Trailer Round-Up: ‘Samson’, ‘Barry’, ‘Victory Crowley’, ‘Pity’, ‘May It Last’, ‘The Female Brain’

We coverso muchstuff here at /Film, but sometimes a trailer slips through the cracks. That’s where a trailer round-up comes in handy! This latest trailer roundup features the biblical epicSamson, the new HBO seriesBarry, the horror sequel/rebootVictory Crowley, the Sundance filmPity,May It Last, a documentary about the Avett Brothers, and the comedyThe Female Brain.

The faith-based film company Pure Flix are trying to get into the epic blockbuster game withSamson, an action-movie-tinged take on the tale ofSamson and Delilah. It looks…wild. There’s a part in this trailer where someone moans, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” and also a part whereBilly Zaneshows up wearing a crown he got at Burger King. I kind of want to see this? The film stars Billy Zane,Rutger HauerandJackson Rathboneand will be released onFebruary 16, 2018. Here’s the synopsis:

SAMSON, empowered by God with supernatural strength, endangers his destiny with impulsive decisions that lead to betrayal by a wicked prince and a beautiful temptress. When Samson calls on his God once more, he turns imprisonment and blindness into final victory.

Bill Haderhas akillerjob inBarry: he’s a hitman. The new HBO series follows Hader’s depressed hitman as he moves to Los Angeles and falls into an acting class. HBO needs some new blood as far as their original shows go, andBarrymight deliver. Hader is talented enough, and the show has surrounded him with a cast that includesStephen Root,Sarah Goldberg,Glenn Fleshler,Anthony Carrigan, and the Fonz himself,Henry Winkler.BarrydebutsMarch 25, 2018on HBO. Here’s the synopsis:

Victory Crowley

TheHatchethorror series gets a reboot/sequel withVictory Crowley, and there’s a trailer to prove it. I’m a horror fan, but I’ll confess I’ve never seen any entries in theHatchetseries, and based on this trailer, I don’t know if I’ll start. The footage here seems more focused on jokes than scares, and perhaps that’s the main thrust of this series; if so, it’s not for me.Victor Crowleyhits VOD/DVDFebruary 6, 2018. Here’s the synopsis.

Ten years ago, forty-nine people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew Yong’s claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy, but when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Yong must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.

Pityis making its debut later this month at Sundance, and a trailer has arrived to herald this. IndieWire debuted the exclusive trailer first, and tell us the film is about " a nameless everyman, played by comedian Yannis Drakopoulos, who revels in unhappiness, lives for being sad, and relishes being, well, pitied. His life is made all the better — worse? — when his wife falls into a coma, a terrible situation that comes complete with plenty of sadness and whole heaps of pity. It’s kind of ideal. But can it possibly last?"

May It Last

MusiciansThe Avett Brothers, fans of sad jams and facial hair, now have their own documentary.May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothersis described as “an intimate documentary following acclaimed North Carolina band the Avett Brothers, as they create their 2016 hit album ‘True Sadness.'” The documentary was filmed with extensive access over more than two years, and will debut on HBO onJanuary 29, 2018.

The Female Brain

Whitney Cummings writes, directs and stars inThe Female Brain, a comedy about a neuroscientist who is researching the mysteries of the female mind. There’s a lot going on in this trailer, but the thing that got the biggest laugh from me is whenJames Marsdenshows up and says, “How does it feel to be dating amagician?” Dude’s got good comic timing – put him in more comedies.The Female Brainstars Whitney Cummings,Sofia Vergara, James Marsden,Cecily Strong,Blake Griffin,Beanie Feldstein,Lucy Punch,Toby Kebbell, andDeon Cole. Look for it on VOD onFebruary 9, 2018. Here’s the synopsis: