Ben is Back, 2018.Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Esper, David Zaldivar and Rachel Bay Jones.SYNOPSIS:A mother welcomes her drug addict son home early from rehab when he drops by on Christmas Eve, until the family dog disappears…Throughout the early part of Ben is Back, Julia […]
SXSW 2019 Review – The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019.Directed by Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz. Starring Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Yelawolf, Jake Roberts, and Mick Foley.SYNOPSIS:A man with Down syndrome and a passion for wrestling escapes from a nursing home and joins a man on the run to […]
Trailer for documentary/narrative feature hybrid Framing John DeLorean starring Alec Baldwin
IFC Films has released a poster and trailer for Framing John DeLorean, a documentary fused with narrative elements, which tells the story of the rise and fall of John DeLorean, featuring Alec Baldwin as the automobile engineer and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. Check them out here…Money, power, politics, drugs, scandal, and fast cars. […]
Movie Review – The Aftermath (2019)
The Aftermath, 2019.Directed by James Kent. Starring Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Clarke, Jannik Schümann, Kate Phillips, and Martin Compston.SYNOPSIS:Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.The Aftermath presents itself in the […]
Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman movie adaptation finds a director
According to Collider, veteran TV director Mike Barker (Fargo, Broadchurch, The Handmaid’s Tale) is set to direct a big screen adaptation of the 1984 fantasy novel The Talisman from Stephen King and Peter Straub, which is being produced by Amblin Partners and The Kennedy/Marshall Company.The Talisman follows a young boy who embarks on a quest […]
Movie Review – Book of Monsters (2019)
Book Of Monsters, 2019.Directed by Stewart Sparke. Starring Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton, Anna Dawson, Rose Muirhead, Steph Mossman, Nicholas Vince, Arron Dennis, and Daniel Thrace.SYNOPSIS:Six kickass women must fight off a horde of terrifying monsters at an 18th birthday party.Stewart Sparke’s Book of Monsters is the horror equivalent of a light beer. Just as […]
Disney reinstates James Gunn on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Having been fired from the project back in July in response to old tweets making jokes about topics such as rape and paedophilia, Deadline is reporting that Disney has now had a change of heart and has reinstated James Gunn as director of the Marvel threequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.According to the site, […]
Wonder Woman 1984 is a “standalone film” like Bond
During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot had fans scratching their heads somewhat when she stated that 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984 is “not a sequel” to the 2017 box office smash, and now producer Charles Roven has echoed that sentiment, reportedly describing it as a “stand-alone film in the same way that […]
Taylor Schilling stars in trailer for comedy Family
The Film Arcade has released a trailer for Family, the feature directorial debut of writer-director Laura Steinel, which sees Orange Is the New Black’s Taylor Schilling starring as a career-focussed, overworked businesswoman who finds herself caring for her socially awkward young niece. Check it out here…Kate Stone (Taylor Schilling) is career-focused, and enjoys her life […]
Shazam! gets day-and-date China release, early U.S. screenings
In some good news for Shazam! and itsbox office prospects, Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has managed to secure a day-and-date release for the DC superhero action-comedy in China.As the site notes, April 5th is the beginning of the Qingming Festival, a lucrative time for the box office, as Warner Bros. discovered last year […]
