23, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

“Make no mistake. The game is coming to its end…”   Follow The Stake on Twitter and Facebook

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Hunger Games, movies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Trailers

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl-this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Winner-releases first trailer

April 8, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

This weeper brought down the house in Park City.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Sundance, Trailers

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