Fruits of Labor, 2021. Directed by Emily Cohen Ibañez. SYNOPSIS: A Mexican-American teenage farmworker dreams of graduating high school, when ICE raids in her community threaten to separate her family and force her to become her family’s breadwinner. A perilous coming-of-age documentary from director Emily Cohen Ibañez, Fruits of Labor explores the daily struggles of America’s […]
Godzilla vs. Kong gets new trailer, clips and monster-sized batch of promo images
Three new clips have been released from Adam Wingard’s MonsterVerse blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong, the first two focus on Kong and Jia (Kaylee Hottle), while the third sees the Eighth Wonder of the World readying himself for a deep sea showdown against Godzilla; check them out below, along with a monster-sized batch of promotional images […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – The Oxy Kingpins
The Oxy Kingpins, 2021. Directed by Brendan Fitzgerald. SYNOPSIS: Covers the untold story of how a network of pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and retailers worked together to orchestrate and perpetuate the opioid crisis that has killed over half a million people in America. America’s opioid epidemic has killed 700,000 people over the last two decades, resulting in […]
Mortal Kombat director says he tried to avoid using green screen as much as possible
Ahead of its release next month, Simon McQuoid, the director of the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie, has revealed that he tried to avoid using green screen as much as possible. “I don’t like too much green screen,” McQuoid said during a group interview ahead of SXSW (via IGN).” Even then there is a bit of it […]
Below the Scrotum: The Most Atrocious Moments in Michael Bay’s Transformers Movies
Red Stewart presents five of the worst moments in Bayformers… We know, we know, at this point in pop culture and cinematic history it’s low hanging fruit. Picking on action director Michael Bay’s five Transformers films, colloquially referred to as “Bayformers,” is one of the easiest things any individual or amateur critic can do. But, […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – We Are the Thousand
We Are the Thousand, 2021. Directed by Anita Rivaroli. SYNOPSIS: A thousand musicians gathered together with one mission – to get the Foo Fighters to perform in their small town. While there will certainly be more immediately “worthy” causes to get the documentary feature treatment in 2021, there’s also a lot to be said for […]
Martian Manhunter images from Zack Snyder’s Justice League officially released
With Zack Snyder’s Justice League now available to stream on HBO Max and other digital platforms, two images have been released from the DC movie offering a look at Harry Lennix’s General Swanwick in his true identity as J’onn J’onzz, a.k.a. the Martian Manhunter; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our written review of Zack […]
The identity of Avengers: Endgame’s NoobMaster69 has been revealed in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Xbox commercial
Thanos wasn’t the only adversary that the God of Thunder had to contend with in Avengers: Endgame, with Thor and his buddy Korg (Taika Waititi) having found themselves the victims of some serious trolling on Fortnite by the mysterious gamer ‘NoobMaster69’ during their time in New Asgard following The Snap. Well, thanks to a new […]
Exclusive Interview – Saint Maud’s Morfydd Clark on her BAFTA EE Rising Star nomination and horror films from her childhood
EJ Moreno speaks to Saint Maud actress Morfydd Clark about her BAFTA nomination for the EE Rising Star Award… Morfydd Clark has slowly made her name in the film industry as one of the best young actors working today. After her compelling turn in 2020’s Saint Maud, it seems like the world has noticed her […]
2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break, 2021. Co-written and directed by Nick Gillespie. Starring Tom Meeten, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Alice Lowe, Mandeep Dhillon, Johnny Vegas, Steve Oram, Craig Parkinson, Kevin Bishop, and Pippa Haywood. SYNOPSIS: A weedy charity-shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of five selfish […]
