The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Chelcie Ross, and Jonjo O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: Six stories make up Joel and Ethan Coen’s Western anthology epic, taking in everything from singing cowboys, gold […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 2018. Directed by Morgan Neville. Featuring Joanne Rogers, François Clemmons, Yo-Yo Ma, and Joe Negri. SYNOPSIS: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. Though legendary children’s TV personality Fred Rogers may not be especially well-known to British audiences, his cultural reach is […]
Johnny Depp feels bad for J.K. Rowling over backlash to his Fantastic Beasts casting
It’s been a turbulent couple of years for Johnny Depp, both on and off screen. His box office star has been diminishing, and there have been numerous issues in his private life – not least allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife Amber Heard. Given these allegations, Warner Bros. found itself coming in for some […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 14 – Get Out (2017)
Get Out, 2017. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Catherine Keener, Lil Rel Howery, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Hendereson, Lakeith Stanfield, and Stephen Root. SYNOPSIS: Chris, a young black photographer, is anxious about meeting the parents of his white girlfriend Rose, worried about the reception he will receive, […]
Suspiria director hoping to deliver a “relentless experience” with the remake, first clip released
Last week we brought you a new trailer and batch of character posters for Suspiria [check them out here], and now Amazon Studios has debuted the first clip from the upcoming remake of the Dario Argento horror classic which teases something very sinister lurking below during an improvised dance scene featuring Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton; […]
Movie Review – Venom (2018)
Venom, 2018. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate, Scott Haze, Michelle Lee, Sope Aluko, Reid Scott, Sam Medina, Jared Bankens, Wayne Pére, and Woody Harrelson. Synopsis When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego “Venom” to save his life. Venom’s […]
Venom was originally going to begin on the symbiote homeworld
As Venom continues its run atop of the box office in its second weekend, director Ruben Fleischer has been chatting to CinemaBlend about the movie, revealing details of an abandoned idea for the opening scene which would have given a little more backstory on the symbiotes. “The beginning of the movie was a hard one,” said […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy, 2018. Directed by Felix Van Groeningen. Starring Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Ryan, and Andre Royo. SYNOPSIS: Using the best-selling father and son memoirs of David (Steve Carell) and Nic Shiff (Timothée Chalamet), Beautiful Boy charts the traumatic experiences of a family dealing with a debilitating addiction that nobody really understands. Drug culture […]
A Dog’s Way Home gets a first trailer and poster
Sony Pictures has released the first poster and trailer for the family adventure film A Dog’s Way Home, the upcoming adaptation of the bestselling book by W. Bruce Cameron (A Dog’s Purpose). Check them out here… A Dog’s Way Home chronicles the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey […]
Movie Review – Utøya – July 22 (2018)
Utøya – July 22, 2018. Directed by Erik Poppe. Starring Andrea Berntzen. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl struggles to survive and to find her younger sister during the July 2011 terrorist mass murder at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya. Though it premieres at the LFF mere days after Paul Greengrass’ own dramatisation […]
