13 new trailers you should watch this week
I’m not a big horror fan, but there’s a certain kind of horror movie that uses the genre’s tropes to tell a story — and isn’t necessarily all that scary — that I sometimes really love. The Witch is one. And the other week I got around to seeing A Quiet Place, which is another that definitely works for me.
One thing that makes the film work so well is how lean it is: it introduces its characters, then immediately lights a fuse and watches the events unfold. There’s no unnecessary background. And as soon as it’s done exploring every beat, the film drops the mic and leaves — a lesser take on this concept easily could have added another 20 minutes of meaningless action. But A Quiet Place instead lets you leave the theater while your mind’s…
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/9/17442210/new-trailers-girl-spiders-web-halloween-bumblebee-and-more