Marking Star Wars Day, May the 4th, Lucasfilm has given fans a new look at the next instalment of the franchise as we travel back to the age before The Phantom Menace for the live-action High Republic-era series Star Wars: The Acolyte. Described as a mystery-thriller and taking place 100 years prior to the start […]
A darkness rises in first trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte
Following on from yesterday’s teaser poster, Disney+ has now shared the first trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte, a new live-action series from Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland, which takes place some 100 years prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in an era termed ‘The High Republic’. Amandla […]
Movie Review – My Animal (2023)
My Animal, 2023. Directed by Jacqueline Castel. Starring Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Amandla Stenberg, Heidi von Palleske, Stephen McHattie, Cory Lipman, Joe Apollonio, Dean McDermott, Scott Thompson, Gabriel Campoverde, Charles F. Halpenny, Matt Lishman, Rizzo Jeppesen, Harrison W. Halpenny, and Bill MacDonald. SYNOPSIS: Heather, an outcast teenage goalie, falls for newcomer Jonny, an alluring but tormented […]
Supernatural love story My Animal unleashes trailer and poster
Paramount has released a poster and trailer for My Animal, the supernatural love story from director Jacqueline Castel. The film stars Bobbi Salvör Menuez as Heather, a teenager living a secluded life tormented by a family curse, until she falls for Jonny (Amandla Stenberg) and her growing desires force her to try to supress her […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte cast announced as filming begins on the High Republic series
Get ready to venture to the High Republic era for the very first time on screen, as Lucasfilm has officially announced that production is underway on the Disney+ original series Star Wars: The Acolyte. Created by showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), The Acolyte takes place around a century prior to the events of Star Wars: […]
Dafne Keen reportedly joins Star Wars: The Acolyte
If the cast for Star Wars: The Acolyte wasn’t impressive enough already, it is being reported that Logan and His Dark Materials star Dafne Keen has joined the crew for Disney+’s upcoming live-action Star Wars series. Production is currently underway in the United Kingdom on The Acolyte, which reportedly takes place approximately 100 years before […]
Movie Review – Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
Bodies Bodies Bodies, 2022. Directed by Halina Reijn. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson. SYNOPSIS: Chaos and bloodshed spreads across a group of teens when a party game played during a hurricane turns very nasty indeed. It’s easy to laugh at Gen Z. They’re […]
Video Review – Bodies Bodies Bodies is a Gen Z giallo
EJ Moreno with a review of A24’s Bodies, Bodies, Bodies… A 70s-inspired murder mystery filled with obnoxious young adults? Only A24 could pull off Bodies, Bodies, Bodies. The new slasher-inspired comedy from the studio plays more like a Dario Argento film for Tik-Tok than an actual horror film. Still, critic EJ Moreno dives into why […]
Movie Review – Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
Bodies Bodies Bodies, 2022. Directed by Halina Reijn. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace, and Conner O’Malley. SYNOPSIS: When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at […]
Amandla Stenberg confirmed to lead Star Wars: The Acolyte Disney+ series
It was first reported last December but never given an official announcement until now as Disney and Lucasfilm have officially confirmed that Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) will lead the upcoming Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte. The Acolyte has been described as a “mystery-thriller that will take the audience into a galaxy of […]
