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 Dreams […]
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 ocean.Laura McGann’s (Revolutions) […]
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 on a svelte budget, […]
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 feels low, […]
Movie Review – Maybe I Do (2023)
Maybe I Do, 2023.Written and Directed by Michael Jacobs. Starring Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, and William H. Macy.SYNOPSIS:Michelle (Roberts) and Allen (Bracey) are in a relationship. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet about marriage. Turns out, the parents already know one another well, which leads to […]
She Came from the Woods trailer unleashes 80s-set summer camp horror
With just over two weeks to go until its release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming horror She Came from the Woods.Directed by Erik Bloomquist, the 80s-set horror see a group of counsellors at a summer camp accidentally unleash an evil which wreaks bloody mayhem amongst the staff and campers.In this […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Bad Behaviour
Bad Behaviour, 2023.Written and directed by Alice Englert. Starring Jennifer Connelly, Ben Whishaw, Alice Englert, Ana Scotney, Dasha Nekrasova, and Marlon Williams.SYNOPSIS:Former child actress Lucy seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon, while she also navigates the close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt performer daughter, Dylan.Being the daughter of the most […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Eternal Memory
The Eternal Memory, 2023.Directed by Maite Alberdi.SYNOPSIS:Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognises her.Maite Alberdi follows up her thoroughly charming, Oscar-nominated documentary The Mole Agent with another intimate film about the toils of ageing. If the […]
Movie Review – Blood (2023)
Blood, 2023.Directed by Brad Anderson. Starring Michelle Monaghan, Skeet Ulrich, Erik Athavale, June B. Wilde, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Onalee Ames, Danika Frederick, Skylar Morgan Jones, Jennifer Rose Garcia, Cheryl Gensiorek, Michael Strickland, and Rodrigo Beilfuss.SYNOPSIS:Jess, a separated and nurse who moves with her daughter and young son Owen back into her old farmhouse. Shortly after settling […]
Julia Garner headlined Madonna biopic is scrapped at Universal
Bad news for fans of the Material Girl and Ozark star Julia Garner, because Madonna’s self-directed biopic, that was set to star the Emmy Award winning actress, has been scrapped at Universal. The Madonna movie was one of a number of musical biopics heading our way, and having Garner embody one of pop’s greatest icons felt […]