Alyssa: The trailers are selling you a different movie than the one you're actually going to go see. She says there are other ways to find out about a movie, such as reviews. Alyssa: Find like two or three critics who kind of write with maybe a similar sensibility to your own and let them help you decide what you want to see.
Movie trailers are misleading audiences. Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson says you should stop watching them.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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