Tom Jolliffe looks back at the wave of straight to video Virtual Reality films that followed in the wake of The Lawnmower Man in the mid to late ’90s… The idea of virtual reality worlds has been something of a sci-fi staple for many decades. Cronenberg toyed with the concept in Videodrome. Philip K Dick’s […]
Movie Review – The Blackening (2023)
The Blackening, 2023. Directed by Tim Story. Starring Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Dewayne Perkins, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Diedrich Bader, Yvonne Orji, and Jay Pharoah. SYNOPSIS: Seven black friends go away for the weekend only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their […]
A Journey Into Chaos: Bringing The Bourne Identity to the Screen
Hasitha Fernando looks at The Bourne Identity’s chaotic journey to the screen on its 21st anniversary… Filmmaking is an intricate, interwoven and well-thought-out process, especially when it comes to large-scale productions with millions of dollars at stake. In the present day and age, nearly all mega budget movies have extensive storyboarding to avoid logistical shortcomings, […]
Oscar-winner Sarah Polley heads to Disney for live-action Bambi
Sarah Polley wants to break the hearts of another generation of Disney kids. Deadline reports that Polley is currently attached to helm a live-action Bambi, which is in very early development at Disney. Little is known about the project, but there are reports the film is a musical with music from the Grammy-winning country star […]
Movie Review – The Flash (2023)
The Flash, 2023. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Ian Loh, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso, Luke Brandon Field, Gal Gadot, and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to […]
Patrick Wilson undergoes terrifying CT scan in Insidious: The Red Door promo
Sony Pictures has released another peek behind the red door into The Further with a new TV spot for the final installment of the $500 million grossing horror franchise Insidious: The Red Door. The original cast return with Patrick Wilson (who is also making his directorial debut), Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne, and Andrew Astor. Insidious: […]
John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx get caught up in a crazy conspiracy in the They Cloned Tyrone trailer
Netflix has dropped a brand new trailer for their crime conspiracy caper They Cloned Tyrone, which stars John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx as Slick Charles, Fontaine and Yo-Yo, an unlikely gang thrust into the middle of a genre-hopping government mystery. Directed by Juel Taylor, who co-wrote the film alongside Tony Rettenmaier, They Cloned Tyrone […]
Sweeney Todd-inspired The Horror of Dolores Roach gets a trailer from Prime Video
Prime Video has released a trailer and images for the Sweeney Todd-inspired dark comedy-drama The Horror of Dolores Roach. Based on the hit podcast series of the same name, it follows Dolores (Justina Machado), a woman who is released after an unjust prison sentence, as she returns home and turns to shocking extremes to survive […]
Disney and Pixar’s Elio gets first teaser trailer
Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for their next animated film Elio. Starring the voices of Yonas Kibreab (Sweet Tooth), America Ferrera (Superstore), Jameela Jamil (The Good Place) and Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), the film follows a young boy who is taken up to space when he is mistakenly identified as Earth’s […]
Nick Fury and Maria Hill featured in Marvel’s Secret Invasion clip
Marvel Studios has released a new clip from its next Disney+ series Secret Invasion which sees Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) questioning whether her old friend and colleague Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) still has what it takes to join the battle against the Skrulls; watch it below… Secret Invasion sees the return of MCU veterans Samuel […]
