After serving as co-writer alongside star Paul Rudd for the first Ant-Man instalment, filmmaker Adam McKay – who is perhaps best known for Step Brothers, The Big Short and HBO’s Succession – has revealed that he would like to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, McKay has expressed interest […]
Movie Review – The Resort (2021)
The Resort, 2021. Written and Directed by Taylor Chien. Starring Bianca Haase, Brock O’Hurn, Michael Vlamis, Michelle Randolph, Dave Sheridan, Dante Jimenez, Romualdo Castillo, and Rodney Gemberling. SYNOPSIS: Four friends head to Hawaii to investigate reports of a haunting at an abandoned resort in hopes of finding the infamous Half-Faced Girl. When they arrive, they […]
Director Ben Wheatley wants to make a Doom or Counter-Strike movie
Although director Ben Wheatley (Rebecca, Free Fire) recently departed the upcoming Alicia Vikander-led Tomb Raider sequel due to the film’s delayed production, the filmmaker is still interested in returning to video game adaptations and has recently named two projects he would like to work on. During a recent episode of The Playlist podcast, Wheatley revealed that he would […]
Movie Review – Eat Wheaties! (2021)
Eat Wheaties!, 2021. Written and Directed by Scott Abramovitch. Starring Tony Hale, Paul Walter Hauser, Danielle Brooks, Lamorne Morris, Robbie Amell, David Walton, Sarah Burns, Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Chalke, Sarah Goldberg, and Alan Tudyk. SYNOPSIS: Sid Straw’s life unravels as he tries to prove that he was friends with a celebrity in college. Some stories […]
Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer fight it out at the top of the U.S. Box Office
Godzilla vs. Kong may have rejuvenated the box office with its $86.6M domestic haul, but it was time for the two warring titans to step aside atop the charts this week as Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train delivered a one-two punch that resulted in the biggest grossing weekend since the pandemic […]
In the Heights drops a brand new trailer
On the same night that audiences were given a glimpse at Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Warner Bros. wanted to remind everyone that they have their own musical out this year by releasing yet another trailer for Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights. Check it out below. Lights […]
Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland leads winners of the 93rd Academy Awards
Having firmly established its credentials during a hugely successful awards season, Nomadland led the winners of the 93rd Academy Awards this Sunday with the film picking up the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Chloe Zhao) and Best Actress (Frances McDormand). Zhao – who next directs Marvel’s cosmic superhero adventure Eternals – became the first woman […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story gets a first trailer
20th Century Studios has debuted the first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the classic Broadway musical West Side Story which explores the rivalry between street gangs the Jets and the Sharks and tells the story of forbidden love; watch it here… An adaptation of the original Broadway musical, WEST SIDE STORY explores young love […]
The True Story Behind The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Jo Craig on the true story behind The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It… Adrenaline is currently racing for The Conjuring franchise, following the reveal of the official title and plot synopsis for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which confirmed initial whispers of the new film depicting the first demonic possession […]
Aimee Garcia and AJ Mendez to script 47 Ronin sequel
Last year it was announced that Universal and Netflix are teaming for a sequel to the 2013 Keanu Reeves samurai action fantasy film 47 Ronin, and now comes word that Lucifer actress Aimee Garcia and former WWE star AJ Mendez (a.k.a. AJ Lee) have been brought on to write the script. “AJ and I are […]
