Hulu has just added a number of actors to its Stephen King-inspired horror anthology series Castle Rock. Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex) is set to take on the iconic role of psychopathic nurse Annie Wilkes of King’s Misery. Joining Caplan in the second season will be Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Eslie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Garrett […]
Movie Review – The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
The Pirates of Somalia, 2017. Written and Directed by Bryan Buckley. Starring Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Russell Posner, Mohamed Mohamud Hossein, Mohamed Abdikadir, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Abdi Sidow Farah, Mohamed Osmail Ibrahim, Sabrina Hassan, Mohamed Barre, and Al Pacino SYNOPSIS: In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among […]
Trailer for The Pirates of Somalia starring Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Barkhad Abdi and Melanie Griffith
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Bryan Buckley’s upcoming drama The Pirates of Somalia. The film is based on the memoirs of Jay Bahadur (played by Evan Peters), and tells the story of the journalists experiences living amongst pirates in Somalia and also stars Al Pacino, […]
Movie Review – Good Time (2017)
Good Time, 2017. Written and Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Starring Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Buddy Duress, Taliah Webster, Barkhad Abdi, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: When a bank robbery goes wrong, a small-time criminal must attempt to save his handicapped brother, while also avoiding capture himself. Since wrapping up the Twilight series five […]
Movie Review – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049, 2017. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, David Dastmalchian, Barkhad Abdi, Lennie James, and Jared Leto. SYNOPSIS: A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, […]
Movie Review – Good Time (2017)
Good Time, 2017. Written and Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie Starring Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Buddy Duress, Taliah Webster, Barkhad Abdi, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: A bank robber finds himself unable to evade those who are looking for him. Sometimes, rooting for the bad guy is fun. Let’s face it, we have all […]
Robert Pattinson descends into mayhem in Good Time trailer
A24 has debuted a new poster and trailer for Ben and Josh Safdie’s upcoming crime thriller Good Time which sees Robert Pattinson leading a cast that also includes Barkhad Abdi, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Benny Safdie, and Buddy Duress; check them out here… After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) […]
Barkhad Abdi joins Blade Runner 2
Oscar-nominated actor Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) has become the latest addition to the cast of the Blade Runner sequel, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. The as-yet-untitled sequel sees Harrison Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard alongside Ryan Gosling (The Nice Guys), Robin Wright (House of Cards), Carla Juri (Morris From America), Ana de Armas (Knock […]
Second Opinion – Eye in the Sky (2016)
Eye in the Sky, 2016. Directed by Gavin Hood. Starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Aisha Takow, Phoebe Fox, Gavin Hood, Jeremy Northam, Monica Dolan, Kim Engelbrecht, and Iain Glen. SYNOPSIS: A terrorist group is on surveillance by the military. On this day, the fate of the group is in the hands […]
Movie Review – Eye in the Sky (2016)
Eye in the Sky, 2016. Directed by Gavin Hood. Starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Aisha Takow, Phoebe Fox, Gavin Hood, Jeremy Northam, Monica Dolan, Kim Engelbrecht, and Iain Glen. SYNOPSIS: The moral implications of sending a drone to eliminate three terrorists on the British military’s top five most wanted list suddenly […]