Will Smith may have enjoyed a solid box office hit earlier in the year with Warner Bros.’ DC ensemble Suicide Squad giving him the biggest opening weekend of his career, but he’s ended 2016 on a sour note, with his new film Collateral Beauty doing the exact opposite. The movie, which sees Smith starring alongside […]
Movie Review – Life, Animated (2016)
Life, Animated, 2016. Directed by Roger Ross Williams. SYNOPSIS: A coming of age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood. Disney, for many, is a staple of their childhood, and also a favourite collection of films […]
Blu-ray Review – Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Hell Comes to Frogtown, 1988. Directed by Donald G. Jackson & R.J. Kizer. Starring Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Julius LeFlore, RCB, William Smith and Brian Frank. SYNOPSIS: In a post-nuclear war USA, a fertile man is sent into mutant territory to rescue the last fertile women in the country in order to replenish the human […]
New Cloverfield movie set for October, God Particle taken off schedule
A few weeks ago, it was revealed that the next entry in the Cloverfield franchise would likely be Julius Onah’s God Particle, which was slated for release on February 24th, 2017. Now, according to Exhibitor Relations, Paramount Pictures has removed God Particle from their schedule and replaced it with an untitled Cloverfield movie set to drop […]
Sony developing feature adaptation of Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire’s A.D.: After Death
Following a bidding war, Sony has acquired the movie rights to writer Scott Snyder and artist Jeff Lemire’s three-part sci-fi epic A.D.: After Death from Image Comics, and is now in development on a feature film adaptation. A.D. is set in a future where a genetic cure for death has been found. One man, years […]
Exclusive Interview: Oliver Stone discusses his career and new film Snowden
Paul Risker chats with Oliver Stone about his career and his new film Snowden… Oliver Stone has been the consciousness of not only modern America, but of the modern world. He has vehemently explored questions on subjects with a captivating drama that have been offset with his trademark insight. His cinema has spanned such subjects […]
R.I.P. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917 – 2016)
Hungarian-born actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor has passed away aged 99, having suffered a heart attack at her home after several years of illness. Known for her nine marriages and her glamorous, larger than life celebrity persona as much as her acting work, the former beauty queen enjoyed moderate success on the big screen, appearing in […]
Movie Review – Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Fifty Shades Darker, 2017. Directed by James Foley Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Bella Heathcote, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Max Martini, Bruce Altman, Marcia Gay Harden, and Kim Basinger. SYNOPSIS: While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before […]
2017’s Jumanji adds Tim Matheson to its cast
According to Deadline, actor Tim Matheson is the latest addition to the cast of Sony’s Dwayne Johnson-led Jumanji reimagining/sequel. Matheson has signed on to play the role of Old Man Vreeke; no details were given on the character or how he relates to the film’s plot. It appeared as if the Jumanji cast had already been rounded out […]
Movie Review – Arsenal (2017)
Arsenal, 2017. Directed by Steven C. Miller. Starring Nicolas Cage, Adrian Grenier, John Cusack, and Johnathon Schaech. SYNOPSIS: A Southern mobster attempts to rescue his kidnapped brother. Is there a better way to ring in a new year of movies with some more material to add to the Nicolas Cage ‘Losing His S*** Montage’? The […]
