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2020’s The Grudge is “intelligent” and a “puzzle”, says producer Sam Raimi

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While horror fanatics were certainly expecting scares and deeply unsettling imagery from Sony Pictures’ The Grudge panel on New York Comic Con 2019’s inaugural day, what came as more of a surprise was exactly how the cast, director and producer described the upcoming franchise film — throwing around words like “intelligent,” “character study” and “puzzle.” […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Nancy

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Nancy, 2018. Directed by Christina Choe. Starring Andrea Riseborough, J. Smith-Cameron, Ann Dowd, John Leguizamo, and Steve Buscemi. SYNOPSIS: Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to wilful belief. Andrea Riseborough adds yet another towering performance to […]

Movie Review – Mandy (2018)

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Mandy, 2018. Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Bill Duke, Ned Dennehy, Clément Baronnet, Line Pillet, Olwen Fouéré, and Richard Brake. SYNOPSIS: Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life. […]

Second Opinion – Mandy (2018)

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Mandy, 2018. Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Ned Dennehy, Linus Roache, Richard Brake and Bill Duke. SYNOPSIS: Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life. Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy fulfills our […]

First trailer for action horror Mandy starring Nicolas Cage

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Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for writer-director Panos Cosmatos’ action horror Mandy. The festival favourite premiered at Sundance this year and sees Nicolas Cage starring alongside Andrea Riseborough and Linus Roache; watch it here… Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) and Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) lead a loving and peaceful existence. When […]

Taylor Kitsch stars as David Koresh in new trailer for Waco miniseries

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Paramount Network has released a new trailer for its upcoming drama Waco which stars Taylor Kitsch as cult leader David Koresh and explores the standoff between the Branch Davidian religious sect and the U.S. government in 1993.  The limited series features a cast that also includes Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul […]

First trailer for Waco limited series arrives online

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Following a first look at Taylor Kitsch as cult leader David Koresh [check it out here], Paramount Network has now debuted the first trailer for the upcoming limited drama series Waco which features a cast that also includes Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, and Julia […]

Movie Review – Battle of the Sexes (2017)

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Battle of the Sexes, 2017. Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton Starring Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales, Jessica Mcnamee, Fred Armisen, Lewis Pullman, Martha MacIsaac, Mickey Sumner, Bridey Elliott, Eric Christian Olsen, Wallace Langham, and Matt Malloy SYNOPSIS: The true story […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Battle of the Sexes (2017)

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Battle of the Sexes, 2017. Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Starring Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, and Natalie Morales. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. […]

Movie Review – Mindhorn (2016)

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Mindhorn, 2016. Directed by Sean Foley. Starring Julian Barrett, Essie Davis, Russell Tovey, Andrea Riseborough, Jessica Barden, Harriet Walter, Kenneth Branagh, and Steve Coogan. SYNOPSIS: A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series “Mindhorn” must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only […]