Raya and the Last Dragon helmer Carlos López Estrada is set to direct the live-action remake remake of Makoto Shinkai’s acclaimed animated feature Your Name, and will rewrite the script based on an initial version from Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer. López Estrada is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker best known for his films Blindspotting, Summertime, […]
Exclusive Interview – Living director Oliver Hermanus
Chris Connor chats with Living director Oliver Hermanus… To coincide with its wide release this week, we sat down with Living director Oliver Hermanus to discuss the film playing at the festival, working with the acclaimed novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and the challenges and opportunities presented by adapting Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru and reinterpreting it for a […]
Tenebrae (1982) – October Horrors 2022
Tenebrae, 1982. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Veronica Lario, John Steiner and Giuliano Gemma. SYNOPSIS: An American author visiting Rome, finds himself embroiled in the hunt for a serial killer who seems to be drawing inspiration from his latest novel. Happy Halloween Everyone!!! It’s October 31st (or November 1st […]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever producer confirms no post-credits scene
It’s evident that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be a unique film for the MCU, but the latest update shows how different this will feel. The early reactions to the film were highly positive, but one surprising note was the film did not include a post-credit stinger. Since Iron Man in 2008, almost every Marvel […]
HBO Max’s The Batman spin-off The Penguin adds Cristin Milioti in lead role as Sofia Falcone
HBO Max’s upcoming The Penguin series, a spin-off of The Batman from Matt Reeves, has cast its female lead. Joining Colin Farrell in the series is Cristin Milioti (Made For Love) as Sofia Falcone. Sofia Falcone is the daughter of Carmine ‘The Roman’ Falcone, played in The Batman by John Turturro. Introduced in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s […]
Terrifier 2 director on sequel plans and drawing the line at dismembered penis balloon animals
Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2 is the talk of the town in the horror world. From its impressive box office numbers (grossing more than $7.5 million worldwide on a $250,000 budget) to graphic violence, the slasher sequel is having a moment. There are reports of people vomiting and fainting during screenings, and it’s become an internet […]
Clerks III UK Blu-ray and DVD release details revealed
Lionsgate has announced that Kevin Smith’s comedy sequel Clerks III will arrive on November 14th on digital in the UK, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on December 26th; check out the cover artwork and details below… SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Clerks III here Once again behind the […]
Top Gun: Maverick and the Success of Simplistic Cinema
Anghus Houvrouas on the success of Top Gun: Maverick… Top Gun: Maverick is the kind of massive, crowd pleasing blockbuster that felt almost extinct after a global pandemic threatened to end the theatrical experience. Loved by both audiences and critics, the movie has become a phenomenon and the most successful movie of 2022. I always […]
Swiss survival drama retreat gets a trailer and images
Ahead of its world premiere this November, a trailer and poster have arrived online for Swiss filmmaker Leon Schwitter’s upcoming drama Retreat. The film follows Benny (Dorian Heiniger), a young boy as his vacation with his estranged father Michael (Peter Hottinger) in the mountains has slowly turned into an abduction as he tries to shelter […]
Blu-ray Review – Censor (2021)
Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Clare Holman, and Felicity Montagu. SYNOPSIS: A film censor tries to figure out what happened to her missing sister after watching the movies of a particular filmmaker as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur. […]
