The Hitman’s Bodyguard, 2017. Directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Gary Oldman, and Elodie Yung. SYNOPSIS: A top-rated bodyguard struggling to rebuild his reputation after a calamitous mistake, is forced to help deliver an infamous hitman to testify at the trial of a murderous dictator. From Shane Black’s Lethal […]
Movie Review – The Roads Not Taken (2020)
The Roads Not Taken, 2020. Written and Directed by Sally Potter. Starring Javier Bardem, Elle Fanning, Salma Hayek, Laura Linney, and Branka Katić. SYNOPSIS: Sally Potter’s film follows a day in the life of Leo (Javier Bardem) and his daughter, Molly (Elle Fanning), as he floats through alternate lives he could have lived, leading Molly […]
Movie Review – Tale of Tales (2015)
Tale of Tales, 2015. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones and Vincent Cassel. SYNOPSIS: From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the […]
Sylvester Stallone joins James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
Director James Gunn is bringing a number of his Marvel Cinematic Universe pals over to the DC Extended Universe for The Suicide Squad, with the likes of Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, David Dastmalchian, Steve Agee, Nathan Fillion and Taika Waititi all set to feature in the cast of Task Force X’s second big screen outing. […]
First trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s Let Them All Talk starring Meryl Streep
Ahead of its premiere on HBO Max next month, the first trailer and poster have debuted for the upcoming feature Let Them All Talk. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the comedy drama sees Meryl Streep leading a cast that includes Candice Bergen, Gemma Chan, Lucas Hedges and Dianne Wiest; take a look here… “Let Them All […]
Movie Review – Dead (2020)
Dead, 2020. Directed by Hayden J. Weal. Starring Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Tomai Ihaia, and Jess Sayer. SYNOPSIS: A down-on-his-luck stoner who has the ability to see the dead gets dragged into an unsolved investigation lead by a recently deceased wannabe super-cop. Over the years New Zealand has created a niche of […]
From Hard Boiled to Soft Boiled: Why John Woo’s masterpiece will never be matched again
Tom Jolliffe revisits John Woo’s action masterpiece Hard Boiled… John Woo had already made quite a name for himself in China, thanks to hit action classics such as A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. In 1992 he released the film which would see him transition from Hong Kong director, to Hollywood. The film was Hard […]
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller reuniting for The Fence
Deadline is reporting that Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller are set to reunite on The Fence, a political satire from Icelandic director Grimur Hakonarson (Rams). The Fence will see Woodley and Teller as two liberal newlyweds who find themselves increasingly at odds with their ultra-conservative ex-marine neighbour, who insists on building a nine-foot-tall fence around his […]
Selena Gomez set for In the Shadow of the Mountain
THR is reporting that Selena Gomez is set to portray Peruvian mountaineer and social entrepreneur Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in a biopic entitled In the Shadow of the Mountain, which is being produced by Scott Budnick (Just Mercy) and Donna Gigliotti (Shakespeare in Love). Mayans M.C. co-creator Elgin James is set to write and direct the film, […]
World War II survival thriller Werewolf gets a U.S. poster and trailer
Indiecan Entertainment has released a poster and trailer for the Polish WWII survival thriller Werewolf. Written and directed by Adrian Panek, the film follows a group of children recently liberated from a Nazi concentration camp who find themselves fighting for survival against a pack of wild dogs released by the SS; take a look here… […]
