Trailer Made AJ Gutierrez & Jim Schwartz

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.' 

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 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.'

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." 

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.

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.