Joaquin Phoenix has some big shoes to fill in his next role as he follows in the footsteps of the likes of Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill and Heath Ledger (that’s it, right?) by taking on the role of the Clown Prince of Crime in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker origin movie. However, […]
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood adds Lena Dunham, Maya Hawke and more
Quentin Tarantino has continued his quest to add every single actor in Hollywood to the cast of his new movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Deadline reporting that Lena Dunham (Girls), Maya Hawke (Stranger Things), Austin Butler (The Shannara Chronicles) and Lorenza Izzo (Knock, Knock) have become the latest additions to the cast […]
Coming of age comedy Summer ’03 gets a poster and trailer
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for the coming-of-age comedy drama Summer ’03. Written and directed by Becca Gleason, the film stars Joey King, Andrea Savage, Paul Scheer, Jack Kilmer, Erin Darke, and June Squibb; take a look here… Inspired by true events, Summer ’03 centers […]
Arrow Video Frightfest Review – The Ranger (2018)
The Ranger, 2018. Directed by Jenn Wexler. Starring Chloe Levine, Jeremy Holm, Granit Lahu, Jeremy Pope, and Larry Fessenden. SYNOPSIS: It’s the 1980s and a group of punks get busted selling drugs. Because a police officer gets fatally wounded in the showdown, Chelsea offers up her uncle’s cabin in a nearby national park as a […]
Matthew Holness’ psychological thriller Possum gets a trailer
A trailer has arrived online for writer-director Matthew Holness’ (Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace) feature directorial debut, the psychological thriller Possum, which stars Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) and Alun Armstrong (Frontier); watch it here… https://youtu.be/tXPWzZqnOXg The story follows disgraced children’s puppeteer PHILIP (Sean Harris), returning to his childhood home of Fallmarsh, Norfolk, intent on destroying Possum, […]
Netflix moving forward with Death Note sequel
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 […]
