When Disney completed their all-consuming acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, they inherited a slate of films that were already in the can and jostling for release. So as well as an enormous amount of archived content that would bolster the launch of Disney+ (The Simpsons), they also had to handle the marketing […]
The King’s Man release pushed back several months
Matthew Vaughn’s prequel to his blockbuster Kingsman franchise has been bumped from its Valentine’s Day 2020 release date amidst a slew of scheduling announcements from Disney. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that The King’s Man will now be released seven months later on September 18, 2020. The exact reason for the delay is unclear, but […]
Christian Bale discusses why Nolan’s Batman never had a fourth outing
So much has happened in the comic book genre since Christopher Nolan redefined the landscape with 2005’s Batman Begins. Cinematic universes have exploded onto almost every available multiplex screen, completely changing cinema as we know it. So why did such a game-changing series of films manage to resist the temptation to continue the further adventure’s […]
Movie Review – Last Christmas (2019)
Last Christmas, 2019. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh, Lydia Leonard, Peter Mygind, and Boris Isakovic SYNOPSIS: Kate (Emilia Clarke) is a down-on-her-luck twenty-something who’s caught in a downward spiral of burning the candle at both ends. She works in a Christmas shop with her curt boss (Michelle […]
Phoebe Waller-Bridge explains how she tweaked No Time to Die
Fleabag creator and all-round genius Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been telling BBC News about her involvement in bringing James Bond’s 25th installment, No Time to Die into the #metoo era, by performing what she calls “tweaks” to the script. With Daniel Craig coming out last week and rightfully clarifying that Waller-Bridge was hired for her writing […]
Stephen King says Doctor Sleep redeems Kubrick’s The Shining
The fact that Stephen King disliked Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining, is film trivia as old as the ghosts who walk the corridors of the Overlook Hotel. Now, with the release of the next chapter in The Shining story, Doctor Sleep, rolling out in cinemas across the globe, the legendary horror writer has claimed […]
Todd Phillips says a Joker deleted scene would have revealed Sophie’s fate
‘Ambiguity’ is a bit of a watch-word when it comes to discourse magnet and box-office phenomenon Joker. There’s that ending, as well as the constant blurring of fantasy and reality which underpins the entire narrative. However, one of the most discussed aspects of Todd Phillips film is the exact fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie, who […]
Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep, 2019. Directed by Mike Flanagan Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Zahn McClarnon, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Carel Struycken, Bruce Greenwood, Chelsea Talmadge, Alex Essoe, Catherine Parker, and Selena Anduze SYNOPSIS: Years after the events of The Shining, a grownup Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) has repressed his abilities and hit the […]
Movie Review – Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
Brittany Runs a Marathon, 2019. Directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo Starring Jillian Bell, Jennifer Dundas, Alice Lee, Michaela Watkins, Mikey Day, Lil Rel Howery, Kate Arrington, Beth Malone, Patch Darragh, Erica Herdnandez SYNOPSIS: When Brittany (Jillian Bell) decides that her party-hard, responsibility-free lifestyle is hurting those around her, as well as herself, she decides to […]
Movie Review – Countdown (2019)
Countdown, 2019. Directed by Justin Dec Starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Peter Facinelli, Dillon Lane, Tichina Arnold, Annie Winters, P.J. Byrne, Valente Rodriguez, and Matt Letscher. SYNOPSIS: When a nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads a buzzy app that’s meant to predict your exact time of death, it warns her that she only has […]