FX has rounded out the cast for Raylan Givens’ return in the limited series Justified: City Primeval. Starring alongside the returning Timothy Olyphant will be Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Adelaide Clemens (Under The Banner of Heaven), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Daredevil), Marin Ireland (The Umbrella Academy), Norbert Leo Butz (Better Nate Than Never), Victor Williams […]
Trailer for AMC legal drama 61st Street starring Courtney B. Vance and Tosin Cole
AMC has released a trailer and images for the Michael B. Jordan-produced legal drama series 61st Street which follows Courtney B. Vance as a lawyer fighting against the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system when the police arrest a promising high school athlete (Tosin Cole) as a supposed gang member, accusing him of the murder […]
Andra Day, Octavia Spencer and Glenn Close heading to Netflix for Lee Daniels’ exorcism horror
Netflix aren’t shy when it comes to throwing around your cash, so they’ve pulled out all the stops and a $65M cheque in order to secure Precious director Lee Daniels’ next movie. According to Deadline several bidders were involved in negotiations, with Netflix emerging victorious over the likes of MGM and Miramax for the film, which […]
Movie Review – King Richard (2021)
King Richard, 2021. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring Will Smith, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, Susie Abromeit, Dylan McDermott, Judith Chapman, Katrina Begin, Erin Cummings, Andy Bean, Kevin Dunn, Craig Tate, Calvin Clausell Jr., Noah Bean, Vaughn W. Hebron, and Chet Grissom. SYNOPSIS: A look at how tennis superstars […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – King Richard
King Richard, 2021. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring Will Smith, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, Susie Abromeit, Dylan McDermott, Judith Chapman, Katrina Begin, Erin Cummings, Andy Bean, Kevin Dunn, Craig Tate, Calvin Clausell Jr., Noah Bean, Vaughn W. Hebron, and Chet Grissom. SYNOPSIS: A look at how tennis superstars […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – King Richard
King Richard, 2021. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton and Jon Bernthal. SYNOPSIS: The story of the Williams sisters, and the father who helped to position them for tennis superstardom. Sporting underdog stories are ten a penny, but they seldom come as enormous as the tale of […]
New trailer for King Richard starring Will Smith
Ahead of its theatrical release this November, Warner Bros, has revealed a new trailer for King Richard, the biographical drama from director Reinaldo Marcus Green which follows the journey of Richard Williams (Will Smith) as he raises daughters, the gifted tennis players Venus and Serena Williams; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★ review […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – King Richard
King Richard, 2021 Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green Starring Will Smith, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew, Layla Crawford, Daniele Lawson, Christopher Wallinger and Chase Del Rey SYNOPSIS: A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father […]
First trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five drama When They See Us
Netflix has released the first trailer and a batch of images for its limited series When They See Us. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the series tell the story of the Central Park Five – five teenagers of colour who were wrongfully convicted of a rape and assault they did not commit and spans the 25 […]
Movie Review – If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Written and directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis, Ebony Obsidian, Dominique Thorne, Diego Luna, Finn Wittrock, Ed Skrein, Emily Rios, Pedro Pascal, Brian Tyree Henry, and Dave Franco. SYNOPSIS: A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to […]