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, […]
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 […]
Dune mines $40 million at the U.S. box office, but opens soft in China
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Ana de Armas joins Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in The Gray Man
Deadline is reporting that Ana de Armas has signed on to star alongside her Blade Runner 2049 co-star Ryan Gosling and Knives Out co-star Chris Evans in The Gray Man, a big budget Netflix action thriller from Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo. Based on the 2009 novel by Mark Greaney, The Gray Man […]
Ana de Armas’ Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde pushed to 2022
It seems we’re going to have to wait a while longer for Blonde, the upcoming Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Blade Runner 2049 and Knives Out actress Ana de Armas, with Variety reporting that Netflix has decided to push the film back to 2022 to avoid a crowded awards season. Blonde is written and directed by […]
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 […]
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 […]
Book Review – Seconds by Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood
Rachel Bellwoar reviews Seconds by Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood… Seconds isn’t the first film to create suspense around the appearance of a person whose face is covered in bandages. The Invisible Man did it. So did Eyes Without a Face and Dark Passage. Never are these films content to let the bandages stay on, […]
