Poltergeist, 1982.Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Dominique Dunn, Oliver Robins, Heather O’ Rourke, Beatrice Straight, and Zelda Rubinstein.SYNOPSIS:A family finds their seemingly normal home invaded by a malicious demonic entity that kidnaps their young daughter.After the yesterday’s arthouse fare lets change gears, grab some popcorn and strap ourselves in for […]
Angelina Jolie and cast discuss Maleficent: Mistress of Evil at the UK press conference
Laura Jorden reports from the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil UK press conference…In the breathtaking ballroom at The Mandarin Oriental Knightsbridge, surroundings fit for any queen, a stunningly relaxed Maleficent played by Angelina Jolie and a few key cast members including new characters Conal and Borra (Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ed Skrein) along with returning favourites, Sleeping […]
Watch an exclusive clip from thriller Cuck
Thanks to Gravitas Ventures, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the new thriller Cuck, which stars Zachary Ray Sheran as a frustrated loner who gains popularity as an Alt-Right vlogger, only to have his insecurities and ultimate disgrace exploited by the online echo chamber. Check it out below, after the poster and official synopsis…Brooding loner […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Earthquake Bird
Earthquake Bird, 2019.Written and directed by Wash Westmoreland. Starring Alicia Vikander, Riley Keough, and Naoki Kobayashi.SYNOPSIS:A young woman living in Tokyo becomes the prime suspect in a horrific murder when her friend goes missing in the wake of a tumultuous love triangle.Acclaimed filmmaker Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Colette) tries his hand at the thriller genre […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review — The Antenna
The Antenna, 2019.Directed by Orçun Behram. Starring Ihsan Önal, Gül Arici, Elif Cakman.SYNOPSIS:As an ominous midnight government bulletin draws nearer, a tower block and its inhabitants come under siege from a mysterious, deadly liquid seeping from the building’s antenna.A clunky mix-match of familiar genre tropes and far-from-subtle social commentary permeates Turkish writer/director Orçun Behram’s The […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – First Love
First Love, 2019.Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Becky, Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Masaaki Uchino, Shota Sometani, Takehiro Miura, Sakurako Konishi, Jun Murakami, and Sansei Shiomi.SYNOPSIS:A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.The latest film from the industrious Takashi Miike – “only” […]
Martin Scorsese’s Joker involvement revealed
Did Martin Scorsese actually have any role in making Joker? A new report reveals all.When Joker was announced, much of the hype came from Martin Scorsese’s apparently close involvement with the film as a producer. However, THR’s recent report has found that he actually wasn’t involved in the film, having dropped his producer credit. But […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Burning Cane
Burning Cane, 2019.Directed by Phillip Youmans. Starring Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, and Dominique McClellan.SYNOPSIS:Amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.Phillip Youmans delivers one of the most precocious feature debuts in recent memory with Burning Cane, a film so studied in its […]
Movie Review – Rewind (2019)
Rewind, 2019.Directed by Sasha Neulinger.SYNOPSIS:A debut filmmaker recounts his childhood trauma that exposed a dark family secret.As much as it is a documentary of the most hard-hitting variety, Rewind is an exercise in extreme courage. For first-time filmmaker Sasha Neulinger, retracing the steps of a childhood marred by years of harrowing abuse will have been […]
Rian Johnson seems unsure if his Star Wars trilogy will actually happen
Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has cast doubt on if his Star Wars trilogy will actually happen.We know more Star Wars films are coming and it had been announced that Rian Jonhson, director of The Last Jedi, would be developing his very own trilogy. But now the future seems slightly […]
