MGM has released a poster and trailer for Cyrano, the musical drama based on Erica Schmidt’s 2018 stage show version of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Directed by Joe Wright, the film stars Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Mendelsohn; take a look here…Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Taking
The Taking, 2021.Written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe.SYNOPSIS:Following his acclaimed documentaries on Psycho, Alien and The Exorcist, Alexandre O. Philippe turns to Monument Valley for his latest inspiration.Genre film documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52, Memory: The Origins of Alien) takes a swift move away from horror for his latest project, a deep-dish meditation on […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Last Duel
The Last Duel, 2021.Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter, Clare Dunne, Zeljko Ivanek, Nathaniel Parker, Michael McElhatton, Alex Lawther, Zoé Bruneau, Ian Pirie, William Houston, Sam Hazeldine, Brian F. Mulvey, Caoimhe O’Malley, Serena Kennedy, and Julian Firth.SYNOPSIS:King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de […]
Netflix thriller Hypnotic gets a trailer, poster and images
Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for Hypnotic, the upcoming thriller from directors Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote which stars Kate Siegel as Jenn, a young woman who to enlists the help of a renowned hypnotherapist (Jason O’Mara) to help her recovery following a series of traumatic events, but she soon finds herself […]
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania sets January premiere on Amazon Prime Video
Having acquired the animated sequel from Sony earlier this year following theatrical delays due to COVID, Amazon Prime Video has now announced that Hotel Transylvania: Transformania will debut on the streaming service on January 14th.“The success of the Hotel Transylvania franchise over the years speaks for itself,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “Audiences around the […]
Movie Review – Malignant (2021)
Malignant, 2021.Directed by James Wan. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie.SYNOPSIS:A woman experiences visions of grisly murders, and discovers these violent events are happening in real life.When horror auteur James Wan proclaimed that he wanted to give the audience something radically different with Malignant, he really wasn’t mincing his […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall, 2021.Directed by Jeymes Samuel. Starring Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Idris Elba, Regina King, LaKeith Stanfield, Edi Gathegi, Delroy Lindo, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, and Deon Cole.SYNOPSIS:When an outlaw discovers an enemy who has wronged him in the past is being released from prison, he reunites his gang in order to seek […]
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its premiere of Paramount+ later this month, a trailer and poster have been released for Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin; the next instalment in the found footage horror franchise which follows filmmaker Margot (Emily Bader) as she discovers that the secluded Amish community she has visited in hopes of meeting her long-lost mother […]
Rusty Nail vs Candy Cane: Revisiting Joy Ride at 20
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at 2001’s Joy Ride…Terror on the highways. A cat and mouse chase as unsuspecting folk wending their merry way across the long American highways, get targeted by a mysterious stalker. It worked in Duel when Steven Spielberg announced himself as a film-maker who might just be something special. It’s […]
Ben Affleck says he had a “great time” on The Flash after “difficult” Justice League experience
Ben Affleck has praised his experience of playing the Batman again for the Andy Muschietti-directed The Flash movie after a “difficult” time filming Joss Whedon’s Justice League.“It was a really nice way to revisit that as the prior experience had been difficult,” Affleck said in an interview with Variety. “This was really lovely. Really fun. I had […]
