The upcoming release of Marvel Studios’ Black Widow movie (assuming it ever actually gets released given the current climate) means that Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton will be the only original Avenger not have headlined his own solo movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The story of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent turned member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes […]
Movie Review – Supernova (2020)
Supernova, 2020. Written and Directed by Harry Macqueen. Starring Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, James Dreyfus, Pippa Haywood, and Sarah Woodward. SYNOPSIS: Sam and Tusker are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, their time together is the […]
Liam Neeson’s The Marksman aims low to secure top spot at the US box office
With the moviegoing business decimated in most corners of the world, it doesn’t take much for a film to eek out top spot at the domestic box-office, and that’s the case once again this week as Liam Neeson’s The Marksman (read our ★★★ review here) held on at the summit with just over $2 million, […]
Janelle Monáe horror Antebellum finally secures UK release
Antebellum promised so much, with a poster that screamed ‘From the Producers of Get Out and Us‘, a headline performance from Janelle Monáe, and an intriguing high-concept that would draw together resonant themes about race and politics. Then came a twist more unexpected than the one at the heart of the film when the pandemic […]
Movie Review – Twist (2021)
Twist, 2021. Directed by Martin Owen. Starring Raff Law, Rita Ora, Franz Drameh, Sophie Simnett, Michael Caine, Lena Headey, David Walliams, Noel Clarke and Leigh Francis. SYNOPSIS: A modern day heist thriller set on the streets of London, based very loosely on the characters of Charles Dickens’s iconic novel. Really? We’re doing Oliver Twist again? […]
Blu-ray Review – Southland Tales (2006)
Southland Tales, 2006. Directed by Richard Kelly. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Christopher Lambert, John Larroquette, Lou Taylor Pucci, Justin Timberlake, and Miranda Richardson. SYNOPSIS: Director Richard Kelly channels Tarantino and Lynch with this satirical take on America and all that dwell within. You’ve got to hand it to the wizards […]
Sink your teeth into the UK trailer for horror-thriller Broil
FrightFest Presents and Signature Entertainment are set to release writer-director Edward Drake’s horror-thriller Broil in the UK this February; check out the official UK artwork and trailer, along with a selection of images from the film… A listless grand-daughter, Chance Sinclair (Avery Konrad), is sentenced to live with her draconian grand-father, August (Timothy V. Murphy) […]
Movie Review – The Queen of Black Magic (2019)
The Queen of Black Magic, 2019. Directed by Kimo Stamboel. Starring Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Adhisty Zara, Ade Firman Hakim, Sheila Dara Aisha, Tanta Ginting, Salvita Decorte, Imelda Therinne, Miller Khan and Shenina Cinnamon. SYNOPSIS: When a group of friends reunite at the orphanage where they grew up, they discover that they may have […]
Malcolm & Marie – Netflix’s Messy “Love Story” | Movie Review
Malcolm & Marie, 2021. Written and Directed by Sam Levinson. Starring Zendaya and John David Washington. Starring two of the best fresh faces in Hollywood, Zendaya and John David Washington, you’d expect Malcolm & Marie to be a slam dunk. While not a “bad film” by any means, join our critic EJ Moreno as he […]
Paramount has rejected bids for Top Gun: Maverick from major streaming services
Streaming was already well on its way to becoming the primary source with which people consume their new movies, and then the pandemic happened, and it has since become the only way in which they can. We all know about Warner Bros.’ game-changing decision with their 2021 slate, Disney have dipped their toes in the […]
