Sully. 2016. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Michael Rapaport, and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight’s passengers and crew. With it […]
La La Land leads the nominations for the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards
The Broadcast Film Critics Association have announced the nominations for the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards, with Damien Chazelle’s La La Land leading the field with 12 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Ryan Gosling) and Best Actress (Emma Stone). Moonlight and Arrival both scored ten nominations apiece, and will contest Best […]
Does The Last of Us Need a Film Adaptation?
Graeme Robertson on whether The Last of Us needs a film adaptation… Video game adaptations are nothing new; with Hollywood in its infinite wisdom thinking that whatever works on the games console, must surely work on the big screen, churning out video game movie after video game movie. We’ve had film versions of Resident Evil, […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hits half a billion at the global box office
Warner Bros.’ new Wizarding World series Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them may not have debuted to Harry Potter-style numbers, but the studio certainly looks to have a hit franchise on its hands, with the film having crossed the half billion mark at the global box office ahead of its third weekend of release. […]
Todd McFarlane hopes to direct Spawn reboot as a “$10 million little horror movie”
When we last heard about Todd McFarlane’s long-awaited Spawn reboot, the Image Comics co-founder stated that he wanted it to be a “dark, R-rated, scary, badass” story“. In a new interview with ComicBook.com, McFarlane backs up those claims, gives a brief update on the financial status of the project, and chooses himself as ideal director. McFarlane hopes […]
Jurassic World 2 adds The Get Down star Justice Smith to its cast
The Get Down star Justice Smith is the latest actor to join the ever-expanding cast of Jurassic World 2. The Hollywood Reporter, the outlet that broke the news, didn’t provide any further information about who Smith would be playing in the sequel or the size of his role. While The Get Down never achieved the […]
Movie Review – Allied (2016)
Allied, 2016. Directed by Robert Zemeckis Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney and Matthew Goode SYNOPSIS: In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of […]
Second Opinion – Chi-Raq (2015)
Chi-Raq, 2015. Directed by Spike Lee Starring Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack. SYNOPSIS: When an 11 year old girl is caught in the crossfire of gang warfare on Chicago’s South Side and dies as a result, the women decide it’s time to put a stop to gun […]
Movie Review – Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Tate Donovan, C.J Wilson, Gretchen Mol, Kara Hayward, Josh Hamilton, Anna Baryshnikov, and Matthew Broderick SYNOPSIS: An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies. “I can’t beat it” – Those […]
Female-led 21 Jump Street spinoff film hires Rodney Rothman to write and direct
The female-led 21 Jump Street spinoff film just took a major step forward, as not only has 22 Jump Street co-writer Rodney Rothman signed on to pen the script for the project, but he will also likely end up directing the Sony Pictures film as well. Deadline broke the news yesterday, detailing in their report that Rothman has “an […]