Steve Sarmento is an educator, writer, and film buff in Phoenix, Arizona. He's been a part of the fabric of The Next Reel Film Podcasts since its inception. He has served to educate and illuminate through his regular participation in The Film Board and the two podcasts he developed and hosted, Trailer Rewind and Three of a Kind.
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Alien anniversary, plus expensive theatrical event re-releases. Star Wars cookware. Brief Joker commentary. Andy’s still working through Stephen King adaptations, and good grief… there are a ton of Children of the Corn movies… it’s the CotCCU! Disney looking to buy Spidey for $5 billion? Tom Hardy trolling with costumes. There are no Easter eggs in Joker. RIP Robert Forster.
According to Scorsese, a tomato does not equal cinema. Spielberg partners with the upcoming streaming service Quibi with a new property you can only watch at night. Throwing money at Jason Bourne with a spin-off TV series and a new film. Free Guy is coming.
Spidey makes peace between Sony and Marvel. Go learn something about Salmon P. Chase. K.Feig is going to make a Star Wars movie. More Joker controversy. The Irishman is looking to be gold.
Somehow we missed Battle at Big Rock. Also, old news. We haven’t been in the theater in a while. Steve insults Downton Abbey. Ad Astra isn’t for space people. AMC doesn’t know what “artisan” means.
A film with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is a rarity. A PG-rated film that is not a kid’s movie is also a rarity. Leave No Trace managed to check both these boxes. This month’s Trailer Rewind delves into this movie about family to discover how it mana
Felicity Huffman goes to jail. Moviepass is officially gone.
Lars trains with arrows. Steve finds Birdemic. Variety: “… the rare comic-book movie that expresses what’s happening in the real world.” RogerEbert.com: “In mainstream movies today, ‘dark’ is just another flavor.” Jessica Biel destroys a camera with an
Disney’s doing something dumb. #FilmmakerMode. Richard Linklater is taking his time to make another movie. Booksmart is still fantastic.
How does a film that is positioned for Oscar nominations fall off the radar so quickly? Is this a transformative performance from Nicole Kidman? Why can’t Sebastian Stan stay away from girls that are going to be trouble? We only do 1 show a month so why a hiatus? We might answer these questions on this month’s Trailer Rewind.
The Matrix. The Mandalorian. The Disney-Sony-Spidey Stand-off. The list of talking animal movies.