Living, 2022. Directed by Oliver Hermanus. Starring Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Tom Burke, and Alex Sharp. SYNOPSIS: An English-language adaptation of the script of “Ikiru” (1952), set in London in the 1950s. Akira Kurosawa’s works have often lent themselves to Western reinterpretation, be it Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven, Yojimbo and A Fistful […]
Bill Nighy is looking for meaning from life in trailer for Living
Living is an English-language adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film Ikiru, set in London in the 1950s and starring Bill Nighy. How’s that for a synopsis? Debuting at this years Sundance Film Festival, we called the Oliver Hermanus directed film “a respectable – and respectful – remake” that’s “elevated by Bill Nighy’s stirring performance” in our ★★★★ […]
Movie Review – Minamata (2020)
Minamata, 2020. Directed by Andrew Levitas. Starring Johnny Depp, Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Bill Nighy, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano, Jun Kunimura, Akiko Iwase, and Katherine Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: Veteran photojournalist W. Eugene Smith embarks on a life altering journey to Japan, to document the devastating effects of mercury poisoning in the Minamata coastal community… Johnny Depp is […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor is The Man Who Fell to Earth in trailer for Showtime series
Showtime has released a new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi drama series The Man Who Fell to Earth. A reimagining/sequel to Walter Tevis’ 1963 novel of the same name, the series follows Faraday (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an alien visitor to Earth who is forced to confront his own past to determine the fate of humanity. Joining […]
October Horrors 2021 – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead, 2004. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton. SYNOPSIS: After being dumped by his girlfriend, slacker Shaun resolves to finally sort his life and do whatever it takes to win her back. Unluckily for Shaun, his romantic endeavour […]
Movie Review – Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, 2019. Directed by Rob Letterman. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, and Suki Waterhouse. SYNOPSIS: In Ryme City, a neon metropolis cohabited by humans and Pokémon, a detective has been murdered. His son (Justice Smith) reluctantly teams up with his father’s Pikachu Pokémon (voiced by Ryan […]
Movie Review – Total Recall (2012)
Total Recall, 2012. Directed by Len Wiseman. Starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Nighy and John Cho. SYNOPSIS: A factory worker comes to suspect that he is a spy after a visit to Rekall, a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of another life. There are […]
Audible announces The Sandman Act II release date and new cast additions
Audible has announced that the second instalment of its audio drama series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman is set to release this September, bringing with it several new additions to the all-star voice cast. The Sandman: Act II sees the return of James McAvoy in the title role as Dream, with Kat Dennings, Michael […]
UK poster and trailer for Minamata starring Johnny Depp
Vertigo Releasing has shared a UK poster and trailer for the Andrew Levitas-directed drama Minamata. Based on Aileen Mioko Smith and Eugene Smith’s book of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith, who documented the devastating effects of mercury poisoning in the titular Japanese coastal city; take […]
Shaun of the Dead with journalist and podcaster Sophie Davies | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #93
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, TV journalist and podcaster Sophie Davies chats about Edgar Wright’s rom-zom-com Shaun of the Dead… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, the journalist and podcaster Sophie Davies discusses […]
