As the 2021 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close, we begin the next era in film. After six days of the virtual film festival and over 70 feature films on display, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony took place last night. One of the biggest winners of the evening, and the whole festival, […]
Jon M. Chu to helm movie adaptation of hit Broadway musical Wicked
Wicked has been one of the biggest Broadway musicals of all time, and after plenty of starts and stops, it seems like the film adaptation is finally on its way as Deadline has broken the story that director Jon M. Chu will helm the Wicked movie.Deadline reports that Chu signed onto this project after leaving […]
Movie Review – We Are the Geordies (2020)
We Are the Geordies, 2020.Directed by James DeMarco and Zahra Zomorrodian.SYNOPSIS:A documentary charting the fortunes of Newcastle United and their unique set of fans during the 2016/17 EFL Championship season.The fans at the heart of this lovingly made ode to Newcastle United Football Club won’t appreciate any comparisons with their bitter rivals Sunderland, but the […]
Movie Review – Son of the South (2021)
Son of the South, 2021.Written and Directed by Barry Alexander Brown. Starring Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Julia Ormond, Cedric the Entertainer, Brian Dennehy, Matt William Knowles, Shamier Anderson, Mike C. Manning, Dexter Darden, Lucy Hale, Jake Abel, Ludi Lin, Sienna Guillory, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Jim Klock, Lydia Styslinger, Michael Aaron Milligan, Michael Sirow, and Sharonne […]
WandaVision star Kat Dennings says she didn’t get the call to return for Thor: Love and Thunder
The fourth instalment in the Thor franchise, Thor: Love and Thunder, has officially begun production and it seems like one character from the series won’t be returning for the latest film.In an interview with IGN, Kat Dennings, who has played Darcy Lewis in both Thor and Thor: The Dark World, has all but confirmed that she won’t be appearing […]
Netflix releases trailer for Amy Poehler-directed Moxie
Netflix has released a poster and trailer for director Amy Poehler’s comedy drama Moxie. Based on Jennifer Mathieu’s novel of the same name, the film stars Hadley Robinson as Vivian, a shy teenager who sparks a school-wide revolution after she anonymously publishes a zine inspired by her mother’s rebellious past; take a look here…Vivian (Hadley […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Land
Land, 2021.Directed by Robin Wright. Starring Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, and Kim Dickens.SYNOPSIS:A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming.Not every debuting director needs to try and adapt the Great American Novel on their first time up to bat, but it’s a shame to see the eminently talented Robin Wright go […]
Exclusive Interview – Still The Water writer-director Susan Rodgers
Ricky Church chats with Still The Water writer-director Susan Rodgers…Writer and director Susan Rodgers made her directorial debut with Still The Water, a film she wrote about a family in Canada’s coastal province Prince Edward Island and the trauma they live through. When Jordie (Ry Barrett) moves back to his smalltown home and connects back with […]
Disney+ shares trailer for Marvel’s Behind the Mask special
Marvel Entertainment and Disney+ have released a trailer for Marvel’s Behind the Mask, the upcoming documentary special which explores the inspiration and identities behind the world’s most iconic super heroes; watch it here…From the very inception of comic books, secret identities have been an integral part of both super heroes and villains leading “normal” lives. […]
Jared Leto and Darren Aronofsky to reunite for Adrift
Over twenty years on from their first collaboration on Requiem for a Dream, director Darren Aronofsky and actor Jared Leto are set to reunite on Adrift, an aquatic thriller which is based on a short story by Koji Suzuki (The Ring).The film takes place in the open sea, “where a fishing boat discovers an abandoned […]
