The Affair, 2019. Directed by Julius Sevcík. Starring Carice van Houten, Hanna Alström, Claes Bang, Alexandra Borbély, Roland Møller and Martin Hofmann. SYNOPSIS: Two women find themselves separated by circumstances during the Second World War, only to realise their love for each other while apart. The tale of a loving relationship broken up by war […]
Neill Blomkamp confirms work is underway on District 9 sequel script
Here’s some good news – hopefully – for fans of director Neill Blomkamp’s directorial debut District 9, as the filmmaker has confirmed on Twitter that work is now officially underway on the script for the long-gestating sequel to the South African sci-fi satire. https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/1365167374421225473 As Blomkamp notes, the script for District 10 is being written […]
Party like it’s 1998 with exclusive red band trailer for Donny’s Bar Mitzvah
Following a series of international film festival rejections, audiences are finally invited to the digital release of Donny’s Bar Mitzvah this month, and we’ve got an exclusive red band trailer for the raunchy comedy which takes us back to 1998, where sex, drugs and a dysfunctional family surround a boy’s entrance to manhood, seen through […]
Movie Review – Pixie (2020)
Pixie, 2020. Directed by Barnaby Thompson. Starring Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack, Fra Fee, Rory Fleck Byrne, Pat Shortt, Frank McCafferty, Esme Thompson, Chris Walley, Colm Meaney, Dylan Moran and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Pixie (Olivia Cooke) is living with gangsters, manipulating the affections of young men and dreaming of San Francisco without any hangers […]
Zack Snyder reveals that his Justice League cut “ends in a massive cliffhanger”
As we enter the month in which this ongoing Justice League saga finally reaches its conclusion, Zack Snyder has been talking to IGN about everything from the chaptered structure that the “four hours and a few minutes” film will be presented in, to the seeds he planted for the intended follow-up. However, one of the […]
Movie Review – The Devil Below (2021)
The Devil Below, 2021. Directed by Brad Parker. Starring Alicia Sanz, Adan Canto, Will Patton, Zach Avery, Chinaza Uche, and Jonathan Sadowski. SYNOPSIS: Investigating an urban legend about an abandoned coal mine in Appalachia, a group of scientists/adventurers come across a threat far bigger than they expected. With its mix of bland characters, unoriginality and woeful […]
Movie Review – Moxie (2021)
Moxie, 2021. Directed by Amy Poehler. Starring Hadley Robinson, Alycia Pascual, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Amy Poehler, and Lauren Tsai. SYNOPSIS: Shy teenager Vivian (Robinson), attends a high school where sexism and harassment run rampant. Inspired by the boldness of new girl Lucy (Pascual), and her mother’s (Poehler) rebellious youth, she starts a feminist magazine that challenges […]
Movie Review – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 2013. Directed by Justin Chadwick. Starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Terry Pheto, and Riaad Moosa. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. It’s almost too easy to […]
Movie Review – The BFG (2016)
The BFG, 2016. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. SYNOPSIS: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, […]
Movie Review – Safe Haven (2013)
Safe Haven, 2013. Directed by Lasse Hallström Starring Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders and David Lyons. SYNOPSIS: A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. Here we go again. Just about every year we […]
