Disney is finally getting some positive news regarding contracts and deals after its recent legal troubles with Scarlett Johansson, as Deadline reports that Emma Stone has penned a new deal with the studio to return for Cruella 2. The first Cruella film saw praise from critics, was received well by Disney fans, and earned more […]
Nicolas Cage stars in first trailer for Sion Sono’s Prisoners of the Ghostland
RLJE Films has released a trailer for director Sion Sono’s action horror Prisoners of the Ghostland which stars Nicolas Cage as a ruthless criminal who is sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord (Bill Moseley) and offered his freedom in exchange for retrieving his granddaughter (Sofia Boutella) who is being held captive in a mysterious […]
The Top 13 Kills from the Friday the 13th Franchise
We look at the best kills from the classic slasher series Friday the 13th… In 1980, Sean S. Cunningham released a low budget slasher movie that would become one of the cornerstones of the slasher sub genre. What stared out life as a script which one its actresses called “a piece of sh*t”, became a […]
New poster and TV spots for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel have released another couple of TV spots for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, along with an international poster for the Phase Four blockbuster; take a look here… SEE ALSO: New footage revealed in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings TV spots Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is […]
David Bruckner says his Hellraiser is “something of a small reimagining”
Hellraiser is a long-running horror franchise that’s gone through some updates throughout the years, and now with a new version of Clive Barker’s classic on the horizon, we’re going to see Hellraiser shake things up once again. But unlike latter instalments, the filmmaker behind this latest version promises a return to form. David Bruckner, the […]
Movie Review – The Courier (2021)
The Courier, 2021. Directed by Dominic Cooke. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright, Kirill Pirogov, Iva Šindelková, James Schofield, Anton Lesser, Keir Hills, and Vladimir Chuprikov. SYNOPSIS: Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Courier director Dominic […]
Movie Review – John and the Hole (2021)
John and the Hole, 2021. Directed by Pascual Sisto. Starring Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle, and Taissa Farmiga. SYNOPSIS: A coming of age psychological thriller that plays out the unsettling reality of a kid (Charlie Shotwell) who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground. In true crime documentaries, I’m usually […]
Post-apocalyptic action thriller Last Man Down gets a trailer and poster
Saban Films has released a poster and trailer for the Swedish post-apocalyptic action thriller Last Man Down. Directed by Fansu Njie, the film stars Daniel Stisen as an ex-special forces soldier living as a hermit in the Nordic wilderness whose solitude is disturbed when he comes face-to-face with the man who murdered his wife; take […]
Philéas Frog sets sail in the trailer for Around the World in 80 Days
Just when you think you’ve had enough adaptations of Jules Verne’s 1873 classis novel Around the World in 80 Days, another one circumnavigates the globe to arrive in a cinema near you. This time it’s via France, courtesy of StudioCanal, who have released a trailer for their animated take on the classic exploration adventure, which […]
UK teaser and promo images for Paul Verhoeven’s erotic drama Benadetta
Mubi has announced that it has acquired the UK distribution rights to Benedetta, the new film from legendary Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Basic Instinct) which is based on historian Judith C. Brown’s book Immodest Acts and stars Virginie Efira (Elle) as a young nun who joins an Italian convent and begins a love affair […]