The Starling Girl, 2023. Written and directed by Laurel Parmet. Starring Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Austin Abrams, Wrenn Schmidt, and Jessamine Burgum. SYNOPSIS: 17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church. Laurel Parmet makes a fundamentally […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Deepest Breath
The Deepest Breath, 2023. Directed by Laura McGann. SYNOPSIS: A champion free-diver and expert safety diver seemed destined for one another despite the different paths they took to meet at the pinnacle of the free-diving world. A look at the thrilling rewards – and inescapable risks – of chasing dreams through the depths of the […]
Journey into the Quantum Realm with behind-the-scenes look at Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Marvel Studios has released a behind-the-scenes look at Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Introduced with Marvel head-honcho Kevin Feige excitedly setting the scene by saying “Lets use this film to kick off Phase Five”, the preview features contributions from Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, and the MCU’s latest big-bad Jonathan Majors, as well as […]
Movie Review – Life Upside Down (2023)
Life Upside Down, 2023. Written and Directed by Cecilia Miniucchi. Starring Bob Odenkirk, Radha Mitchell, Danny Huston, Rosie Fellner, Cyrus Palhavi, Terence Bernie Hines, Jeanie Lim, and Crispian Belfrage. SYNOPSIS: Three couples who know one another are stuck at home during the beginning of lockdown. Jonathan, Clarissa and Paul will see their lives turned upside-down, […]
Barbarian’s Zach Cregger to direct multi-story horror epic Weapons
Barbarian was one of the biggest surprises of last year (read our ★★★★ review here), grossing $40 million at the domestic box-office, and heralding the arrival of director Zach Cregger. So it’s little wonder that there’s plenty of excitement surrounding his next project, which has just been announced as Weapons, a multi-story horror epic in […]
Video Review – Magazine Dreams introduces ‘The Year of Jonathan Majors’
EJ Moreno with a video review of Magazine Dreams starring Jonathan Majors… One actor working today perfectly defines what it means to be a performer in this generation. Jonathan Majors offers controlled chaos; he knows how to distinguish between in-control and unhinged, making it look effortless. No movie has captured his raw talent like Magazine […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Divinity
Divinity, 2023. Written and directed by Eddie Alcazar. Starring Stephen Dorff, Moises Arias, Jason Genao, Karrueche Tran, Bella Thorne, and Scott Bakula. SYNOPSIS: Centers on two mysterious brothers, who abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery. Sci-fi is so, so hard to pull off […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Fair Play
Fair Play, 2023. Written and directed by Chloe Domont. Starring Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, and Eddie Marsan. SYNOPSIS: An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple’s relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement. Guaranteed to be one of the most talked-about films from this year’s […]
Video Review – Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023)
EJ Moreno with a video review of Paramount+’s Teen Wolf: The Movie… In its epic return, Teen Wolf returns with a new movie coming to Paramount+, and it doesn’t live up to its potential. Teen Wolf: The Movie sadly feels like a way-too-long episode of a series instead of an actual movie experience. The budget […]
Razzie Awards: Blonde leads nominations for 2023 Golden Raspberry Awards
It’s the eve of the Oscar nominations, which means it’s time for the reveal of this year’s contenders for the Golden Raspberry Awards, a.k.a. The Razzies – a celebration of all that’s awful in cinema from the past twelve months. Leading the pack for nominations this year is Netflix’s controversial Marilyn Monroe film Blonde, and […]
