Robert Ewing reviews Prime Video’s Carrie adaptation…Brian De Palma’s Carrie is one of the most iconic horror films ever made and a defining adaptation within Stephen King’s catalogue. The image of Carrie White, covered in pig’s blood, standing on stage after being crowned prom queen. Is one of the most striking and well-known images in […]
Movie Review – Verity (2026)
Verity, 2026.Directed by Michael Showalter. Starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Brady Wagner, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Irina Dvorovenko, Sienna Kulovitz, K.K. Moggie, Tom Galantich, Lou Martini Jr., Michael Abbott Jr., Clark Carmichael, Emily McEnroe, Luke Klein, Tanya Lim, Colleen Hoover, Gayle King, Alex Cooper, and Sean Evans.SYNOPSIS:Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for Verity Crawford, […]
Movie Review – Sense and Sensibility (2026)
Sense and Sensibility, 2026.Directed by Georgia Oakley. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, George MacKay, Herbert Nordrum, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, and Fiona Shaw.SYNOPSIS:Sense and Sensibility follows two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, as they tackle love, loss and financial uncertainty amid the societal expectations of 18th-century England.Over three decades since Ang Lee […]
Movie Review – Digger (2026)
Digger, 2026.Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Starring Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Robert John Burke, Emma D’Arcy, Burn Gorman, Sophie Wilde, Pip Torrens, Mercedes Hernández, Danny Kirrane, James Dryden, Corey Johnson, Ross Hatt, Teddy Hawley, Linxi Doël, and R.A. Donnelly.SYNOPSIS:The most powerful man in the world embarks on […]
Zoolander at 25: A Surreal Satirization of the Fashion Industry and Celebrity
On its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Zoolander…Although mostly remembered for its quotable lines and Derek Zoolander’s “Blue Steel” look, Zoolander is actually a pretty smart, albeit absurdist, satirization of the lavish lives of the rich and famous, and a deconstruction of the cliches of the fashion industry in its own […]
Movie Review – Atonement (2026)
Atonement, 2026.Written and Directed by Reed Van Dyk. Starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, Kenneth Branagh, Gheed, Majd Eid, Tahseen Dahis, Yara Bakri, Gratiela Brancusi, Ali Elian, Khris Davis, Nareman Abdelkareem, Yahya Firas, Alhakam Alheeti, Jake Weary, Matthew Leone, Salam Khalaf, Kalama Epstein, Islam Al-Awadi, Dino Kelly, Paul T. Taylor, and Amanda Warren.SYNOPSIS:A troubled marine seeks […]
Movie Review – Child (2026)
Child, 2026.Directed by Cyrus Neshvad. Starring Brigitte Urhausen, Malik Zidi, Lydia Indjova, Raphaël Temim, Jules Werner, Anne KleinSYNOPSIS:A couple try to find a solution to save their dying son, which puts them on a dangerous path, testing parental instincts with clashing moral demands. There is a sombre beauty writ large on this compelling and troubling feature […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Colony (2026)
Colony, 2026.Directed by Yeon Sang-ho. Starring Gianna Jun, Ji Chang-wook, Koo Kyo-hwan, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock, and Go Soo.SYNOPSIS:Professor Se Jeong attends a biotech conference, only to witness it spiral into catastrophe when a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed.When Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho’s Train to Busan hit back in 2016 it was met with universal […]
Blu-ray Review – The Executors (1976)
The Executors (a.k.a. Street People), 1976.Directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Starring Roger Moore, Stacy Keach, Ennio Balbo, Ivo Garrani, Fausto Tozzi, and Peter Martell.SYNOPSIS:A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also […]
7 Actors Who Took on Disturbing Predator Roles
Casey Chong with seven actors who took on disturbing predator roles…Playing a predatory character, particularly one that highlights sexual misconduct, poses a challenge for any actor. Among the prime examples is Stanley Tucci, whose performance (he vows not to play again) as a terrifying child predator and serial killer in the otherwise tonally inconsistent The […]
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