Lucky Grandma, 2019.Directed by Sasie Sealy. Starring Tsai Chin, Hsiao-Yuan Ha, Michael Tow, Yan Xi and Mason Yam.SYNOPSIS:When she steals a large amount of money from a dead criminal boss, a grandmother hires a gangland bodyguard to protect her from the crooks who come to reclaim the cash.The influence of the Coen Brothers runs far […]
Judd Nelson and C. Thomas Howell star in trailer for Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
Dazzler Media is set to bring the World War II action drama Dauntless: The Battle of Midway to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital this month, and we’ve got a poster, trailer and synopsis for the film, which stars Judd Nelson (Empire) and C. Thomas Howell (SEAL Team).June 1942, and the Japanese Navy has swept across the […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer wanted to address how strong the Force is in Episode IX
Chris Terrio, who co-wrote Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with director J.J. Abrams, said that they wanted to address just how strong the Force is.Throughout Star Wars history, the Force has been this mysterious quantity; part spiritual entity, part science, different users have displayed varying levels of ability in it. But what is the […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy, 2019.Directed by Stephen Kijak. Starring Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh.SYNOPSIS:A revealing new look at Judy Garland fifty years after her tragic, untimely death, fusing the unpublished recollections of producer, manager and third husband, Sid Luft, with film clips, rare concert footage and Judy’s own inimitable words.Between this documentary and the just-released Renée […]
Movie Review – Joker (2019)
Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: One of the most infamous comic book villains in history gets his very own film. The […]
Daniel Craig wraps filming on 25th Bond movie No Time To Die
It’s certainly hasn’t had the smoothest of rides, what with director switch-ups, delays, constant rewrites, on set accidents and rumours of the production being “a well-polished shit show”, but the 25th James Bond movie No Time To Die is now officially in the can.As per the Daily Mail, the cast and crew celebrated the end […]
Todd Phillips says Joker depicts violence very responsibly
Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, says that the film depicts violence responsibly, unlike some other movies which can be cartoon-like.There has been a lot said about how Joker puts a very violent character front and centre as its lead but Todd Phillips, director of the film, has hit back on numerous occasions, saying the […]
Terminator: Dark Fate featurette explores Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “more human” T-800
A new featurette for Terminator: Dark Fate has been released, and focusses on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800, who has overcome his programming and adopted more human behaviour than his fellow Model 101s; watch the featurette here…SEE ALSO: Terminator: Dark Fate international trailer and TV spot debut new footageTerminator: Dark Fate is being directed by Tim Miller (Deadpool), […]
Stephen King says Doctor Sleep is “a terrific sequel” to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
With a little over a month to go until the release of Doctor Sleep, a new featurette has arrived online for the upcoming horror which sees director Mike Flanagan, author Stephen King, and star Ewan McGregor discussing Danny’s journey since his terrifying experience at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining, with King describing the movie […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Waves
Waves, 2019.Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Sterling K. Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Lucas HedgesSYNOPSIS:Chronicling the trials of life for an affluent African-American family, headed by a domineering father (Sterling K. Brown), the son (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) he both pushes and puts on a pedestal, and the […]
