“It’s a lot of fun, a lot of magic, a lot of badass action” is how Michelle Yeoh describes American Born Chinese, Disney’s adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel, which tells a story of friendship amidst a battle between Chinese mythological gods. Ben Wang (Sight) stars as the unwitting teenager caught up in this […]
Movie Review – The Retaliators (2021)
The Retaliators, 2021. Directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr. and Bridget Smith. Starring Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, Katie Kelly, and Abbey Hafer. SYNOPSIS: An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. The dead-ordinary revenge thriller is uneasily if entertainingly remixed in Samuel Gonzalez […]
Pixar’s WALL-E becomes first Disney movie to join the Criterion Collection
WALL-E has a brand new home, this time in the Criterion Collection. The 2008 animated film, sitting with a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and an Oscar win for Best Animated Feature, is set for release in 4K. Coming this fall, the inclusion of WALL-E marks a milestone that not many films on its level have […]
Historical action drama Medieval gets a UK trailer and release date
Vertical Entertainment has announced that the historical action drama Medieval will release in the UK this October. Directed by Petr Jákl, the film stars Ben Foster as the fifteenth century warrior Jan Žižka and tells the story of how he liberated his country and became a legend. Joining Foster in the cast are Michael Caine, Sophie […]
Barbarian slashes its way to the top of a lacklustre box office
While it was a long way off the grosses achieved by Bill Skarsgård’s last ascent to the top of the box-office charts with The Eternals and It: Chapter Two, his well-received slasher flick Barbarian still managed to outperform expectations over the weekend and earn $10M. Barbarian, which we called “chaotically unhinged” and “consistently engaging” in […]
Movie Review – The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
The Last Thing Mary Saw, 2020. Written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti. Starring Rory Culkin, Isabelle Fuhrman, Stefanie Scott, Carolyn McCormick, and Judith Roberts. SYNOPSIS: Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family’s matriarch. Her recollection of the events sheds new light on the ageless forces behind the […]
Movie Review – One Way (2022)
One Way, 2022. Directed by Andrew Baird. Starring Colson Baker, Storm Reid, Drea de Matteo, Travis Fimmel, Kevin Bacon, Luis Da Silva Jr., Meagan Holder, Rhys Coiro, Kendall Dugan, Danny Bohnen, Scotty Bohnen, Casie Baker, and Thomas Francis Murphy. SYNOPSIS: On the run with a bag full of cash after a robbing his former crime […]
Hot Toys’ Thor: Love and Thunder Valkyrie sixth scale figure revealed
Coinciding with the arrival of Thor: Love and Thunder on Disney+ this week, Hot Toys has unveiled its sixth scale Valkyrie Movie Masterpiece Series which is based on the likeness of Tessa Thompson’s Asgardian King from the Taika Waititi-directed MCU sequel. The Marvel collectible is available to pre-order now from Sideshow, priced at $270; check […]
Pixar’s Elemental gets a first-look image and teaser poster
While much of this weekend’s headlines were reserved for Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney’s live-action animated remakes like The Little Mermaid, Pixar did offer up a few tidbits of their own this weekend during the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. As well as confirming that development is underway on an Inside Out sequel, the animation […]
Marvel assembles its Thunderbolts team at D23 Expo
During July’s San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios announced that it would be closing out Phase Five of the MCU with a Thunderbolts movie, and now we have official word as to the antiheroes who’ll be assembling as part of the team. As revealed in the above promotional artwork at yesterday’s D23 Expo presentation, the cast […]
