Although Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water dominated the Chicago Film Critics Association in nominations, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird walked away with the highest honors. The circa-2001 Catholic highschool-set coming of age comedy was awarded Best Picture while stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf emerged victorious from their respective, fiercely […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Mark Twain once wrote that “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured”, which is true and a lesson the residents of the titular town of Ebbing, Missouri will come to realize. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri isn’t like the […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Mudbound (2017)
It is undeniably perplexing that a person, regardless of any race, gender, or sexual orientation, can willingly enlist and fight in a war only to come home treated like mud. There are a lot of intertwining stories going on in Mudbound (a film directed by Dee Rees and adapted from the novel by Hillary Jordan that is […]
Exclusive Interview: Carlos Sanz talks rescuing Jeff Bauman in Stronger, what Bauman represents, Crank, and more
Robert Kojder chats with Carlos Sanz about his role in Stronger… Carlos Sanz gives an incredibly moving and emotional performance as “the hero in the cowboy hat” that saves Jake Gyllenhaal in the Jeff Bauman biopic Stronger. On the TV side, he’ll also be appearing in the brand new series Ten Days in the Valley which premiered a couple weeks ago on ABC. From […]
Jason Clarke reveals plot details for scrapped Terminator Genisys sequel
In 2015, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions looked to revive the Terminator franchise with Terminator Genisys, the first of a planned trilogy of movies rebooting the classic action sci-fi franchise. Their plans were scuppered however when Genisys failed to hit at the box office (outside of China, at least), prompting Paramount and Skydance Productions to […]
Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – Domain (2016)
Domain, 2016 Directed by Nathaniel Atcheson Starring Britt Lower, Ryan Merriman, William Gregory Lee, Kevin Sizemore, Nick Gomez, Sonja Sohn, Cedric Sanders, Beth Grant SYNOPSIS: In the years following a deadly flu epidemic, seven survivors communicate with each other from their individual underground bunkers, scattered throughout the United States. Low-rent sci-fi can usually go one […]
Exclusive Interview – Screenwriter Gaby Chiappe on Their Finest
Set during the days after The Blitz during World War II, Their Finest follows the writers and film makers working for The Ministry Of Information, with one aim in mind – to raise public morale. The film’s screenwriter, Gaby Chiappe, talked to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper about making the move from writing for TV to […]
George Miller rumoured to direct Man of Steel 2
Those who are still mourning over the death of George Miller’s shelved 2008 Justice League film rejoice, because the Mad Max: Fury Road director may get the chance to bring part of the DC universe to film after all! A new rumour from The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? director Jon Schnepp claims that Miller will direct Man of Steel 2, […]
Jeremy Renner on the possibility of a Hawkeye solo movie, “those things are in the future”
Ever since Jeremy Renner first picked up the bow in his fleeting cameo in Thor, there has been speculation and rumour of Hawkeye getting his own solo movie. But along with Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow and Mark Ruffalo’s Incredible Hulk, are were no plans in place for any solo-outings in Phase Three – which means […]
Dwayne Johnson producing and starring in a remake of Big Trouble in Little China
Following the box office success of his latest disaster movie San Andreas, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reportedly set to produce and star in a remake of 80s cult favourite Big Trouble in Little China. The Wrap are reporting that Big Trouble in Little China is one of Johnson’s favourite movies and he will play […]
