David Pountain, Author at The Playlist

‘The Mountain’ Trailer: Rick Alverson Delivers Another Surreal Effort, This Time Starring Jeff Goldblum

May 10, 2019 11:00 am

It was with 2012’s ironically titled “The Comedy” that director Rick Alverson landed on the radar of many an indie-attuned critic, but he did so as a polarizing figure whose searing brand of anti-humor was alte...

‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Trailer: Terry Gilliam’s Long-Awaited Film Hits US Theaters In April

David Pountain

February 25, 2019 4:24 pm

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We were worried for a minute there. The monumentally troubled, decades-spanning production of director Terry Gilliam’s “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” has become the stuff of legend – not to mention the subjec...

‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Trailer: Mel Gibson & Vince Vaughn Are Morally Dubious Cops Trying To Get Paid

David Pountain

February 21, 2019 12:55 pm

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After penning the surprisingly well-received “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,” S. Craig Zahler returns with what could be his most controversial work to date. The evocatively titled “Dragged Across Concrete”...

Exploring The Essence Of Faith In The Films Of M. Night Shyamalan

David Pountain

February 17, 2019 1:29 pm

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We’ve all heard the jokes about the aliens in “Signs” and their inexplicably shortsighted decision to invade and wander naked through a planet that’s 71% covered in a liquid that can kill them from mere physica...

‘The Death and Life of John F. Donovan’ Trailer: Xavier Dolan Tackles Celebrity, Childhood & Innocence Lost

David Pountain

January 25, 2019 9:45 am

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The time elapsed between the respective premieres of “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan” and 2016’s poorly received “It's Only the End of the World” amounts to the longest period we’ve ever had to wait for ...

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‘Birds Of Passage’ Trailer: Ciro Guerra’s Cannes Masterpiece Arrives Early Next Year

David Pountain

November 19, 2018 4:28 pm

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“Embrace of the Serpent” helmsman Ciro Guerra continues with the animal imagery and the ruminations on Colombian history with “Birds of Passage,” a rise-and-fall cartel drama set in the early days of the nation...

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‘Everybody Knows’ Trailer: Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem Star In New Thriller From Director Asghar Farhadi

David Pountain

November 15, 2018 11:12 am

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It had to happen eventually. After 2017’s “The Salesman” brought Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi his second Oscar win in the Best Foreign Language Film category, the director’s next picture was set to be just ...

‘High Life’ Trailer: Claire Denis & Robert Pattinson Take An Interstellar Trip

David Pountain

October 12, 2018 11:11 am

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Reaping the benefits of a big name lead and her biggest budget to date, Claire Denis is about to expose herself to a wider audience than her career’s ever seen before with her English-language sci-fi “High Life...

‘Bodied’ Trailer: Eminem Produces Joseph Kahn’s Dynamic Battle Rap Drama [NSFW]

David Pountain

October 8, 2018 12:13 pm

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Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably seen at least one work from director Joseph Kahn, whose formidable track record of instantly recognizable music videos includes such Grammy-winning shorts as Eminem’s...

‘Daredevil’ Season 3 Teaser: It’s Time To Let The Devil Out (And Hopefully Bring A Quality Season Of Marvel TV To Netflix)

David Pountain

September 20, 2018 12:40 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Back in 2016, season 2 of “Daredevil” set a trend for disappointing sophomore outings from the Marvel/Netflix Universe. But while Matt Murdock’s stint with “The Defenders” didn’t offer any sign of improvement, ...

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