Old Henry, 2021.Written and Directed by Potsy Ponciroli. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze, Gavin Lewis, Stephen Dorff, Trace Adkins, Richard Speight Jr., Max Arciniega, and Brad Carter.SYNOPSIS:An action western about a farmer who takes in an injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse comes for the money, he must decide who […]
Bullet Train slows atop the box office as Top Gun: Maverick fuels up yet again
Sony will be hoping that Bullet Train is more of a long-haul sleeper carriage kinda ride at the box-office, because the slow out of the station action-thriller slammed on the brakes harder than expected during its sophomore frame, grossing a soft $13.4M to top the box-office. In the face of very little competition the glossy David […]
Movie Review – Father Stu (2022)
Father Stu, 2022.Written and Directed by Rosalind Ross. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver, Teresa Ruiz, Malcolm McDowell, Annet Mahendru, Cody Fern, Winter Ave Zoli, Ned Bellamy, Michael Fairman, Niko Nicotera, Alain Uy, Carlos Leal, Annie Lee, Aaron Moten, Tenz McCall, Penny L. Moore, and Molly Baker.SYNOPSIS:Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a […]
Movie Review – Firestarter (2022)
Firestarter, 2022.Directed by Keith Thomas. Starring Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben, John Beasley, Tina Jung, Hannan Younis, Gavin Maciver-Wright, Sheila Boyd, and Jamillah Ross.SYNOPSIS:A girl with extraordinary pyrokinetic powers fights to protect her family and herself from sinister forces that seek to capture and control her.Stephen King is […]
Harry Potter and the Newfound Appreciation
Tom Jolliffe picks up a Nimbus 2000 to take a trip back to Hogwarts for a newfound appreciation of the Harry Potter franchise…When Harry Potter first came out, it felt like a shallow breath of fresh air. I’d grown up as a fan of fantasy films. My childhood was defined by Labyrinth, Willow, Krull, Legend, […]
The Death of Cinematic Discourse
Anghus Houvouras on the death of cinematic discourse…Cinematic discourse has been contentious as far back as I can remember. There were always people extremely passionate about film, who would state their opinions with vigour and steadfastly defend them given the opportunity.Woody Allen famously portrayed the kind of overly zealous cinematic debates that took place between […]
How Warner Bros. could save The Flash from disaster
Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ options for salvaging The Flash…David Zaslav’s regime at Warner Bros. Discovery started with a number of decisions that have left industry analysts and fans baffled. To be fair, he was handed a dumpster fire with the DCEU that has struggled to find creative cohesion and an overarching strategy for a […]
Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan join Ethan Coen’s first solo directorial movie
With Joel Coen having made his solo directorial debut last year with The Tragedy of Macbeth, Ethan Coen is now prepping his first project without his sibling as Deadline reports that the filmmaker has tapped Margaret Qualley (Maid) and Geraldine Viswanathan (The Broken Hearts Gallery) to lead an as-yet-untitled film.Plot details for the project are […]
Shudder’s housewarming horror-comedy Who Invited Them gets a red band trailer
Shudder has released a poster and red band trailer for Who Invited Them, the upcoming horror-comedy from writer-director Duncan Birmingham and starring Melissa Tang, Ryan Hansen, Perry Mattfield and Timothy Granaderos. Check them out here…Adam and Margo’s housewarming party goes well enough… except there’s this one mysterious couple (Tom and Sasha) lingering after the other […]
Renegades sets January UK release from 101 Films
101 Films is set to bring Shogun Films’ action thriller Renegades to the UK with a January 2023 release date.Directed by Daniel Zirilli and scripted by FM’s own Tom Jolliffe, Renegades features a cat that includes Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Lee Majors (The Fall Guy), Danny Trejo (Machete), Louis Mandylor (My […]
