There There, 2022. Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor, Molly Gordon, Lennie James, Avi Nash, Annie LaGanga, Roy Nathanson, and Jon Natchez. SYNOPSIS: A lover’s doubt in the cold light of morning leads a chain of uneasy intimacies–counselors, disruptors, peacemakers and fire-starters–every one looking to have a little faith rewarded. […]
DreamWorks’ Puss in Boots: The Last Wish gets a final trailer
Universal Pictures has released a final poster for DreamWorks’ Shrek spinoff sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish which follows the adventures of Antonio Banderas’ fear-defying feline as embarks on a quest to find the mythical Wishing Star and restore eight of his nine lives. Check out the new trailer below… For the first time […]
Movie Review – Slumberland (2022)
Slumberland, 2022. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd, Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort, Humberly Gonzalez, Tonya Cornelisse, Ava Cheung, Michael Blake, Luxton Handspiker, Jamillah Ross, Katerina Taxia, and Owais Sheikh. SYNOPSIS: A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of […]
Magic Mike’s Last Dance gets a first trailer
Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer for Magic Mike’s Last Dance, the third instalment in the blockbuster Magic Mike franchise. The comedy drama sees Channing Tatum’s take to the stage once more following a lengthy hiatus after a business deal goes bad, leaving him broke. The film reunites Tatum with original Magic Mike helmer […]
Christian Bale featured on new The Pale Blue Eye poster
Netflix has revealed a new poster for the upcoming Gothic mystery thriller The Pale Blue Eye featuring Christian Bale’s Detective Augustus Landor; check it out below, along with a couple of new images from the Scott Cooper-directed film… West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found […]
Naomi Ackie is Whitney Houston in new I Wanna Dance with Somebody trailer
Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody which stars Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) as Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, the film is based on the life of the music icon, and follows her emotional journey from a New Jersey choir girl […]
Movie Review – Poker Face (2022)
Poker Face, 2022. Written and Directed by Russell Crowe. Starring Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky, RZA, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lynn Gilmartin, Daniel MacPherson, Matt Nable, Steve Bastoni, Benedict Hardie, Paul Tassone, Molly Grace, Addam Bramich, Jemima Quinn, Oscar Mitchell, Aden Young, Brooke Satchwell, Jack Thompson, Zara Zoe, and Lucy Lock. SYNOPSIS: A tech billionaire hosts […]
1930’s-50’s: The Golden Age of Mystery Films
Tom Jolliffe on why the 30’s to 50’s were a golden age for mystery films… Whether it’s a murder mystery, or a cat and mouse quest to uncover a mystery, the 1930’s, up until the end of the 1950’s saw a prolific output of mystery films. Across world cinema, from Britain, to Hollywood to Europe […]
Die Hard with Stallone, Seagal and Van Damme
Tom Jolliffe ventures back to the 90’s, when three action icons made Die Hard riffs… It’s often said that the buff action specialists of the 80’s, who were larger than life and almost comically unstoppable were slowly pushed out of the forefront of the market by more every man heroes. Die Hard is often pinpointed […]
An Undeniable Action Classic: Road House
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the glorious action gem Road House… To quote movie aficionado Gordy LaSure (aka Richard Ayoade) from his book The Grip of Film (excellent read I shall add); “In the opening shot of Rowdy Herrington’s 1989 magnum opus about the secret world of security guards, the camera frames a pair of […]
