Watch Scarlett Johansson play a Japanese Cyborg in the Trailer for Ghost in the Shell

November 25, 2016, 11:49am

The worst thing about American Thanksgiving is that for two days every November it feels like half the internet grinds to a halt. Well, luckily for you Canadians celebrate the holiday in October like decent people so here we are, fulfilling our solemn duty to keep the content churning! This week’s trailers are a true cornucopia of flavours, we’re talking a serving of Obama, a side of white people playing Japanese people, and, of course, the sweet finish of a live action remake of a problematic yet beloved cartoon.

Barry
Man I’m gonna miss Obama. While I personally think it’s a bit early to be making movies of the week about a sitting president in his mid-50s, we’ll soon take whatever piece of Barry we can get. This Netflix film looks at his early years at Harvard and my only real complaint is that there’s no Michelle. Oh Barry. Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s [almost] gone.

Ghost in the Shell
LOOK, this is objectively a very good trailer. It has all the things you want: a moody reimagining of a popular 90s song, a violent, dystopic vision of the near-future, and some kind of mysterious vat of goo from whence an unlikely hero emerges. But then it also has Scarlett Johansson playing a Japanese manga cyborg and she’s not fucking Japanese. So I don’t know how to feel, I really don’t.

Silence
Wait, what is this movie? Did anyone know Martin Scorsese was making this movie? I know it’s not supposed to be a comedy but I LOL’ed through the whole thing. HAHAHAHAHA. What is this?!

The Book of Love
I actually had to watch the Saw trailer right after seeing this to cleanse my palette.

The Comedian
This is my impression of Robert DeNiro, “Hey you talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Hoo ah!” I liked this movie better when it was called As Good As it Gets.

Beauty and the Beast
Straight up, it’s weird that in 2016 we’re still pushing this narrative on young women that the type of guy who would literally imprison you for life will somehow turn into a handsome prince if you just stick around long enough and love him enough. Naw. Run Belle, you in danger girl.

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