Overlord, 2018. Directed by Julius Avery. Starring Wyatt Russell, Jovan Adepo, Pilou Asbaek, Mathilde Ollivier, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Dominic Applewhite, Bokeem Woodbine, Jacob Anderson, and Erich Redman. SYNOPSIS: The story of two American soldiers behind enemy lines on D Day. If someone told me that Overlord was originally conceived to be a video […]
Movie Review – Widows (2018)
Widows, 2018. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya, Carrie Coon, Cynthia Erivo, Robert Duvall, Jon Bernthal, Brian Tyree Henry, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Molly Kunz, Coburn Goss, Bailey Rhyse Walters, James Vincent Meredith, Eric C. Lynch, Michael Harney, Brian King, Ann Mitchell, Garret Dillahunt, Kevin J. […]
54th Chicago International Film Review – Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased, 2018. Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Jesse LaTourette, Britton Sear, Cherry Jones, Joe Alwyn, Théodore Pellerin, and Flea. SYNOPSIS: The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed […]
Second Opinion – The Grinch (2018)
The Grinch, 2018. Directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier. Featuring the voice talents of Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Cameron Seely, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, and Pharrell Williams. SYNOPSIS: A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville. “We are going to do mean things and we are going to do them in […]
Mortal Kombat reboot writer says his script was The Avengers with “over the top violence”
Mortal Kombat was one of the first video games to get translated onto film, and depending on who you ask, the result wasn’t half bad (that’s not counting the infinitely worse Mortal Kombat: Annihilation). Two decades later, and we are now hearing about the franchise returning to the big screen in the form of a hard […]
Game of Thrones’ Charles Dance joins Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Sally Hawkins returning
The cast of the sequel to 2014’s Godzilla is growing on par with the big beast himself. Deadline reports that Charles Dance has now finalized a deal with Warner Bros., and Legendary Pictures to appear in the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Also set to make an appearance is Sally Hawkins, who played Dr. Vivienne Graham […]
Movie Review – Outlaw King (2018)
Outlaw King, 2018. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Tony Curran, Billy Howle, Callan Mulvey, Steven Cree, Daniel Campbell, Niall Greig Fulton, James Cosmo, Duncan Lacroix, Alastair Mackenzie, Sam Spruell, Ron Donachie, Jonny Phillips, Jamie Sives, Lorne MacFadyen, Gavin Mitchell, Tam Dean Burn, Vicki Liddelle, Margaret Fraser, Stephen McCole, Clive […]
Movie Review – The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)
The Girl in the Spider’s Web, 2018. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Sylvia Hoeks, Lakeith Stanfield, Stephen Merchant, Vicky Krieps, Christopher Convery, Claes Bang, Synnøve Macody, Lund Cameron, Britton, Mikael Persbrandt, Carlotta von Falkenhayn, and Beau Gadsdon. SYNOPSIS: Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in […]
Justice League rumored to undergo massive reshoots, studio insiders deny claim
It has been reported that the upcoming Justice League movie has been undergoing massive reshoots before its November release date, with the rumour even going as far to say that the film has been “remade… twice”, with further significant reshoots planned. Given the critical reception of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Suicide Squad (a movie […]
54th Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Private War (2018)
A Private War, 2018. Directed by Matthew Heineman. Starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Alexandra Moen, Corey Johnson, Raad Rawi, Greg Wise, Hilton McRae, Jérémie Laheurte, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Amanda Drew, and Fady Elsayed. SYNOPSIS: One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious […]
