Nerve. 2016. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Starring Dave Franco, Emma Roberts, Machine Gun Kelly, Brian ‘Sene’ Marc, Emily Meade, Miles Helzer, Kimiko Glenn, Marc John Jeffries, and Juliette Lewis. SYNOPSIS: A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become […]
Movie Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Star Trek Beyond, 2016. Directed by Justin Lin. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: Three years into their five year mission, the crew of the USS Enterprise face their biggest test yet upon encountering a hostile alien force in unexplored […]
Movie Review – Pete’s Dragon (2016)
Pete’s Dragon, 2016. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence, Karl Urban, Wes Bentley and Robert Redford. SYNOPSIS: The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. When the original Pete’s Dragon was released in 1977 it was […]
Movie Review – Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory, 2016. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olsen, Ty Burrell, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Bob Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Sloane Murray, Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Vicki Lewis, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, and […]
The Walking Dead’s Lennie James joins Blade Runner 2
Variety is reporting that The Walking Dead star Lennie James is in talks with Alcon Entertainment to join the cast of the forthcoming Blade Runner sequel, which is being directed by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Sicario). James will join a cast that includes the returning Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard alongside new additions Ryan Gosling (The Nice […]
Jessica Chastain to join Jake Gyllenhaal in big screen adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Division
Back in June it was announced that Ubisoft Motion Pictures has tapped Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) to produce and star in an adaptation of the hit video game Tom Clancy’s The Division, and now THR has revealed that Jessica Chastain (Crimson Peak) is in talks to join him in the cast. The Division takes place in […]
Movie Review – Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Batman: The Killing Joke, 2016. Directed by Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, Maury Sterling, and Robin Atkins Downes. SYNOPSIS: Based on the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, Batman: The Killing Joke takes a journey into the dark psyche of the Clown Prince of […]
Fantasia International Film Festival Review – The Phantom Detective (2016)
The Phantom Detective. 2016 Directed by Jo Sung-Lee. Starring Lee Je-Hoon, Go Ara, Park Geun-Hyung, Roh Jeong-Eui and Kim Ha-Na. SYNOPSIS: Private detective HONG Gil-dong is seeking revenge for his mother who was murdered in front of him when he was a child. An investigation determines that the assailant is a man named Kim, but when […]
UPDATE: Batman isn’t the only Justice League member in Suicide Squad
Warning. Potential spoilers for Suicide Squad follow… We know that The Dark Knight is set to feature in Warner Bros.’ next DC Films offering Suicide Squad, but Batman may not be the only Justice League member set to make his second appearance on the big screen this year. Having appeared briefly in Batman v Superman: […]
Should Sony risk a Ghostbusters sequel?
Luke Owen looks at the franchise potential of Ghostbusters… The second week numbers are in, and it’s what most people expected (at least it’s what I predicted on last week’s podcast). After a fairly decent (but not all that great) $46 million opening weekend, Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot dropped 54% to earn $21 million in its […]
