The Son, 2022. Directed by Florian Zeller. Starring Hugh Jackman, Zen McGrath, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, William Hope, George Cobell, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Mercedes Bahleda, Akie Kotabe, Erick Hayden, Danielle Lewis, Van Pierre, and Jesse Cilio. SYNOPSIS: Peter has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his […]
Movie Review – Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, 2022. Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. Starring Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson, Ella Hunt, Faye Marsay, Nicholas Bishop, Anthony Brophy, Eugene O’Hare, Rachel Andrews, Jonah Russell, Sandra Huggett, Ellie Piercy, Rachel Pedley, Zoé Wallon, Marianne McIvor, Holly Dennis, and Christopher Jordan. SYNOPSIS: An unhappily married aristocrat begins a torrid […]
Blu-ray Review – 5-25-77 (2022)
5-25-77, 2022. Directed by Patrick Read Johnson. Starring John Francis Daley, Austin Pendleton, Colleen Camp, Neil Flynn, Emmi Chen, Steven Coulter, and Justin Mentell. SYNOPSIS: 5-25-77, Patrick Read Johnson’s autobiographical love letter to growing up on late 60s and 70s cinema, has finally seen its official release. It took him nearly 20 years to make […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Highlander (1986)
Highlander, 1986. Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart, Sheila Gish, Hugh Quarshie, and James Cosmo. SYNOPSIS: An immortal warrior is pursued through time by a brutal barbarian looking to be the ‘only one’. Continuing to trawl the vaults of their catalogue of cult movies from the 1980s to […]
Movie Review – White Noise (2022)
White Noise, 2022. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, Don Cheadle, Jodie Turner-Smith, André 3000, Lars Eidinger, Barbara Sukowa, Mike Gassaway, Matthew Shear, Francis Jue, Danny Wolohan, J. David Hinze, Logan Fry, Thomas W. Wolf, Bob Gray, Erik Moth, Bill Camp, and Gideon Glick. SYNOPSIS: Jack […]
Blu-ray Review – Deathstalker / Deathstalker II
Deathstalker/Deathstalker II, 1983/1987. Directed by James Sbardellati/Jim Wynorski. Starring Rick Hill, Richard Brooker, Barbi Benton, Lana Clarkson, John Terlesky, Toni Naples, John La Zar, Monique Gabrielle, Bernard Erhard, and Dee Booher. SYNOPSIS: Double pack of two low budget 1980s fantasy movies from legendary filmmaker Roger Corman. It’s time to strap on your loincloth, sharpen your […]
Star Wars: Andor Episode 12 Review – ‘Rix Road’
Chris Connor reviews the season one finale of Star Wars: Andor… After the reset of ‘Daughter of Ferrix ‘ and the forces descending on Maarva’s funeral to spring a trap for Andor, the finale ‘Rix Road’, had a lot to live up to. Could the series, which has earned the best reviews for a Star […]
Netflix Review – Wednesday
Shaun Munro reviews the first season of Netflix’s The Addams Family spinoff series Wednesday… As streaming services continue their industrious quest to plumb every last viable “IP” ripe for its own series treatment, in the very least a contemporary live-action adaptation of The Addams Family feels like a fairly natural eventuality. After all, little truly […]
Movie Review – Nanny (2022)
Nanny, 2022. Written and Directed by Nikyatu Jusu. Starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams, Zephani Idoko, Olamide Candide-Johnson, Jahleel Kamara, Princess Adenike, Mitzie Pratt, Keturah Hamilton, Stephanie Jae Park, and Ebbe Bassey. SYNOPSIS: Immigrant nanny Aisha, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for […]
Movie Review – Devotion (2022)
Devotion, 2022. Directed by J.D. Dillard. Starring Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson, Thomas Sadoski, Joe Jonas, Joseph Cross, Daren Kagasoff, Serinda Swan, Nick Hargrove, Boone Platt, Matt Riedy, Logan Macrae, Spencer Neville, Dean Denton, and Adetinpo Thomas. SYNOPSIS: A pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become […]