CODA, 2021. Directed by Sian Heder. Starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, and Eugenio Derbez. SYNOPSIS: A hearing child in a deaf family finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her family’s reliance on her to be their connection to the outside world. The undisputed winner of […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021. Co-written and directed by Shaka King. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Lil Rey Howery, Martin Sheen, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Darrell Britt-Gibson, and Dominique Thorne. SYNOPSIS: The story of Fred Hampton, deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party, who was assassinated in 1969 by […]
New trailer and poster for erotic thriller PVT Chat starring Julia Fox
Vertigo Releasing has unveiled a new poster and trailer for PVT Chat, a new erotic thriller from writer, director and Bodega front-man Ben Hozie (Annunciation; The Lion’s Den) and starring Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) alongside Peter Vack (Mozart in the Jungle) and Buddy Duress (Good Time). Check them out here… Jack (Peter Vack) is a […]
Netflix acquires Sundance darling Passing for over $15 million
Sundance is over, and the most notable films from the event are beginning to find their home. During the festival, Apple acquired CODA for a record-breaking $25M, while Jockey was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its festival premiere. Now, the period drama Passing has been purchased. Late on Wednesday evening, news broke […]
Sundance darling CODA sells to Apple in historic $25 million deal
Critics loved the film CODA at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It currently sits on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100%, with reviewers praising its touching story and spin on the “coming-of-age” tropes. Now the film has a new home after a record-breaking deal following its premiere. Apple has landed the worldwide rights to CODA, for […]
Movie Review – Bliss (2021)
Bliss, 2021. Directed by Mike Cahill. Starring Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, Nesta Cooper, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Ronny Chieng. SYNOPSIS: A recently divorced man loses his job and subsequently bumps into a woman who claims that the world in which he lives is actually a simulation. The Matrix, but with Owen Wilson. That’s essentially the […]
Movie Review – Malcolm & Marie (2021)
Malcolm & Marie, 2021. Directed by Sam Levinson. Starring Zendaya and John David Washington. SYNOPSIS: A director (John David Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home from a movie premiere and their relationship is tested as they await the first critical reactions to his film. The discourse surrounding Malcolm & Marie is likely to be […]
Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo star in trailer for action sci-fi Cosmic Sin
Saban Films has released a poster and trailer for director Edward Drake’s sci-fi adventure Cosmic Sin. The film follows a team of elite soldiers, led by General James Ford (Bruce Willis) and General Eron Ryle (Frank Grillo), who launch a strike on a hostile alien fleet in a race to put an stop to an […]
Michelle Pfeiffer reveals why she turned down the role of Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
Although the 1991 movie adaptation of Thomas Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs is still considered one of the best psychological horror films as well as earning success at the Academy Awards by winning five major awards, one actor has revealed they turned down the opportunity to play the lead character in the film. In an interview […]
Zack Snyder’s Justice League gets R-rating for “violence and language”
Ever the pusher of boundaries, the once PG-13 Justice League is gone, and Zack Snyder is replacing it with his now R-rated Director’s Cut. As per Filmratings.com, Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be rated R. The film has received this rating for violence and some language. For comparison, the film’s theatrical version was only rated […]
