New Line’s Mortal Kombat reboot was one of the first of Warner Bros. day-and-date HBO Max releases during the height of the pandemic, and while reviews were as tepid as Sub-Zero, and box-office understandably middling ($83M worldwide), there was obviously enough there for them not to K.O. the franchise, because news has emerged that Moon […]
Disney responds to Peter Dinklage’s Snow White live-action remake criticism
Earlier this week, Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage slammed Disney’s upcoming Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs live-action remake on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, and now, Disney has responded to the actor’s criticisms.After praising the casting of West Side Story star Rachel Zegler, Dinklage told Maron: “I was a little taken aback when they were very proud […]
Ruth Wilson embarks on a dangerous affair with Tom Burke in trailer for True Things
As if having Luther’s Ruth Wilson and The Souvenir’s Tom Burke in a tumultuous romance wasn’t enough to pique interest, then the fact True Things is Harry Wootliff’s follow-up to the superb Only You (read our review ★★★★★ here) should move it to the top of your 2022 must-see list; check out the intoxicating new […]
Movie Review – Sing 2 (2021)
Sing 2, 2021.Written and Directed by Garth Jennings. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Bobby Cannavale, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Nick Offerman, Letitia Wright, Eric André, Chelsea Peretti, Bono, Garth Jennings, Adam Buxton, Edgar Wright, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Serafinowicz, and Wes Anderson.SYNOPSIS:Buster Moon and his […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Blood
Blood, 2022.Written and directed by Bradley Rust Gray. Starring Carla Juri, Takashi Ueno, Gustaf Skarsgård, Futaba Okazaki, and Issey Ogata.SYNOPSIS:After the death of her husband, a woman travels to Japan where she finds solace in an old friend, but when his comforting turns to affection, she realises she must give herself permission before she can […]
It’s a family affair in the trailer for Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming
Netflix has released a poster and trailer for A Madea Homecoming, the next instalment in writer/director/star Tyler Perry’s comedy franchise which sees Madea welcoming her whole family to town as they gather to celebrate her great-grandson’s graduation, until a hidden secret threatens to ruin the joyous family event; check them out here…Madea’s back — hallelujer! […]
Bradley Cooper to take the baton from Steven Spielberg for next directorial outing Maestro
It seems as though Bradley Cooper has found his rhythm when it comes to selecting his directorial choices, because the A Star Is Born helmer has decided to remain in the world of music for his next film by inheriting Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro from Steven Spielberg.Cooper was speaking to Mahershala Ali during Variety’s Actors […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Descendant
Descendant, 2022.Directed by Margaret Brown.SYNOPSIS:Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story.Margaret Brown’s (The Great Invisible) new film chronicles one largely forgotten community’s fight to preserve its ancestors’ tragic history, in turn delivering a towering documentary as rich as […]
John Krasinski’s IF to reunite him with Steve Carell
A Quiet Place writer-director John Krasinski has added to his already impressive ensemble of Ryan Reynolds, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fiona Shaw for his fantasy drama IF by announcing an Office reunion with the casting of Steve Carell.Deadline report that as well as casting his former Office cohort Carell, Alan Kim (Minari), Cailey Fleming (The Walking […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Palm Trees and Power Lines
Palm Trees and Power Lines, 2022.Written and Directed by Jamie Dack. Starring Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, and Gretchen Mol.SYNOPSIS:A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.Jamie Dack’s feature debut Palm Trees and […]
