Hasitha Fernando revisits Minority Report as it turns 20…For decades Philip K. Dick’s works have enthralled readers the world over with their high-brow concepts, philosophical themes and engaging narratives. Posthumously his efforts have attracted the attention of many a talented Hollywood filmmaker, who seek to bring his singular vision to life. Ridley Scott accomplished this […]
Movie Review – Nitram (2021)
Nitram, 2021.Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Sean Keenan, Essie Davis, and Anthony LaPaglia.SYNOPSIS:Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur mass shooting in Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.The filmmaking team behind Nitram has made an effort to upfront state that in their attempts […]
A Forgotten Sylvester Stallone Gem: Lock Up
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Lock Up, one of Sylvester Stallone’s less heralded peak era films…1989. Sylvester Stallone had topped the mountain in the 80’s. It all came to a head in 1985 when Rocky IV and Rambo: First Blood Part II dominated the box office. In today’s world, it was akin to having two […]
Movie Review – Wings of Desire (1987)
Wings of Desire, 1987.Directed by Wim Wenders. Starring Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Peter Falk, and Solveig Dommartin.SYNOPSIS:An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin’s residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.Wim Wenders has been a pioneer […]
Dune: Part Two moved to November 2023
Warner Bros. has announced the wait for Dune: Part Two will be just a little longer as the release has been pushed back from October to November 2023.Dune: Part Two was originally slated for October 20, 2023, but its new release date is now November 17, 2023. Now reason has been given for the delay, but it […]
Shark sequel The Reef: Stalked gets a poster and trailer
While the vast majority of shark movies are much closer to Jaws: The Revenge than Jaws, there have been a few over the past couple of decades that have managed to stand out among the crowd – one of which was the 2010 Australian film The Reef.In 2020, it was announced that director Andrew Traucki […]
Who Cares About Spoilers Anymore?
Tom Jolliffe ponders whether audiences still care about being surprised… Some spoilers will follow (featuring Obi-Wan, Doctor Strange 2 and Stranger Things)… if you still care…Right now the world eagerly awaits the arrival of Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 . We’ve also got through the entire run of the much anticipated Obi-Wan series on Disney […]
George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite in trailer for rom-com Ticket to Paradise
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise, which reunites Ocean’s franchise and Money Monster co-stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts as a divorced couple who team-up to stop their lovestruck daughter making the same mistake they believe they made almost 25 years earlier; watch it here…Academy Award® winners […]
Event Horizon receiving 25th anniversary 4K Ultra HD steelbook release
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Event Horizon, Paramount has announced the 4K Ultra HD steelbook release of Paul W.S. Anderson’s cult 1997 sci-fi horror; take a look at the cover artwork and special feature details below…Seven years ago, pioneering research spacecraft “Event Horizon” mysteriously vanished without a trace on its maiden voyage. But […]
South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 trailer released
Ahead of its premiere on Paramount+ this July, a poster and trailer has been released for part two of the adult animated feature-length special, South Park: The Streaming Wars; watch it here…In SOUTH PARK THE STREAMING WARS PART 2, a drought has brought the town of South Park to the brink of disaster.South Park: The […]
