Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing have shared a poster and trailer for The Animal Kingdom, the upcoming sci-fi drama from writer-director Thomas Cailley. The film follows François (Roman Duris) and his teenage son Emile (Paul Kircher) as they embark on a quest to save his wife from a mysterious condition which sees humans transform into […]
Netflix shares trailer for Mélanie Laurent-directed heist caper Wingwomen
Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for Wingwomen, the French action-comedy based on Jérôme Mulot, Florent Ruppert, and Bastien Vivès’ graphic novel The Grande Odalisque. The film is directed by Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds, Now You See Me), who also stars as Carole, a pro-thief who is ready to retire after unexpectedly becoming […]
Movie Review – Passages (2023)
Passages, 2023. Co-written and directed by Ira Sachs. Starring Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Ben Whishaw. SYNOPSIS: On the last day of his shoot in Paris, film director Tomas sleeps with a woman and proudly tells his husband about it. A passionate, jealous, and narcissistic relationship unfolds between Tomas, Agathe, and Martin. If perhaps slighter […]
Movie Review – Passages (2023)
Passages, 2023. Written and Directed by Ira Sachs. Starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Radostina Rogliano, Théo Cholbi, Arcadi Radeff, Léa Boublil, Thibault Carterot, Tony Daoud, Theo Gabilloux, Anton Salachas, Sarah Lisbonis, William Nadylam, Caroline Chaniolleau, and Olivier Rabourdin. SYNOPSIS: A gay couple’s marriage is thrown into crisis when one of […]
Coming of age fantasy The Five Devils gets a trailer, poster and images
MUBI has released a trailer and images for writer-director Léa Mysius’ French fantasy drama The Five Devils. The film centres on Vicky (Sally Dramé), a young girl with the mysterious ability to reproduce and collect scents. When her estranged aunt visits, Vicky finds that her smell transports her back in time, where she uncovers family […]
Movie Review – Mandibles (2021)
Mandibles, 2021. Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux. Starring Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adèle Exarchopoulos, India Hair, Bruno Lochet, Coralie Russier, Roméo Elvis, Raphaël Quenard, Philippe Dusseau, Jean-Paul Solal, and Jézabel Marques. SYNOPSIS: Two simple-minded friends discover a giant fly in the trunk of a car and decide to domesticate it to earn money with […]
Quentin Dupieux’s giant fly comedy Mandibles gets a trailer and poster
Magnolia Pictures has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Quentin Dupieux’s (Rubber, Deerskin) new comedy Mandibles which follows two friends Jean-Gab and Manu as they try to train a giant fly they find trapped in the boot of a car; check them out here… When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly […]
Movie Review – The White Crow (2019)
The White Crow, 2019. Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Starring Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sergei Polunin, Louis Hofmann, Olivier Rabourdin, Raphaël Personnaz, Chulpan Khamatova, Zach Avery, and Yves Heck. SYNOPSIS: The story of Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West. There is much conversation regarding ballet philosophy in The White Crow (legendary actor and serviceable director […]
Movie Review – The White Crow (2018)
The White Crow, 2018. Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Starring Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Louis Hofmann, Chulpan Khamatova, Sergei Polunin, Raphaël Personnaz, Aleksey Morozov, Nebojsa Dugalic, Anna Urban and Anastasiya Meskova. SYNOPSIS: The story of Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West. The White Crow is a well-crafted piece, from writer David Hare and director […]
First trailer for Ralph Fiennes-directed Cold War drama The White Crow
Ahead of its release this coming March, StudioCanal has unveiled the first trailer, poster and images for The White Crow, which is directed by Ralph Fiennes and stars Oleg Ivenko as Rudolf Nureyev, the famed Soviet ballet dancer who defected to the West during the height of the Cold War. A young man of just 22, […]