The Lighthouse, 2019. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, and Valeriia Karaman. SYNOPSIS: The hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. The Lighthouse is about as boldly entrancing a second feature as one could imagine from any filmmaker, let alone Robert […]
Haunted bed horror The Dwelling gets a poster and trailer
A frightening futon is unleashed this this November as Uncork’d Entertainment releases Black Fawn Films’ latest offering, the haunted bed movie The Dwelling; check out a poster, synopsis and trailer for the film here… SEE ALSO: Beware the chair in trailer for horror Killer Sofa Four people find themselves stuck on a haunted antique bed […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Lucky Grandma
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 SYNOPSIS: A revealing new look at Judy Garland fifty years after her tragic, untimely death, fusing the unpublished recollections of producer, manager and third husband, Sid Luft, with film clips, rare concert footage and Judy’s own inimitable words.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 […]
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 […]
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 footage Terminator: Dark Fate is being directed by Tim […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 4 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. SYNOPSIS: A group of teens are all suffering from a spate of recurring nightmares in which they are stalked by a scarred psychopath with a knifed fingers, quickly discovering that if they die […]
Movie Review – In The Tall Grass (2019)
In the Tall Grass, 2019. Directed by Vincenzo Natali. Starring Patrick Wilson, Laysla De Oliveria, Harrison Gilbertson, Avery Whitted, Rachel Wilson and Will Buie Jr. SYNOPSIS: When siblings Becky and Cal hear the cries of a young boy lost within a field of tall grass, they venture in to rescue him, only to become ensnared […]
