George Nash assesses the cinematic output of the subversive Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven…On the Rotten Tomatoes page of Showgirls, the critical consensus reads as follows: “Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic — and that might just be exactly Showgirls‘ point”.It’s about as perfect as any summation could hope to be in capturing the journey taken by Paul […]
Movie Review – Jiu Jitsu (2020)
Jiu Jitsu, 2020.Directed by Dimitri Logothetis. Starring Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, Marie Avgeropoulos, JuJu Chan, Tony Jaa, Rick Yune and Nicolas Cage.SYNOPSISEvery six years, an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters face a fearsome alien invader in a battle for Earth. For thousands of years, the fighters that protect Earth have played by the […]
Zack Snyder’s Justice League reshoots will only add around four minutes of new scenes
Almost three and a half years after stepping down from the movie due to a family tragedy, Zack Snyder found himself back behind the camera on Justice League this month as the filmmaker oversaw a round of additional photography ahead of the HBO Max release of The Snyder Cut next year.The reshoots were somewhat surprising, […]
Bad Boys For Life and Grey’s Anatomy take top honours at the 2020 People’s Choice Awards
The entertainment industry may have been on hold for much of the year due to the global health crisis, but the virtual 2020 awards season continued last night with the 46th annual People’s Choice Awards celebrating the best in pop culture from the past twelve months.On the film front, Bad Boys For Life was named […]
Aldis Hodge discusses his Hawkman casting in Black Adam
The long-gestating Black Adam movie is set to introduce more characters to the DC Extended Universe than just Dwayne Johnson’s antihero, with the film also set to include a version of the Justice Society of America, including the iconic DC character Hawkman.Back in September, it was announced that Aldis Hodge (The Invisible Man) will be […]
Movie Review – Sound of Metal (2020)
Sound of Metal, 2020.Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Tom Kemp, Chris Perfetti, Hillary Baack, and Chelsea Lee.SYNOPSIS:A heavy-metal drummer’s life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.As much as Sound of Metal is about a drummer poorly coping with sudden deafness […]
Tom & Jerry teaser posters released ahead of Tuesday’s trailer
With the first trailer set to drop tomorrow, Warner Bros. has released six promotional posters for the live-action/CG-animated Tom & Jerry movie which sees the iconic duo visiting landmarks around the world; check them out here…The film is being directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Shaft) and sees Tom and Jerry wreaking havoc in a hotel […]
Michael Bay’s pandemic thriller Songbird going straight to PVOD
STXfilms has announced that Songbird, the Michael Bay-produced pandemic thriller which became the first film to shoot in Los Angeles during the global health crisis, will be skipping a theatrical release and premiere in the U.S. as a premium video on-demand release from December 11th.“The pandemic has affected every aspect of our business, from production […]
Phenomenal Scenes in the DC Extended Universe
Red Stewart presents five phenomenal scenes from the DC Extended Universe…The DCEU seems to have a lot going for it at the moment – we have Zack Snyder’s Justice League set to come out on HBO Max, there’s Wonder Woman 1984 that will (hopefully!) be released by Christmas, and of course you have many other sequels or […]
Jason Isaacs stars in trailer for disaster thriller Skyfire
Following a successful box office run in China, Patriot Films has now unveiled a UK trailer and poster for Skyfire, a new disaster thriller from director Simon West (Con Air) and starring Jason Isaacs (Star Trek: Discovery), which is set to arrive on these shores next week; check them out here…Escape to Tianhuo Island, a […]
