Trailer Hitch

The boys may have slept on the Oscars this year, but they didn't forget to award the first annual Best Trailer Picture to their favorite trailer of the Best Picture nominees. Too little, too late? The winner of our non-existent trophy will decide... But before they can decide, the boys hit the road and go Cross Country once again. Their journey brings them all the way to The French Dispatch, taking in the heartland to admire some Deerskin, getting something to eat with Candyman, make it a point to stay connected with... er, Connected, all before arriving at their final destination of Antebellum (probably coulda picked a more cheery destination, but it'll do.) Finally, James & Kevin saw some movies! They look at Sonic the Hedgehog and decide if the arduous trailer history that little blue guy had was worth it, and then cap things off with The Invisible Man, and whether or not that trailer shoulda stayed invisible too.

With the Oscars distributed, the reactions exhaustively archived in meme form, and now forgotten in the constant shifting media cycle, James and Kevin figured, "Yeah, what the hell, let's go see Little Women." They take a look back at a trailer that hides the film's idiosyncratic structure and debate whether that was a welcome surprise or coulda helped get people on the fence to show up. Then, the boys process how they feel about Little Women (neither have read the book or seen any other adaptation), which one of them is totally the Amy in the group (it's Kevin), and how Laura Dern in the this movie is just THE BEST MOM EVER.

James & Kevin spin out of control trying to make sense of Chris Rock's 600 Tuesdays line from Spiral: From the Book of Saw. Next, the boys rank this year's Super Bowl spots! Whether it be with a rigorous method of criticism or a series of disinterested grunts, they give you the lowdown on this year's mini-trailers. Which trailers played like Pat Mahomes in the first half of the Super Bowl, throwing their potential into the dirt? Which trailers played like Pat Mahomes in the second half of the Super Bowl, finding their target 40 yards down the field for a momentum shifting play? Trailer Hitch's official power ranking will give you the scoop!

James & Kevin stumble over Standing Up, Falling Down, and get a few bats up in here with Morbius. With the Cats out of the bag, the boys catch up with a far less maligned 2019 film with 1917. They look back at a trailer that had to juggle selling a concept that (as far as they can surmise) can't be sold in a trailer and several narrative twists, all before getting into the trenches of the film itself.

James and Kevin start the year horribly wrong by going to see Cats as punishment for a failed segment last year. Luckily, Micah Pollard from the podcast Shark Bites and Carter Wedl from... his apartment... join the boys on this ex-purr-sion. They stare deep into the VFX abyss and report back on whether the trailer can adequately prepare you for the film, and how time becomes a meaningless void after the fourth Judi Dench verse delivered directly into camera. But all is not bleak! They also take a look at the new The New Mutants mutation that hit a few weeks ago, and shout their way through A Quiet Place 2. Be sure to check out Micah (and his co-host Charlie's) podcast on iTunes! And be sure to, I dunno, send Carter a tweet. He's around. He'll probably reply.

We came, we saw, we watched some trailers! As evidence of this, James & Kevin go through their respective top five trailers of the year, giving you the very best of this year's excellent crop. But wait! There's a late bloomer in those crops! Perhaps Christopher Nolan was trying to sneak one by the boys, but send a late rent notice to Tenet all the same. Does its inclusion in this episode mean that it places highly on one of their lists? That could be one of five reasons to listen to Trailer Hitch's Top 5 Trailers of the year! Special thanks to all of our expats, be they in the music, art, or social media realms for their fantastic work this year, and to you for listening (or scrolling by on social media or Apple Podcasts)!

Trailer Hitch has seen STAR WARS EPISODE IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER... and Kevin & James have opinions!  Listen to our spoiler filled review of the film, and how it compared to the trailers!  We laughed, we cried, we pumped our fists in the air... (during the podcast... you'll have to listen to find out if that's what we did during the movie as well!)

While most critics are winding down at the end of the year with Top 10 lists, James & Kevin are just getting warmed up with a full 11 trailers to review just in time to wrap out 2019! To accommodate all of the trailers, James & Kevin hit the road in a new segment called Cross Country, where they give themselves five minutes a pop to dissect each one. They're incentivized to go quick though, because any time they save goes directly to talking about In the Heights, their final destination on their road trip. If the boys fail to talk about all eleven trailers in less than 50 minutes... then they have to watch another Double Never Need to See Film. Tune in to find out if they faceplant, and to hear thoughts on all these trailers: Black Widow Togo No Time to Die The Assistant Mulan Promising Young Woman Wonder Woman 1984 Escape From Pretoria Ghostbusters: After-Life Free Guy In the Heights

James & Kevin decide if the new Cats trailer is top of the feline, marvel at a great juxtaposition in Antebellum, and commit regicide with The Christmas Prince 3: The Royal Baby. Then, the boys get their first instance where a trailer wildly mis-sold a movie! They dive into the implications of dramatically altering the story for a trailer (especially when it's a better creative choice) while giving Little Monsters a fair shake on its own merit as a film.

James and Kevin run head first into the new Sonic The Hedgehog trailer, taking in both its new design and storytelling approach, sell their souls to get a peak at Pixar's latest teaser for Soul, get more than they bargained for on Fantasy Island, and (somehow) see The Invisible Man. After establishing their clout in the world of movie trailer reviews, the boys audition for the Clio Awards, a marketing committee that commends the year's best trailers. They pick the winners while pitching why they'd make good additions to the Clio voting board (James could be this esteemed committee's rough-and-tumble bad boy, for example).

Halloween has come and gone, and to accommodate for that, James & Kevin... mostly review horror trailers. They see what Little Joe has grown into with a new trailer, wonder if they can let go of their issues with The Grudge, and pass out over The Aeronauts. Then, they do a Trailer in the Rearview on Zombieland 2: Double Tap, hoping the "comedy" comes through more in "horror" because, again, they should really be on to Thanksgiving at this point...

With an internet (and New York Jets) breaking trailer, James & Kevin record a bonus episode for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. They talk about JJ Abrams's growth as a visual director, the mirrors between the final trailer of the new trilogy with the first trailer of the new trilogy, and how the strongest force of evil in the galaxy appears to be an angry chair. May the Hitchhikers be with you. Always.

In this extended, special episode, James & Kevin figure out if they'll throw a bone to Lady & The Tramp, then... er, figure out if they'll throw a bone to Doolittle. This is the first time we could use the same pun twice in an episode, so forgive us for the double dip. Then, the boys get sea-sick while watching Jungle Cruise, get in the epicenter of Bombshell, and give their (very) abridged thoughts on Tenet. To cap it all off, James & Kevin give you their (very) unabridged thoughts on Joker, ranging from whether or not it's a well-crafted movie, debating the nature of art influencing violence, and if this is a good movie to watch while quitting smoking.

James & Kevin are mostly doing repair work this week, tuning up trailers previously reviewed! They find their King's Man again, warn their past selves that there's another Terminator: Dark Fate trailer, and while they have the opportunity to travel through time, head on back to 1917. Long as they're in a repair shop, they take a look at El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie before finding the bomb in Richard Jewell and determining if Birds of Prey takes flight.

James & Kevin finish setting the table with the second trailer for Knives Out. Next, they bring the house down with Countdown, and tend to The Secret Garden. They also finally named the segment where they watch an older movie trailer! In the newly christened Backup Camera, the boys compare The Secret Garden remake to the trailer for the 1993 version of the same film. 

While LA basks in a heatwave, James & Kevin bring the heat with this packed episode. They begin with a deep dive into the Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker special look that dropped at D23, speculating on whether Rey will join the Dark Side (and conclude quickly: no.) Next, they tune up a gaggle of trailers they've already reviewed, seeing if they're still laughing at Joker, whether their opinions of Terminator: Dark Fate has been sealed, and bounce after a second look at Jojo Rabbit. Next, they run away with Lady and The Tramp, mispronounce Zach Galifinakis' name while reviewing Between Two Ferns: The Movie, and ride together with Bad Boys For Life.

A plethora of trailers forces James & Kevin to get creative... well, not too creative, since all they have at their disposal is a hat and some paper. But they use these to full effect, letting happenstance and a whiskey-addled hand decide what they'll be reviewing this episode. Will you hear about Underwater, and how it looks like Event Horizon in an entirely different horizon? The hat will decide! As for their locks, the boys get to the epicenter of Bombshell, and look back at The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), missing Trailer Voice Guy every step of the way.

Alas, we finally got negative feedback... about James' face, no less.  But the boys remain undeterred by their first piece of criticism and run headlong into the world of trailers! They apply a coat of paint to The Irishman, get into some pretty hardcore history with 1917, weather the storm of The Lighthouse, and get spooked by Little Monsters. Not only do they look at the trailers of today, but the trailers of yesteryear too (well, 2002), taking a look at a piece of history that finally hit the web: a 4K remaster of the original teaser trailer for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. Links to all these trailers below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_2RjQwQGV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcmZN0Mbl04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyag7lR8CPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn3G_VoJjYk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPL7UWN_hcM

A long list of trailers requires a long title, and the boys are prepared to tackle both (well, James is, he came up with the title). This week, James and Kevin go through the Comic-Con trailers while also going through the trailers that debuted during Comic-Con week outside of Comic-Con week (was there a competing convention across the street?!) They give their thoughts on all The King's Man has to offer, get low for Hustlers, close the book on It: Chapter Two's final trailer, say death to snoochie boochies with the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot trailer, get their breath taken away by Top Gun: Maverick, try to make sense of the purgatory that is the Cats trailer, insist that The Walking Dead teaser can jog on, enjoy a quick cry in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, hop along to Jojo Rabbit, stalk past The Fanatic, take a bridge too far while talking about 21 Bridges (three beats pause to catch breath), and then give not one, but two opinions on Zombieland 2: Double Tap. In lieu of writing more puns (dear God ma

James & Kevin hit the Teaser Trailer Showroom to ponder whether the lack of Mulan dressing as a man in the teaser means they're getting rid of a core element, or if they just showed us the end of the film (also, NO MUSHU, WHAT'S THE DEAL?!)   Next, they sharpen their wits for Knives Out, head somewhere over the rainbow to find the Judy trailer, and then watch the Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein trailer to see if it's alive.