In what has been a particularly trying time for the film industry, one of the success stories to emerge from the past 18-months was the Zoom party poltergeist horror Host (read our ★★★★ review here), inventively directed during the first lockdown by Rob Savage. Well, instead of enjoying their triumph during the subsequent lockdowns, Savage, […]
Movie Review – Profile (2021)
Profile, 2021.Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Starring Valene Kane, Shazad Latif, Christine Adams, Amir Rahimzadeh, Emma Cater, and Morgan Watkins.SYNOPSIS:An undercover British journalist infiltrates the online propaganda channels of the so-called Islamic State, only to be sucked in by her recruiter.The first thing that sticks out about Profile is that director Timur Bekmambetov’s screen-centric thriller uses […]
Movie Review – Zola (2021)
Zola, 2021.Directed by Janicza Bravo. Starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo, Nicholas Braun, Ari’el Stachel, Ts Madison, and Jason Mitchell.SYNOPSIS:A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.Twitter is a cesspool of […]
New Zealand hostage horror Coming Home in the Dark gets a trailer and poster
Burgeoning with a sense of dread from the off, Dark Sky Films have released the trailer for the well-received Sundance breakout horror Coming Home in the Dark, which tells the story of a teacher who is forced to confront a secret from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family on a […]
Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch gets a new poster
Searchlight Pictures has revealed a poster for Wes Anderson’s comedy drama The French Dispatch, which is inspired by The Beatles’ iconic ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ album cover and showcases the film’s impressive ensemble cast; take a look here…On the death of its beloved Kansas-born editor Arthur Howitzer, Jr., (Bill Murray) the staff of […]
New 4K restoration of A Clockwork Orange releasing in September
Warner Bros. has announced that Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1971 dystopian film A Clockwork Orange is coming to 4K Ultra HD this September with a brand new restoration conducted by Warner Bros.’ Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) working closely with Kubrick’s former right-hand man Leon Vitali and the Kubrick Estate. Check out the details here…Adapted from Anthony […]
Movie Review – The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)
The Last Letter from Your Lover, 2021.Directed by Augustine Frizzell. Starring Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner, Nabhaan Rizwan, Joe Alwyn, Diana Kent and Ben Cross.SYNOPSIS:When a journalist finds a love letter while searching her newspaper’s archive, she delves back into the past and uncovers the story of a passionate affair with a tragic ending.There […]
Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings gets six character posters
The promotional campaign for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues today with the release of six new character posters for the Marvel Studios superhero blockbuster featuring Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), Katy (Awkwafina), Wenwu (Tony Leung), Xialing (Meng’er Zhang), Jiang Nan (Michelle Yeoh), and villain Death Dealer; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Watch the […]
Movie Review – CODA (2021)
Coda, 2021.Written and Directed by Sian Heder. Starring Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin, Amy Forsyth, Kevin Chapman, John Fiore, Erica McDermott, Lonnie Farmer, Jose Guns Alves, and Armen Garo.SYNOPSIS:As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s […]
Masters of the Universe: Revelation – The biggest fan revolt since The Last Jedi?
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Kevin Smith’s much anticipated Masters of the Universe: Revelation and the fan furore it has sparked…He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was a rite of passage for my generation. A campy, colourful, just ever so slightly shoddily constructed animated series with the all good hero, He-Man, fighting the […]
