Menashe, 2017. Directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein. Starring Menashe Lustig and Ruben Niborski. SYNOPSIS: Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood. Spoken primarily in Yiddish and subtitled in English, […]
Movie Review – A Ghost Story (2017)
A Ghost Story, 2017. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, and Will Oldham. SYNOPSIS: After his sudden death in a car crash, a man returns to his home as a white sheeted ghost in an effort to re-connect with his grieving wife. An examination of love, loss and legacy. It’s not often […]
Movie Review – England Is Mine (2017)
England Is Mine, 2017. Directed by Mark Gill. Starring Jack Lowden, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jodie Comer and Laurie Kynaston. SYNOPSIS: The years in the life of one Steven Patrick Morrissey – his writings, the women in his life, his mental health issues – until the moment Johnny Marr turned up. And The Smiths were born. […]
Second Opinion – Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde, 2017. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS: In the run up to the fall of the Berlin Wall, top MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is sent on a solo mission to the city. She’s charged with investigating the death […]
Movie Review – The Domicile (2017)
The Domicile, 2017. Written and directed by Jared Cohn. Starring Steve Richard Harris, Demetrius Stear, Katherine Flannery, Sara Malakul Lane, and Amanda Ruth Ritchie. SYNOPSIS: When Russell’s wife accidentally dies in their home, his mental state goes from bad to one of utter despair. As the ghost of his dead wife awakens, her spirit becomes […]
Movie Review – Cardboard Gangsters (2017)
Cardboard Gangsters, 2017. Directed by Mark O’Connor. Starring John Connors, Jimmy Smallhorne, Kierston Wareing, Fionn Walton, and Fiona Twamley Hewitt. SYNOPSIS: Four childhood friends have grown up in the Darndale part of Dublin and are now determined to take control of the drug trade from the local crime lord. It means money, power, women and […]
Movie Review – Boyka: Undisputed (2016)
Boyka: Undisputed, 2016. Directed by Todor Chapkanov. Starring Scott Adkins, Teodora Duhovnikova, Martyn Ford, Brahim Achabbakhe, Emilien De Falco, Alon Aboutboul, Julian Vergov, and Valentin Ganev. SYNOPSIS: In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands […]
Milla Jovovich shares first Hellboy banner
Though the Hellboy reboot is still nine months away from hitting theaters, it seems promotion for the film is already getting underway, as the movie has received its first banner showcasing Hellboy and his enemy in his latest adventure, the Blood Queen, in creator Mike Mignola’s art style. Actress Milla Jovovich, star of the Resident Evil franchise and Hellboy‘s villainess […]
Letitia Wright says her Black Panther character is “vibrant” and has an “innovative mind”
Marvel Studios has become well-known for assembling star-studded casts for each of its productions, and by the look of it, the company’s first movie of 2018, Black Panther, will be no exception. However, in a cast that includes such heavy hitters as Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and many more, some lesser-known but […]
Kevin Feige gives an update on Marvel One Shots
One of the more endearing elements of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the Marvel One Shots, which have given characters like Agent Coulson, Agent Carter and even Trevor Slattery (which introduces the idea that The Mandarin is a real character in the MCU) a little bit more screen time. But we’ve not seen one for […]
