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'Avatar: The Way of Water' Jun 08, 2022

It's been 13 years since 'Avatar' premiered and became the highest grossing movie of all time, which is why the first teaser trailer for its long awaited sequel is a big deal. Jim and AJ review the latest trailer for 'Avatar: The Way of Water' and discuss why this franchise is so popular. But first, they have some things to say about the trailers for 'Men' and 'Weird.'

The Best Trailers of 2021 Jan 19, 2022

Say what you will about the movies of 2021, but their trailers were pretty commendable. Despite COVID, trailers did the best they could to get people excited about movies again. AJ and Jim each present their own Top 3 favorite trailers from the last year.

JIM DOES 'DUNE' (finally!) Aug 07, 2021

Jim finally gets to dish out all of his thoughts about'Dune,' and there's a lot. They also get nostalgic with 'Jackass Forever'and discuss medieval facial hair in 'The Last Duel.'

The Return of Marvel, Musicals and Movies in General May 17, 2021

These are exciting times! At long last, it seems that movies – along with their trailers – are coming back. There are simply too many recently released trailers to talk about in one sitting, so for this episode, we narrow our conversation down to two things that are near and dear to us: Marvel and musicals. We discuss the latest trailers for Marvel's "Black Widow" as well as "Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" – plus trailers for Steven Spielberg's "Westside Story" and the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights.” We also return to the topic of corporate sizzle reels, reviewing Netflix's "Summer Movie Preview" and "Marvel Studios Celebrates the Movies."

'Mortal Kombat' and Living in a Filthy, Waterless Hell Hole! Feb 25, 2021

In this episode we take a look at the ultra violent 'Mortal Kombat' trailer, debate the intentions of 'Cruella,' and give an oral history of the origins of "The Snyder Cut." Oh, AJ also describes what it was like to live in Texas last week.

'Godzilla vs. Kong' and WB's 'Same Day Premiere' Trailers Feb 08, 2021

For our main event, we review the first trailer for 'Godzilla vs. Kong,' an upcoming Warner Bros. movie that promises an epic showdown between two of cinema's most iconic monsters. It looks big, dumb and fun – just how AJ wants it. We also have a bone to pick with another recent trailer from WB that promotes all of their movie releases for 2021.

'THE BATMAN' Sep 01, 2020

Nothing like a Batman trailer to bring us back from hiatus. In this episode we reunite to talk exclusively about the new trailer from Matt Reeves' 'The Batman.' This episode is sponsored by our friend, Lino.

We're Trying Our Best: Trailers in the Time of COVID Apr 10, 2020

As movie theaters shut down across the country, studios are delaying their movie releases and pumping the brakes on their trailers – leaving us with little to talk about. So in this episode, we set our sights on 'The Invisible Man', which recently jumped from theaters to Video On Demand, and compare the movie to its trailer. Also, in keeping up with the very timely theme of checking on each other's health, we share updates on our own experiences with COVID-19.

This episode is sponsored by the one and only Ian Phillips. Thanks for your support, Ian!

And it's been sound mixed with love by Kevin Hastings: http://hastingssound.com/

Jim Tested Positive for COVID-19 Mar 19, 2020

Jim shares what he knows about the Coronavirus after being infected by it. Conversation then turns to the changing state of movies – and if we're going to see a decline in their trailers. Finally, we draw parallels between life as we now know it and the trailer for Steven Soderbergh's 2011 outbreak horror film, 'Contagion'.

‘The (Dark) Green Knight’ Mar 02, 2020

In this episode, we spend way too much time discussing the SUPER TEASE camera test of ‘The Batman’. We're taken by surprise by the amazing trailer for ‘The Green Knight’. We then go into our favorite game of "guess the trope" when discussing Wes Anderson's ‘The French Dispatch’ trailer.

'F9' and the Oscar for Best Trailer Feb 08, 2020

In this episode, we kick things off by reviewing the epic, nearly four-minute trailer for 'F9', the next installment of the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. Then, switching gears (pun intended), we honor a Trailer Made tradition by electing our favorite trailer from this year's Oscar nominations for Best Picture. And the Oscar goes to...

The Best Trailers of the Decade Jan 14, 2020

From a superhero blockbuster with promising potential to a dark biography that still haunts us with its ideas, these are, in our humble opinion, the best trailers of the last decade, ranked.

Featuring music from https://filmmusic.io / "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) / License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

'TENET' backwards is 'TENET' Dec 29, 2019

In this episode we close 2019 with what we know best: ACTION. We talk about recent trailers for the new James Bond, 'Wonder Woman 1984', and Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet'. Happy New Year!!!

Jewels & Gems Nov 18, 2019

AJ and Jim each present two trailers from this Fall that stand out from the rest. Among those trailers are Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ and the Safdie Brothers’ ‘Uncut Gems’.

'Star Wars', Christopher Nolan and 'Marriage Story' Aug 29, 2019

In the recent wake of Disney's D23 Expo, we talk about the latest 'Rise of Skywalker' preview and why JJ Abrams is like a kid playing with toys. We also review a synchronous pair of trailers for Noah Baumbach's 'Marriage Story', which stars Scarlett Johannson and Adam Driver. And for those not lucky enough to have seen it, we give a dramatic retelling of the secret trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet', which is playing in theaters only.

Our First Look at ‘The Irishman’ and This Year's Oscar Hopefuls Aug 09, 2019

Every Fall season comes with a heap of movies vying for prestigious awards, and with Fall on the horizon we're beginning to see these movies' trailers. The biggest of these awards contenders might be 'The Irishman', a highly anticipated gangster epic reuniting Martin Scorsese with Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel, not to mention Al Pacino (who Scorsese has never worked with before). In this episode, we review the first full-length teaser trailer for 'The Irishman', addressing topics like "face technology", Netflix's possible release strategy, and just how much the world missed Joe Pesci. We also review trailers for 'Jojo Rabbit', a delightful-looking anti-war satire from "visionistical" director Taika Waititi, and 'The Lighthouse', which might be the most unique (i.e. weird) movie among this year's awards seekers.

Check out the trailers yourself by visiting the links below.

‘The Irishman’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Expe7hf6MU

‘Jojo Rabbit’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTqd4yNFuSw

‘The Lighthouse’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyag7lR8CPA

'Cats' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' Jul 23, 2019

At this year's San Diego Comic Con, two trailers stood out from the rest. One got arguably the worst reception you could imagine, and the other stirred up more excitement than any trailer that's premiered there in years. In this episode, AJ and Jim talk about what went wrong with 'Cats', and what's so remarkable about 'Top Gun: Maverick'.

‘The Farewell’ to ‘Rambo’ and ‘Terminator’? Plus, the Golden Trailer Awards Jun 25, 2019

There's a lot of ground to cover this episode. First up, the Golden Trailer Awards. We discuss and critique a few of the event's top prize winners. Then we're on to our new favorite indie trailer, 'The Farewell', before being joined by an esteemed special guest and diving into what are seemingly two unkillable franchises, 'Rambo' and 'Terminator'. From there, we talk HBO trailers, plus why we're skeptical of 'Ad Astra' but sold on 'Ford v Ferrari'.

'It' vs 'Joker': The Killer Clown Special May 15, 2019

We hope you love scary clowns as much as we do! With 'It Chapter Two' and 'Joker' coming to theaters this Fall, two of pop culture's most iconic scary clowns will take turns terrorizing us at the movies. We're here to size up their trailers and answer the question everyone is DYING to know: Who would win in a fight – the demonic It or the psychopathic Joker?

Once Upon a Trailer... in Hollywood Apr 30, 2019

Trailers don't just promote movies these days. They're now used for shows, networks and streaming services. That's why in this episode, we review the trailers for a movie, a show and a streaming service. First up is a teaser for perhaps the movie-est of movies; it's Quentin Tarantino's star-studded ninth film, ‘Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood'. From there, our focus turns to television, where we discuss the trailers for ‘Stranger Things 3’ and Apple's soon-to-be streaming service, Apple TV+.

This episode is brought to you by Scott, J.D., and most importantly, Clary.

'Star Wars: Episode IX' - An Emergency Podcast Apr 15, 2019

It's been one day – fine, business day – since the highly anticipated teaser trailer for 'Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker' dropped, and from the title reveal alone, there's a lot to chew on here. We dive right in to discuss the opening scene of the trailer; the apparent course corrections J.J. Abrams is making now that he has retaken creative reigns; the Emperor's laugh; and yes, what our thoughts are on that newly unveiled title, 'The Rise of Skywalker'. Let's talk 'Star Wars', y'all.

Addressing the Genie in the Room Mar 22, 2019

It’s time we talk about Will Smith’s genie in the upcoming live-action remake of ‘Aladdin’, as shown in the movie’s latest teaser as well as the full-length trailer. But that’s not all we talk about this episode. We review three exciting trailers for movies that recently premiered at South By Southwest — ‘Booksmart’, ‘Good Boys’ and ‘The Art of Self-Defense’. We also discuss the epic super teaser for Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman', which made a surprising debut on the Oscars telecast. You know what we don’t talk about in this episode? Marvel. (Sorry, Marvel fans.)

The Best Picture Nominees Ranked by Their Trailers Feb 23, 2019

It's our annual Trailer Made Oscar special! AJ and Jim each present their own list of this year's Best Pictures nominees ranked by – what else? – their trailers. We'll also compare each movie with its respective trailer and decide on which is better — the trailer or the movie. Plus, some cool trailer news.

'Hobbs & Shaw' and 'Shaft' Feb 15, 2019

We compare the trailers for two buddy cop movies, 'Hobbs & Shaw' and 'Shaft'. Then we throw a spotlight on the trailer for 'Apollo 11', an upcoming documentary that looks astonishing. We also discuss the 'Child's Play' remake, which has a good cast but not such a good spin on Chucky's origin story. And fulfilling a request from AJ's mom, we review the trailer for Gina Rodriguez's action movie, 'Miss Bala'. Finally, we dissect the Super Bowl spot for 'Avengers: Endgame' (which isn't a trailer, but it's our show and we do what we want). This episode is sponsored by our friend, Greg.

Extremely Tone-Deaf, Shockingly Positive and Fun Feb 01, 2019

We were spoiled with the amount of trailer hotness that recently dropped! We discuss the super teasers for 'Ghostbusters 3', 'Game of Thrones' and 'Space Force'. We get into some action franchise big hitters like 'Spiderman: Far From Home' and 'John Wick 3'. We then get indie with 'The Beach Bum' and 'High Life', and are very confused by 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile'. There's something for everybody in this episode. Boom!

This Episode Is So 'Us' Jan 18, 2019

We're back! And we missed you. Now there's a lot to catch up on, so let's do this. We revisit some of the biggest movie trailers that dropped in the last few months, like 'Pokémon Detective Pikachu', 'The Lion King', 'Men in Black: International', 'Avengers: Endgame', and last but certainly not least, Jordan Peele's 'Us'. We end the episode with discussing our favorite trailers from 2018. It's good to be back.

'Mary Poppins Returns' and 'Captain Marvel' Crash-Lands Sep 27, 2018

We can't get over Captain Marvel punching a sweet old woman in the face. We're smitten with the first full-length trailer for 'Mary Poppins Returns'. And our curiosity is piqued after watching the 'Captive State' teaser. Plus, we have to talk about the unveiling of Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur, a.k.a. Joker. In case you want to brush up on these trailers (and one highly polished camera test), check out the video links below. Captain Marvel | Official Trailer: https://goo.gl/bEw9PH Mary Poppins Returns | Official Trailer: https://goo.gl/YqL6Np Captive State | Official Teaser Trailer: https://goo.gl/Ccjxcz Joker Camera Test: https://goo.gl/7n5GNx

Is 'The Favourite' Our Favorite Trailer of the Year? Sep 18, 2018

It's a sequel episode! After reviewing their first trailers several episodes back, we now review the second trailers for 'Halloween' and 'First Man' (hence this being a sequel episode). 'Halloween' brings back Jamie Lee Curtis as well as the original actor who played Michael Meyers, and 'First Man' is the Neil Armstrong biopic from 'La La Land' director Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling. Plus, AJ has a surprising reaction to the latest trailer for 'The Favourite', which just might be Jim's favorite trailer of the year. We also discuss the first trailer for 'Front Runner', starring Hugh Jackman as the infamous '88 presidential candidate Gary Hart, before finally addressing a bizarre trailer for 'Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms'. It's an impressive lineup of trailers for what looks like an impressive Fall season of movies. And at one point, AJ's forced to leave the room.

'Suspiria', 'Outlaw King' and the "Trailer Made Hall of Fame" Aug 31, 2018

What's up with that old man in the 'Suspiria' trailer? Do we support Chris Pine playing a 14th century Scottish leader in 'Outlaw King'? And will 'Slice', the horror/comedy movie featuring Chance the Rapper, be as bad as its trailer? We'll get to all of that and more in this episode, while also inducting the first trailer into our "Trailer Made Hall of Fame". Find out which 2015 trailer we consider to be a bonafide classic. (Hint: it's the teaser for 'The Revenant'.)

Are These Trailers Better than Their Movies? Aug 23, 2018

We debut an important segment that answers the age-old question: "Is the trailer better than the movie"? In this case, we compare the trailers and films of 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' and 'Mission Impossible: Fallout'. But before we get to that, we discuss the controversial six-second ad for 'The Nun' - which is now banned from YouTube - and review recent trailers for 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' and 'Roma'. We're also excited to tell our listeners about Prequel Sequel Remake, a likeminded podcast in which three comedians pitch absurd but hilarious prequels, sequels and remakes for movies that don't have any (nor should). Check them out on Apple, Anchor or wherever else you get your podcasts. Links to their show are below. Apple: goo.gl/F8dsQm Anchor: https://anchor.fm/prequelsequelremake

We Need to Talk about 'Mandy' Aug 10, 2018

Who's Mandy? She's the titular character of an upcoming action/horror film that co-stars Nicolas Cage and looks like a nightmare on acid. In this episode, we explore AJ's "emotional rollercoaster" relationship with the 'Creed 2' trailer, gush over the 'mid90s' trailer and, finally, we talk about 'Mandy', the trailer.

The Comic-Con Special Aug 03, 2018

We size up the movie trailers that premiered at this year's Comic-Con, talking at length about our feelings for 'Aquaman' (04:41), 'Glass' (12:27) and 'Overlord' (22:38). We also have our biggest argument yet over the trailer for 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' (29:41). Oh, and what do we mean by "trailer tropes"? Hear our explanation in this episode.

'Halloween', 'First Man' and More: A Very Hot Week in Trailers Jun 14, 2018

We were spoiled with the amount of hotness that dropped this week. We review 'A Star is Born' (24:32), 'Suspiria' (30:25), 'Widows' (37:11), 'White Boy Rick' (42:52), 'Halloween' (48:13) and last but not least, 'First Man' (55:51). But before we get to those coming attractions, let's catch up on all the noteworthy trailers that came out in the last two months. From the great and unexpected to the bad and disappointing, there's a lot to talk about.

'Avengers', 'Rampage' and What's 'Prospect'? Jun 14, 2018

We jump into the second 'Avengers' trailer, take way too long discussing the new 'Rampage trailer', hit on smaller standouts 'Prospect' and '6 Balloons', and save the best for last... 'Show Dogs'.

The Oscar Special Jun 14, 2018

We discuss the trailers from the 2018 Best Picture nominees and reveal our very own pick for 2017 Trailer of the Year!

OUR FIRST EPISODE! Jun 14, 2018

Super Bowl Trailers! We break down the trailers that premiered during the Super Bowl. We'll feature 'Mission Impossible: Fallout' (07:52), 'Solo' (14:30), 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' (20:17) and 'Skyscraper' (26:24).

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