When you watch a lot of trailers, like we do, they all tend to blend together. Very rarely does one stand out as something unique and interesting. Today, that happened with the trailer for “Gazer.”
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As seen in the trailer, “Gazer” is a film that follows a young mother with a unique condition that prevents her from perceiving time normally. And after she takes a job from a mysterious woman, she finds herself in the middle of a big mess. But the trailer takes this story and frames it as a second-coming of a film like “Memento.” It looks dark, dangerous, and subversive. Frankly, it just looks more interesting than most of the other stuff that is out there.
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The film stars Ariella Mastroianni, Marcia Debonis, Renee Gagner, Jack Alberts, and Tommy Kang. Mastroianni is not only the star of the film, she is also the co-writer, alongside the director Ryan J. Sloan.
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“Gazer” opens in theaters on February 21, 2025. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Gazer follows a young mother (co-writer Ariella Mastroianni) who, due to a unique condition that progressively affects her perception of time, is trying to save money for her daughter’s future before it’s too late. She takes a risky job from a mysterious woman with a dark past, which leads her to become entangled in a tense web of revenge, deceit, and murder.