The World to Come, 2020.Directed by Mona Fastvold. Starring Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Casey Affleck, and Christopher Abbott.SYNOPSIS:Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighbouring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.Period gay romance has carved out quite the substantial niche […]
Michael Jai White stars in UK trailer for Welcome to Sudden Death
A new UK trailer has arrived online for Welcome to Sudden Death, director Dallas Jackson’s reimagining of the 1995 Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Sudden Death. The action thriller stars Michael Jai White as former special forces officer Jesse Freeman, who finds himself in a race against time to save his daughter and an arena full […]
Movie Review – Greenland (2021)
Greenland, 2021.Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd and Scott Glenn.SYNOPSIS:John (Gerard Butler) and Alison (Morena Baccarin) Garrity need to make it to safety with their son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd). Their journey is only the start. A lack of alpha male behaviour from Gerard Butler instantly makes Greenland impressive. […]
Sundance 2021: Hits, Misses, and Hidden Gems
EJ Moreno looks back at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival…After six days and over 70 features, Sundance 2021 is in the books. While the festival went virtual for the first time, it still provided some massive movie moments to kick off the year. From future Academy Awards contenders to cult classics in the making, there’s […]
A pandemic party goes wrong in trailer for thriller Safer at Home
Ahead of its release later this month, a poster and trailer have been released for the upcoming thriller Safer at Home. Directed by Will Wernick, the film follows a group of friends two years into the pandemic who find their online party go terribly wrong after taking ecstasy; take a look here…Two years into the […]
John Carpenter calls Halloween Kills the “ultimate slasher”
Although the film has been delayed to October 2021 as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, John Carpenter has once again praised the upcoming Halloween sequel Halloween Kills – which is directed by David Gordon Green.In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Carpenter, who is set to return to compose the music for Halloween Kills, has labelled the […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – CODA
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 this year’s Sundance was […]
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 a Cook County […]
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 lonely […]
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 that […]
