American Utopia, 2020. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring David Byrne, Jaqueline Acevedo, and Gustavo di Dalva. SYNOPSIS: Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman’s brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name. On the face of things, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and director Spike Lee are […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Mary Harron on Quibi’s The Expecting
Currently in pre-production on the Ezra Miller Tim Roth double header Dali Land, Mary Harron is a writer-director with bite. Her insight and sardonic take on American Psycho which turns twenty this year, is hailed in the industry as a landmark movie. Since I Shot Andy Warhol this directorial force of nature has carved her […]
Watch an exclusive clip from psychological horror-comedy Fingers
Coinciding with its digital release, we’ve got an exclusive clip from Fingers, a psychological horror-comedy film from writer-director Juan Ortiz; check it out below… An office manager begins to confront her hang-ups about other people’s body imperfections when one of her team members shows up to work and doesn’t have a pinky. Fingers features a […]
First trailer for Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close
Netflix has debuted the first trailer and a poster for Ron Howard’s upcoming drama Hillbilly Elegy. Based on J.D. Vance’s memoir of the same name, the film follows three generations of an Appalachian family through their unique struggles and features a cast that includes Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, and Owen Asztalos; […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – If It Were Love
If It Were Love, 2020. Written and directed by Patric Chiha. Starring Gisèle Vienne. SYNOPSIS: They are fifteen young dancers of various origins and horizons. They are touring “Crowd,” Gisèle Vienne’s dance piece on the ’90s rave scene. Following them from theatre to theatre, If It Were Love documents their work as well as their strange, […]
Movie Review – Shithouse (2020)
Shithouse, 2020. Directed by Cooper Raiff. Starring Cooper Raiff, Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker, Logan Miller, Olivia Welch, and Abby Quinn. SYNOPSIS: Lonely college freshman Alex has closed himself off from his peers, who all appear to have this whole “college thing” figured out. But everything changes one night when Alex takes a leap and attends a […]
October Horrors 2020 – Us (2019)
Us, 2019. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker. SYNOPSIS: Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their children on a vacation to their beach house hoping to enjoy some sunshine and relaxation. The family’s fun, however, is ruined by the arrival of a […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Shadow Country
Shadow Country, 2020. Directed by Bohdan Sláma. Starring Magdaléna Borová, Stanislav Majer, and Csongor Kassai. SYNOPSIS: Chronicles the events of a village on the Czech-Austrian border from the 1930s to 1950s, where genocide occurred due to fallout between German citizens and Czechs who collaborated with the Nazi regime during the war. Intimate in style yet […]
Disney to shift its primary focus to streaming rather than theatrical
Disney has annouced that it is shifting its focus to the streaming space while still utilising theatrical distribution. The world of movies is changing, exasperated by the pandemic crisis, with more studios looking to the streaming space to get their content to audiences. Disney has found big success with Disney+ and has now revealed that […]
Movie Review – Wolfwalkers (2020)
Wolfwalkers, 2020. Directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart Featuring the voice talents of Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and Simon McBurney. SYNOPSIS: A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from […]
