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Movie Review – The Lost Daughter (2021)

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The Lost Daughter, 2021. Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Alba Rohrwacher, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Panos Koronis, Abe Cohen, and Nikos Poursanidis. SYNOPSIS: A woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of […]

2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Lost Daughter

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The Lost Daughter, 2021. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Paul Mescal, Peter Sarsgaard, Dagmara Domińczyk and Ed Harris. SYNOPSIS: A translator on an idyllic holiday becomes obsessed with a young mother, inspiring her to think back to her own parenting methods. I often wonder how I would’ve reacted if […]

First trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed The Lost Daughter starring Olivia Colman

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Netflix has released a poster and trailer for The Lost Daughter. The drama marks the feature directorial debut for Maggie Gyllenhaal and stars Olivia Colman as a woman who finds her vacation take a dark turn when she begins to confront the memories and troubles of her past; take a look here… Alone on a […]

Dakota Johnson set for Netflix’s modern retelling of Jane Austin’s Persuasion

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Bad Times at the El Royale and Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson has signed on to headline Netflix and MRC Film’s modern retelling of Jane Austin’s classic Persuasion. This version of Persuasion will tell the story of Anne Elliot (Johnson), who is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities, living with her snobby family […]

Dakota Johnson, Jason Segel and Casey Affleck star in trailer for dramedy Our Friend

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Universal Pictures has released a trailer for the dramedy Our Friend which stars Casey Affleck (The Old Man & The Gun), Dakota Johnson (Suspiria) and Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother). Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Megan Leavey) with the script written by Brad Ingelsby (The Way Back), the film is based on a true story […]

Dakota Johnson and Riley Keough develop a Cult Following

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Deadline is reporting that Dakota Johnson (Suspiria) and Riley Keough (Under the Silver Lake) have been set to executive produce and star in Cult Following, an adaptation of the upcoming memoir by Bexy Cameron, a young woman who was brought up in the notorious Children of God cult. According to the trade, the film will […]

Dakota Johnson joins Olivia Wilde thriller Don’t Worry Darling

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THR is reporting that Fifty Shades of Grey and Suspiria star Dakota Johnson has become the latest addition to the cast of Don’t Worry Darling, the second directorial feature from Olivia Wilde (Booksmart). Written by BAFTA-nominated Katie Silberman (Booksmart) from a spec script by Shane Van Dyke and Cary Van Dyke, the film is described […]

First trailer for The High Note starring Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross

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Focus Features has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming music drama The High Note. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Tracee Ellis Ross as superstar singer Grace Davis and Dakota Johnson as her overworked assistant Maggie, who are presented with a choice that could alter their careers and change their lives forever; […]

Movie Review – Wounds (2019)

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Wounds, 2019. Directed by Babak Anvari. Starring Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, Christin Rankins, and Brad William Henke. SYNOPSIS: Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar. Wounds is two-thirds of a moral deterioration haunter that […]

Movie Review – The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

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The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019. Written and Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Jermaine Rivers, Mick Foley, and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. SYNOPSIS: Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler […]