Chris Connor on Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo… Akira Kurosawa was one of the pioneers of world cinema in the 20th Century directing countless well-loved films particularly within the Samurai genre including Seven Samurai, Ran, Rashomon and one of the main inspirations behind Star Wars, 1958’s The Hidden Fortress. Many of Kurosawa’s films have been adapted in […]
New UK trailer and poster for horror The Night House starring Rebecca Hall
A UK trailer and poster have been released for The Ritual director David Bruckner’s upcoming horror The Night House which stars Rebecca Hall as a widow who begins to uncover her deceased husband’s disturbing secrets; check them out here… Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the […]
Bruce Willis to star in revenge thriller Soul Assassin
Deadline reports that action star Bruce Willis will lead the thriller Soul Assassin from director Jesse Atlas in his feature debut. Soul Assassin looks to be a revenge thriller as “a woman’s husband is killed in action as part of an experimental new military program. A former black-ops soldier then takes his place to find […]
Oscars: Four Great Films That Should Have Been Nominated For Best Picture (But Weren’t)
Graeme Robertson with four great films that should have been nominated for Best Picture… The Oscars draw ever near and, even with the pandemic doing its best to screw things up, this year has been gifted with a very strong line-up. However, we’re not talking about those films, instead, as we did last year, we’re […]
Six More Great Performances That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)
Graeme Robertson on six great performances which deserved to be Oscar-nominated… The Oscars are almost upon us in what will surely be, given the state of the world, a very unusual ceremony. The acting nominations for this year are a strong line-up of Oscar veterans, first-time nominees and, of course, the late great Chadwick Boseman […]
Jason Statham stars in new red band trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Wrath of Man
MGM has released a new red band trailer from the upcoming action thriller Wrath of Man. The film sees director Guy Ritchie reunite with his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and Revolver star Jason Statham who plays a mysterious man who goes undercover as an armoured truck driver to find the people who […]
Noah Centineo exits He-Man role in Masters of the Universe movie
Sony’s Masters of the Universe live-action film has faced yet another setback as Collider reports Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before), who was cast in the lead role of He-Man, has exited the oft-delayed film. Masters of the Universe has been in development for over a decade now with many writers and directors seemingly attached […]
Gal Gadot isn’t planning on a Fast & Furious return
Before bringing Diana Prince to life in the DC Extended Universe, Gal Gadot was best known for her role as Gisele Yashar in the Fast & Furious franchise, appearing in the fourth, fifth and sixth instalments. It was announced recently that the blockbuster series is set to end with two more instalments after the upcoming […]
Netflix wins battle for Gal Gadot spy thriller Heart of Stone
It seems that Gal Gadot is aiming for the title of ‘Stream Queen’, because as well as being at the forefront of Wonder Woman 1984’s WarnerMedia/HBO Max experiment and starring in Netflix event-movie Red Notice alongside Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds, her blockbuster spy-thriller Heart of Stone has also just been bought by the streaming […]
Movie Review – Oxygen (2021)
Oxygen, 2021. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi, Marc Saez, Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, Noémie Devide, Grégory Levasseur, Lyah Valade, Pascal Germain, Marie Lemiale, Laura Boujenah, Cathy Cerda, and Éric Herson-Macarel. SYNOPSIS: A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there and must find […]
