Netflix have an impressive slate of original features set to debut within the next couple of months, including Jeremy Saulnier’s Hold the Dark, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, and David Mackenzie’s Chris Pine starring Outlaw King, so amongst a Hollywood Reporter article on the streaming giant’s desire to make a movie that culturally resonates, it’s perhaps a little surprising […]
First set photos from Star Wars: Episode IX feature Finn, Poe and Chewbacca
With principal photography now underway on “the final chapter of the Skywalker saga”, the first batch of set photos from Star Wars: Episode IX have surfaced online and feature Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), along with a number of extras and horses dressed up as some kind of alien […]
This is Us’ Ron Cephas Jones joins Venom
Though it is just a couple of months until its release, Venom has added This is Us and Luke Cage actor Ron Cephas Jones to its cast. His role hasn’t been revealed yet. This will mark Jones’ first foray into the superhero genre on the big screen. He was originally going to play The Wizard in Shazam!, but had to drop out […]
Arrow Video Frightfest Review – Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, 2018. Directed by Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund. Starring Udo Kier, Thomas Lennon, Jenny Pellicer, Nelson Franklin, Charlyne Yi, Michael Pare, and Barbara Crampton. SYNOPSIS: “All hell breaks loose when a strange force animates the puppets up for auction at a convention, setting them on a killing spree that’s motivated by evil […]
When Sun-Block Spoiled Greatness: Blade is 20 Years Old
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Blade, after it turns 20… I remember it well. I remember it like it was only 10 years ago in fact, but it’s not. It has been 20 years. A tired action genre. A few brief flashes of excitement here and there. Schwarzenegger and Stallone were tiring and in their […]
Movie Review – Yardie (2018)
Yardie, 2018. Directed by Idris Elba. Starring Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham, Calvin Demba, Naomi Ackie, and Shantol Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Broken by the murder of his older brother, Dennis turns to a life of crime in the backstreets of Kingston, Jamaica circa 1973. A decade later, he’s sent overseas to London, where he reunites with lost family […]
Arrow Video Frightfest Review – Summer of 84 (2018)
Summer of 84, 2018. Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell.. Starring Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery, Cory Gruter-Andrew, Tiera Skovbye, and Rich Sommer. SYNOPSIS: Davey thinks his police officer neighbour Mr. Mackey is the serial killer the local press have dubbed the Cape May Slayer. With his three friends Eats, Woody […]
New poster for The Favourite starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz
With The Favourite set to receive its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival next Friday, a rather bizarre new poster has been revealed for Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical drama featuring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz; take a look here… Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple […]
Movie Review – BlacKkKlansman (2018)
BlacKkKlansman, 2018. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Ryan Eggold, Paul Walter Hauser, Corey Hawkins, Robert John Burke, Michael Buscemi, Jasper Pääkkönen, Harry Belafonte, Ashlie Atkinson, Craig muMs Grant, and Alec Baldwin. . SYNOPSIS: Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local […]
Poster and trailer for The Land of Steady Habits starring Ben Mendelsohn and Edie Falco
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming comedy drama The Land of Steady Habits. Written and directed Nicole Holofcener, the film is based on Ted Thompson’s 2014 novel of the same name and features a cast that includes Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Thomas Mann, Elizabeth […]
