Humidity Alert, 2021.Directed by Bong Soo Ko. Starring Baek Seung-Hwan, Lee Hee-Jun and Ko Ju-Hwan.SYNOPSIS:A special Q&A screening of a new film causes chaos for a cinema trying to deal with COVID-19 restrictions.We all know that cinemas have faced a tough time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially forced to close as the world went into […]
Joaquin Phoenix is unsure if Joker 2 will happen
Back in May it was revealed that Warner Bros. and DC had signed original co-writer and director Todd Phillips to pen a sequel to the 2019’s Joker, and now, the lead actor of the film has addressed this months old report.During an interview with The Playlist to promote his role in Mike Mills’ new drama Cmon Cmon, Joaquin Phoenix has stated that […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Cop Movie
A Cop Movie, 2021.Co-written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Starring Mónica Del Carmen and Raúl Briones.SYNOPSIS:A radical experiment combining documentary and fictional elements. The film gives voice to one of Mexico’s most controversial institutions: the police force, and unravels the causes of the impunity crisis that plagues the justice system.Alonso Ruizpalacios’ (Museo) docu-fiction hybrid A Cop […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to star in superhero pic Prophet for Extraction‘s Sam Hargrave
You can’t go a few weeks without having Jake Gyllenhaal attached to a new project, let alone another graphic novel adaptation, because following on from the news that he’d signed on to star in Robert Kirkman’s Oblivion Song, the Donnie Darko actor has joined Prophet, a superhero pic from the director of Extraction.Prophet will be […]
October Horrors 2021 – The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting, 1963.Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn.SYNOPSIS:A paranormal investigator gathers together a group of people to spend a night in the ominous Hill House as part of an experiment to determine if the building is haunted, oblivious to the terror that awaits them.The Haunting of Hill […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Clara Sola
Clara Sola, 2021.Co-written and directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. Starring Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, and Ana Julia Porras Espinoza.SYNOPSIS:In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions which have […]
Peaky Blinders movie will start filming in 2023, confirms creator Steven Knight
Earlier this year, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight confirmed that the upcoming sixth series of the hugely popular BBC series will be the final series but the story will continue in film form.Now, during a panel at the BFI London Film Festival (via Variety), Knight not only confirmed that the final season is currently in the […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley changes composer as Alexandre Desplat departs
Per Variety, Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of Nightmare Alley has found a new composer as Alexandre Desplat has departed the project due to scheduling conflicts.According to the outlet, del Toro’s latest feature film will now be composed by Knives Out and Looper composer Nathan Johnson. Desplat has been a recent collaborator with del Toro after he scored the Best […]
Fear will find you in trailer for horror They’re Outside
Ahead of its digital release in time for Halloween, Terror Films has shared a trailer, poster and images for directors Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly’s independent horror They’re Outside.The film follows a celebrity psychologist as he finds himself drawn into supernatural events when filming a documentary about an agoraphobic woman, and features a cast […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, 2021.Written and directed by Radu Jude. Starring Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia, and Olimpia Mălai.SYNOPSIS:Emi, a school teacher, finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender to their pressure.The […]
