It was a big weekend for box-office analysts and fans of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune alike, because the critically lauded science-fiction epic was opening in two of the most important territories when it comes to mining cash from cinema-goers, and with the fate of a concluding chapter on the line, it was something of a mixed […]
Movie Review – Old (2021)
Old, 2021.Written and Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliott, Alexa Swinton, Nolan River, Luca Faustino Rodriguez, Kylie Begley, Mikaya Fisher, Kailen Jude, M. Night Shyamalan, Matthew Shear, Jeffrey Holsman, and […]
Movie Review – Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Space Jam: A New Legacy, 2021.Directed by Malcolm D. Lee. Starring LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green, Cedric Joe, Eric Bauza, Zendaya, Bob Bergen, Gerald ‘Slink’ Johnson, Ceyair J. Wright, Jeff Bergman, Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis, Diana Taurasi, Nneka Ogwumike, Candi Milo, Whitney Coleman, Jim Cummings, Gabriel Iglesias, Steven Yeun, Sarah […]
Movie Review – Demonic (2021)
Demonic, 2021.Written and Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Starring Carly Pope, Nathalie Boltt, Chris William Martin, Michael J Rogers, Kandyse McClure, Terry Chen, Jason Tremblay, and Quinton Boisclair.SYNOPSIS:A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed.Neill Blomkamp is on the verge of […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Hit the Road
Hit the Road, 2021.Directed by Panah Panahi. Starring Hasan Majuni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak and Amin Simiar.SYNOPSIS:A family travels on a mysterious road trip across the Iranian landscape.One of the great joys in cinema is a properly exciting child actor. Often, kids on the big screen can be wooden or a little bewildered, but occasionally […]
Movie Review – Spirit Untamed (2021)
Spirit Untamed, 2021.Directed by Elaine Bogan and Ennio Torresan Featuring the voice talents of Isabela Merced, Jake Gyllenhaal, Julianne Moore, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Eiza González, Walton Goggins, and Andre Braugher.SYNOPSIS:Lucky Prescott’s life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang […]
Blu-ray Review – No Man of God (2021)
No Man of God, 2021.Directed by Amber Sealey. Starring Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Patrick, W. Earl Brown, and Christian Clemenson.SYNOPSIS:In the final years before his execution, America’s most notorious serial killer Ted Bundy forms a complicated relationship with an FBI profiler.With dramatisations of real-life serial killers and true crime documentaries being extremely […]
Sam Richardson joins Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2
Ted Lasso and Werewolves Within actor Sam Richardson is set to join the cast of Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming Hocus Pocus sequel, where he’ll appear alongside the 1993 original’s returning stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy.Filming is already underway on Hocus Pocus 2, with Anne Fletcher (The Proposal) directing. At present, specific […]
October Horrors 2021 – Deep Rising (1998)
Deep Rising, 1998.Directed by Stephen Sommers. Starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O’Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O’Connor, Jason Flemyng, Clifton Powell, Trevor Goddard, and Djimon Hounsou.SYNOPSIS:A group of mercenaries board a luxury cruise liner with the intent of stealing its cargo, unaware that something monstrous has already taken over its decks.The deep […]
New Marvel Legends and Retro Series figures unveiled at Hasbro Pulse Con 2021
Hasbro unveiled a new wave of Marvel products during this weekend’s Hasbro Pulse Con virtual event which includes a Marvel Legends Series Captain America two-pack containing Avengers: Endgame’s Steve Rogers and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Sam Wilson, 6-inch figures for The Winter Soldier, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, and Vision, new collectibles […]
