MUBI has released a trailer for the psychological thriller Lurker, the directorial debut of Beef and The Bear producer Alex Russell. Théodore Pellerin stars as Matthew, a lonely retail employee who finds his way into the inner circle of Oliver (Archie Madekwe), a rising popstar. But as their relationship becomes strained, access and proximity to […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2025 Review – Lurker
Lurker, 2025. Written and Directed by Alex Russell. Starring Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Havana Rose Liu, Sunny Suljic, Daniel Zolghadri, Zack Fox, Cam Hicks, Chaize Macklin, Brian Niles, Sean Wang, Myra Turley, Jonas Gindin, Hannah Christine Shetler, Mikaela Poon, Willa Shaw, and Rene Leech. SYNOPSIS: A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist […]
Ben Hardy, Andie MacDowell and Alex Russell join Granite Mountain
Deadline is reporting that X-Men: Apocalypse and EastEnders star Ben Hardy is set to join the cast of the upcoming firefighter drama Granite Mountain (formerly titled No Exit). The film is based on the real-life of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, “an elite group of 20 firefighters who courageously battled one of the deadliest wildfires in history […]
Movie Review – Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018)
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town, 2018. Written and Directed by Christian Papierniak. Starring Mackenzie Davis, Carrie Coon, Alex Russell, Lakeith Stanfield, Haley Joel Osment, Alla Shawkat, Brandon T. Jackson, Ryan Simpkins, Dolly Wells, Sarah Goldberg, Rob Huebel, Sheldon Bailey, Melinda McGraw, Kyle Kinane, Lauren Miller Rogen, and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A woman at rock […]
Second Opinion – Jungle (2017)
Jungle, 2017. Directed by Greg McLean. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson, Lily Sullivan, and Yasmin Kassim. SYNOPSIS: Three travellers meet up in Bolivia and can’t resist the temptation of a trip into the rainforest to find a lost tribe. When things don’t go according to plan, two of them give up […]
New trailer for Jungle starring Daniel Radcliffe
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for the upcoming survival thriller Jungle. Directed by Greg McLean, it is based on Yossi Ghinsberg’s novel Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival, which tells the true story of the three weeks that the author spent stranded in the Bolivian Amazon jungle and stars […]
Movie Review – Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken, 2014. Directed by Angelina Jolie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Treadaway. SYNOPSIS: The true and inspiring story of Louie Zamperini, Olympic athlete and WWII vet who survived air raids, 45 days in open sea with no food or water, and two years in […]
Second Opinion – Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken, 2014. Directed by Angelina Jolie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Treadaway. SYNOPSIS: After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent […]
Movie Review – Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken, 2014. Directed by Angelina Jolie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Treadaway. SYNOPSIS: The true and inspiring story of Louie Zamperini, Olympic athlete and WWII vet who survived air raids, 45 days in open sea with no food or water, and two years in […]
An Inside Look at Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken
Ahead of its U.S. release on Christmas Day, a new 13-minute featurette for Angelina Jolie’s latest directorial offering Unbroken has arrived online, giving us an inside look at the World War II survival drama. Check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch six clips from Unbroken Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie directs […]
