Mom and Dad, 2018. Written and directed by Brian Taylor. Starring Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur, Olivia Crocicchia, Robert T. Cunningham, and Lance Henriksen. SYNOPSIS: A strange hysteria spreads over parents in a suburban community, causing them to stalk and kill their children in a psychotic rage. It’s obvious to just about […]
Movie Review – Dark River (2018)
Dark River, 2018. Written and directed by Clio Barnard. Starring Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: After the death of their father, two siblings engage in a power struggle for control of the dilapidated farm their parent left behind. The first two features from Yorkshire-born filmmaker Clio Barnard marked her out as a […]
Movie Review – I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Caitlin Carver, Bobby Cannavale and Julianne Nicholson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Tonya Harding, who was the world’s best female figure skater despite a deprived background. She found her career derailed after she was implicated in a brutal […]
Frances O’Connor cast in horror sequel The Conjuring 2
British-born Aussie actress Frances O’Connor (Mansfield Park) has scored a role in The Conjuring 2, taking the nominal lead alongside returning stars Patrick Wilson (Insidious) and Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel). SEE ALSO: The Conjuring 2 gets a new release date The Hollywood Reporter writes that O’Connor will play a mother who reaches out to Wilson […]
Movie Review – Marrowbone (2017)
Marrowbone, 2017. Written and directed by Sergio G. Sánchez. Starring George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth, Matthew Stagg, Kyle Soller and Tom Fisher. SYNOPSIS: A family who have concealed the death of their mother so they can stay together find themselves plagued by noisy spirits who seem to represent the spectre of their […]
Exclusive Interview – Rian Johnson on the reaction to The Last Jedi, “delicious fanboy tears” and his new Star Wars trilogy
Tom Beasley sits down with Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson ahead of the film’s release on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK… Three months after its cinema release caused backlash and controversy all over the internet, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is finally due on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK. Featuring […]
Exclusive: Rian Johnson on Mark Hamill “fundamentally disagreeing” with his plans for Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Last year, Mark Hamill revealed that he “fundamentally disagreed” with all of the choices that writer-director Rian Johnson made for his character Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. even going so far as to state that the Luke we saw in the movie is “not my Luke Skywalker”. Despite his misgivings over Johnson’s […]
DVD Review – WWE: Best of NXT 2017
WWE: Best of NXT 2017 SYNOPSIS: A three-disc compilation of the best matches and moments from another tremendous year for NXT’s so-called ‘developmental’ brand, from Shinsuke Nakamura’s farewell to the return of War Games. The WWE’s developmental brand, NXT, inevitably ebbs and flows as it builds talent. Its best and brightest will always leave in […]
Exclusive: Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson has no interest in directing a comic book movie
After enjoying critical success with the indie films Brick, The Brothers Bloom and Looper, Rian Johnson made the jump to blockbuster filmmaking this past December as he ventured to the galaxy far, far away for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Despite a mixed reception from fans, the movie proved a hit with critics, grossed $1.332 billion at […]
Exclusive Interview – Dave Johns on new wrestling comedy Walk Like a Panther, learning to fight and the legacy of I, Daniel Blake
Stand-up comedian and actor Dave Johns chatted to Tom Beasley about his new wrestling movie Walk Like a Panther, as well as the lasting impact of his debut movie I, Daniel Blake… This week heralds the arrival of a rare beast into UK cinemas – a movie about professional wrestling. New comedy Walk Like a […]
