Users, 2021. Directed by Natalia Almada. SYNOPSIS: Documentary explores how humanity expresses itself with technology and the intended and unintended consequences of our tech-dominated world. Natalia Almada (Everything Else) scooped Sundance’s Directing Award for U.S. Documentary for her new film Users, a gorgeously wrought elucidation of the cost of human progress, if also ultimately a little […]
Super Bowl spot offers first look at M. Night Shyamalan’s Old
Universal Pictures has taken the opportunity during the Super Bowl to release a first-look TV spot for Old, the chilling new thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan; check it out here… This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the […]
Watch the Super Bowl TV spot for F9: The Fast Saga
Having been one of the first movies to push back its release in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the ninth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise – F9: The Fast Saga – is revving its engine ahead of a May premiere. While we cross our fingers and hope the release doesn’t stall, Universal […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), 2021. Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. SYNOPSIS: During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for […]
Gillian Anderson to star in White Bird: A Wonder Story
Gillian Anderson is set to follow up her Golden Glove-nominated turn in The Crown by returning to the big screen for White Bird: A Wonder Story, which is being directed by Marc Forster (World War Z) from a script by Mark Bomback (War For the Planet of the Apes). Based on the graphic novel by […]
Movie Review – Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)
Batman: Soul of the Dragon, 2021 Directed by Sam Liu Starring David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Michael Jai White, James Hong, Josh Keaton SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, a missing teacher of martial arts is the subject of a quest by his devoted and brilliant but distant students, who include Batman. During the 1970s cinema […]
Viggo Mortensen reuniting with David Cronenberg on new project
During an interview with GQ to promote his directorial debut Falling, Viggo Mortensen has revealed that he’s planning to reteam with his A History of Violence and Eastern Promises director David Cronenberg on a new project this year. “We do have something in mind,” said Mortensen. “It’s something he wrote a long time ago, and […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Robert Port on the films that inspired Recon
Robert Port is a filmmaker who earned enormous praise for his 2003 Oscar-winning short film Twin Towers, which depicts two brothers (one a firefighter and one a police officer) remembered for their bravery in New York on September 11th 2001. Working as a producer in television for a number of years, he has now made […]
Mads Mikkelsen says Rogue One: A Star Wars Story production “was a little chaotic”
If anyone remembers the production of 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, you’ll know it wasn’t an easy experience. The troubled production saw the removal of original director Gareth Edwards and the project was retooled by filmmaker Tony Gilroy. For many fans, this was a massive blow as they wanted to see what Edwards […]
New trailer for crime caper Pixie starring Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy and Alec Baldwin
Ahead of its US release this March, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the Irish comedy crime caper Pixie. Directed by Barnaby Thompson, the film stars Olivia Cookie as the titular Pixie, who masterminds a heist to avenge her mother’s death and leave her small town behind, until she’s forced to team-up with […]
