Originally announced a couple of years ago, the adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s cult horror novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism has been summoned to the headlines again with the news that Eighth Grade‘s Elsie Fisher is set to star.The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Fisher will head up an ensemble that includes Amiah Miller (War for […]
Movie Review – The Banishing (2021)
The Banishing, 2021.Directed by Christopher Smith. Starring Jessica Brown Findlay, Sean Harris, John Lynch, John Heffernan, and Anya McKenna-Bruce. SYNOPSIS:The Banishing tells the story of the most haunted house in England. Set in the 1930s, before the onset of the Second World War, Marianne (Jessica Brown Findlay) moves to an old manor house with her husband, Linus (John […]
Box Office: Mortal Kombat fights its way towards $11 million overseas as Godzilla vs. Kong tops $358 million
Isn’t it nice to be reading about box-office statistics again? And not the depressing kind which have accompanied the decimation of the moviegoing business over the last year or so. We’re getting to report healthy numbers on a Monday morning, and long may it continue as the multiplexes of the world begin to sanitise their […]
Movie Review – Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, 2021.Directed by Josh Greenbaum. Starring Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Vanessa Bayer, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Reyn Doi.SYNOPSIS:Two middle-aged friends travel to an idyllic Florida resort, where they become embroiled in an elaborate criminal plot.There’s a long-running theory in film circles that categories the […]
Blu-ray Review – Silent Action (1975)
Silent Action, 1975.Directed by Sergio Martino. Starring Luc Merenda, Mel Ferrer, Delia Boccardo, Delia Boccardo and Tomas Milian.SYNOPSIS:A series of murders made to look like suicides connected to the military leads a cop to suspect foul play.A retired army Major dies after crashing his car into a tree, a Colonel is found in his office […]
John Logan to make directorial debut with Blumhouse horror Whistler Camp
Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan is set to make his directorial debut with Whistler Camp, a new horror film from Blumhouse Productions.While specific details are being under wraps, the film is described as “a queer empowerment story set at a gay conversion camp.” Casting is underway, with Blumhouse’s Jason Blum producing alongside Michael Aguilar (Penny Dreadful, […]
Nomadland continues its march to the Oscars with British Academy Film Awards success
It was another fruitful night for Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland at the British Academy Film Awards, with BAFTA honouring the awards favourite with Best Film, Best Director (Zhao), Leading Actress (Frances McDormand) and Best Cinematography.Other winners from this year’s awards include Promising Young Woman (Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay), The Father (Leading Actor – Anthony Hopkins, […]
Exclusive Interview – Justice Society: World War II co-writer Meghan Fitzmartin
Ricky Church chats with Justice Society: World War II co-writer Meghan Fitzmartin…Though the Justice League consists of some of the most popular superheroes in comics and has been around for decades, they are not the first superhero team in either the DC Universe or the comic book industry. In 1940 the world was introduced to […]
Dwayne Johnson announces start of production on DC’s Black Adam movie
It’s been close to seven years since Dwayne Johnson was first cast in the role of the DC Comics villain / antihero Black Adam, and after numerous delays, The Rock has taken to Instagram to announce that cameras are finally rolling on the comic book movie. View this post on Instagram A post […]
A Different Landscape: The Box Office Two Years On From Avengers: Endgame
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Avengers: Endgame, the last mega event movie. Will anything ever come close again?The simplicity of a finger snap. It was an act that brought to a close Avengers: Infinity War, where Thanos’ grand plan had come to pass. There’s no spoiler here, virtually every one with a passing interest in […]
