Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has signed on to lead the cast of Heart of Stone, an original international spy thriller from Skydance Media, which has ambitions of launching a new franchise that puts a female spin on the likes of James Bond and Mission: Impossible. Tom Harper (The Aeronauts, Wild Rose) is in talks […]
Hasbro’s latest Marvel Legends Series figures include House of X, Powers of X, M.O.D.O.K., Deadpool and Silver Surfer
Hasbro has unveiled another wave of Marvel Legends action figures which includes a line of X-Men: House of X / Powers of X figures for Charles Xavier, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Magneto, Moira MacTaggert, Wolverine, and Omega Sentinel, a 6-inch scale M.O.D.O.K, a Deadpool figure from the superhero sequel Deadpool 2, and Silver Surfer with Mjolnir; […]
New trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix on Christmas Day, the streaming service has released a new poster and trailer for writer-director Robert Rodriguez’s superhero action adventure We Can Be Heroes – a standalone sequel to his 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl; check them out here, along with the official synopsis… When alien […]
Why Nomadland Misses the Mark | Video Review
Nomadland, 2020. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie, and Bob Wells. A frontrunner at the upcoming Academy Awards, Nomadland has critics buzzing. But our host EJ Moreno doesn’t connect with the film and why dives into all the reasons why. With its mixed messages concerning capitalism and the […]
Exclusive Interview – Cinematographer Michael Marius Pessah discusses his latest film, Bret Easton Ellis’ Smiley Face Killers
Bret Easton Ellis is known for writing classics such as American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction and Less Than Zero. His latest project is the horror film, Smiley Face Killers, starring Crispin Glover, Ronen Rubenstein, Mia Serafino and Cody Simpson. The film’s synopsis reads, “As a murderous cult arrives on campus, Jake (Rubenstein) finds himself […]
Helen Hunt joins Blindspotting TV series
Starz has announced that Oscar-winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets) has joined the cast of the upcoming TV adaptation of Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs’ critically acclaimed film Blindspotting. Blindspotting centers on Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) who is nipping at the heels of a middle class life in Oakland until her partner Miles […]
Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman) and the white management determined to […]
Wonder Woman 1984 gets new posters and official running time
With Wonder Woman 1984 now firmly on track for its long-delayed release this month, Warner Bros. has shared three new posters for the DC Extended Universe sequel featuring Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess in her new Golden Eagle Armor; take a look here… Meanwhile, coinciding with the latest poster releases, it has also been revealed that […]
Oscar Isaac cast as Solid Snake in Sony’s Metal Gear Solid movie
The long-awaited Metal Gear Solid movie has finally found its Solid Snake. Deadline reports that Oscar Isaac of Ex Machina and the latest Star Wars trilogy fame will tackle the iconic video game soldier. The film adaptation of this iconic, long-running video game series has been in development at Sony Pictures for quite some time, […]
Disney+ Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scot Lee, Gong Li, Rosalind Chao and Xana Tang. SYNOPSIS: A young woman pretends to be a man in order to take her ageing father’s place as a conscript in the Chinese Imperial Army. The recent wave […]
