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 […]
First poster for Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma
Following the first trailer earlier in the week [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron’s (Gravity, Children of Men) upcoming family drama Roma; take a look here… ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighbourhood of Roma in Mexico City. Delivering an […]
Winnie the Pooh and friends get the Cosbaby treatment from Hot Toys
Hot Toys has revealed its Winnie the Pooh Cosbaby series which includes Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Tigger flocked figures, all of which are available both individually and as a collectible set; take a look at the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Disney’s Christopher Robin gets a Winnie the Pooh and Piglet Movie Masterpiece Series set […]
Watch four new clips from The Happytime Murders
While our reviewers Matt Donato and Robert Kojder have both been hugely unimpressed [read their ★ reviews here and here], audiences will soon be able to judge the R-rated puppet comedy The Happytime Murders for themselves and ahead of the film’s release this weekend STXfilms has unveiled four new clips from the film, which we have […]
Bond 25 to miss 2019 release date, Danny Boyle’s exit reportedly due to casting dispute
Earlier in the week it was announced that Danny Boyle has vacated the director’s chair on Bond 25 due to “creative differences”, and now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing will no longer hit its planned November 2019 release date. The site goes on to report that it […]
