The world is full of bad news and madness these days, so why not review the trailer of a movie or TV show to get our minds off it? The NewsWorthy Daily crews mad mind Cam Cannon will dive in and give you the scoop from his perspective.
Honey Don’t – Chris Evans (2025)
This certainly has all the trimmings you would expect from something involving a Coen, even if it’s only one. From the looks of it this might be a bit of fun, though it does have the feel of a Righteous Gemstones spinoff. Part comedy, part action, part blood and guts with a healthy mystery element around it.
I’m always a fan of Charlie Day, not so much of Chris Evans, him I could take or leave. Margaret Qualley seems well cast and the set pieces are reminiscent of the Pulp Fiction era. Might be worth a watch, but not sure it will be in my top 10 movies list and I can’t imagine not waiting for it to show up on whatever streaming service as opposed to heading out to the cinema. Verdict: B.
After the Hunt – Andrew Garfield, Julia Roberts
Oh my. This one could be interesting or a complete wasted exercise in drama. Well to do, upper class people being torn at the seams over what one person says happened and the other said didn’t. All wrapped up with an on purpose “not likeable but likable” protagonist who has to make the choice.
First world problems splayed across the screen. Do I ruin my incredible career, risk my empire, wealth and possibly marriage to say I believe this person’s story? If I don’t believe it and believe the other person, will that also destroy me since he is well to do and let’s face it – caucasian?
The old question of racial and gender equality in the mix makes me wonder – If both characters were the same race, would there still be this movie? Take it one step further, if they were both the same gender, would there still be this movie?
I guess the only way to find out is to watch it, which I probably won’t do realistically. Verdict: C-
She Rides Shotgun – Taron Egerton
I have never heard of Taron Egerton, so this should be interesting. He looks familiar. At first glance this seems like a fairly thin veiled American take on Le Professionale. Just watered down and propped up with action. The desert setting seems interesting if nothing else.
I don’t know, any trailer that shows the same car chase like five times in it at different points just feels like it has no substance. The story of a gangster father who somehow has this little innocent daughter that seems to have no idea about the “G Life” seems unrealistic.
The action shots are mostly jump cuts, so I am not sure how solid the coordinator on the film will pan out to be. There just doesn’t feel like a whole lot to watch here. It’s almost like I already watched the movie. They run, it works for a short while, the bad guys catch up, they fight and get away – rinse repeat until the final showdown with the gang leader. Verdict: C
Giant – Pierce Brosnan
I imagine this will be entertaining if nothing else. Based on a true story blah blah blah. It’s produced by “Rocky” himself, so it’s probably not going to throw any surprises at you. Brosnan looks like he always looks, like Brosnan – just older.
A family with a young kid moves into a somewhat dangerous neighborhood, mom enrolls him in boxing, Ol’ Peirce sees the light in his eyes and knows he is the one etc.
Cut to the montage and the part where the boxer’s fame tears at his relationship with the trainer, now you have a movie. Though honestly, I think boxing is dying, if not already dead. I can’t wait for the biopic on Mark Kerr, it’s time we hear the life stories of MMA fighters.
I will give this one a watch, I’m happy Brosnan hasn’t hung up the proverbial gloves just yet. Verdict: B
Relay (2025) Sam Worthington, Riz Ahmed
Alright, now we are talking. This has all the fixings of a good action flick where the bad guys seem realistic. A woman realises she messed up by taking some documents she shouldn’t have, now she doesn’t want to be a whistle blower, but it’s too late. So what now?
Enter stage right mysterious fixer who only communicates via an antiquated, but secure method. Of course he breaks his habits of not contacting clients and gets caught up somehow and now has to clean up for himself. Looks well directed, well written and has some good star power to boot. I’ll check this out, going to add it to my August watch list. Verdict: B+
Alien: Earth Trailer 2 (2025)
How many more of these can they bungle? There has to be one they don’t completely screw up, maybe this is it. Let’s see.
Oh, it’s a series, where could it go wrong right? I don’t know, it looks appealing in certain ways. Adding more alien lifeforms that are all carnivorous could freshen it up a bit. Seems there is an origin story for cybernetic humanoids in it.
It certainly doesn’t look terrible, the effects look spot on, though I hate CGI still. There have just been so many of these it’s hard to trust at this point. Though it is a slightly new vision.
I will give it a look most likely, it will probably have to wait until I finish watching the entirety of The Blacklist for the third time – but hey, I’m on the second to last season, so there is that. On the other hand it could easily go the way of Twilight Series and get dropped from streaming before that Verdict: C+
Predator: Badlands (2025)
Well, how could I review Alien without Predator, could I? I think I already regret this. Umm, this looks god awful. Comedy elements with possible cyborg love and the Predator hunting an unkillable creature on the most dangerous planet in the universe?
Who pays these people to write this garbage? Really? Do you know how many want to be film writers and directors are out there just begging for a shot at the big time… and you fund this? Despicable. Verdict: D-
The Running Man (2025)
Sorry guys. I can’t, I just can’t. I will leave the memory of the Governator intact, untarnished by the cruel world of Hollywood remakes. Verdict: Not Watching it.
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025) Chris Pratt
Another war guys who feel bad for mistakes they made while being war guys going back to war in hopes of settling the score thing. Talented as Chris Pratt is, this is another one that seems to have little substance hidden in there. It’s a story that’s been told through hundreds if not thousands of lenses over the years. So what will make this one different? My guess is nothing.
I guess if war action flix are your jam, this is probably right up your alley. But I will file this under the “seen it all before, maybe when I can’t sleep and don’t want to write” folder in my mental video store – and yes, my store looks like it’s from the early 90’s. Verdict: C
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf Trailer
Salvable (2025) Toby Kebbell, Shia LaBeouf
Another boxing movie, but sewn from a different cloth. Save LaBeouf’s absolutely terrible accent, this looks like an alright offering. Washed up tomato can of a fighter, down and out, broke with a family and the only way out he knows is boxing.
That is until someone shows up from his past offering to get him back into the criminal underworld. Does he need the money that bad to throw his life away? I guess we will have to find out. Looks like it ends with him taking one last big fight, which I am guessing has some criminal undertone. Looks worth it. Verdict: B-
We’ll be back next week to take another dive into partial bit bites of movieland with you!
