MUBI has released a trailer for the psychological thriller Lurker, the directorial debut of Beef and The Bear producer Alex Russell. Théodore Pellerin stars as Matthew, a lonely retail employee who finds his way into the inner circle of Oliver (Archie Madekwe), a rising popstar. But as their relationship becomes strained, access and proximity to […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2025 Review – Lurker
Lurker, 2025. Written and Directed by Alex Russell. Starring Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Havana Rose Liu, Sunny Suljic, Daniel Zolghadri, Zack Fox, Cam Hicks, Chaize Macklin, Brian Niles, Sean Wang, Myra Turley, Jonas Gindin, Hannah Christine Shetler, Mikaela Poon, Willa Shaw, and Rene Leech. SYNOPSIS: A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist […]
Movie Review – Y2K (2024)
Y2K, 2024. Directed by Kyle Mooney. Starring Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Daniel Zolghadri, Lachlan Watson, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney, Eduardo Franco, Mason Gooding, The Kid Laroi, Lauren Balone, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, Maureen Sebastian, Miles Robbins, Ellie Ricker, Daniel Dale, Luca R Stagnitta, Anzi DiBenedetto, Zachary Clark, Frank Langley IV, Kevin Mangold, Michael […]
Movie Review – Funny Pages (2022)
Funny Pages, 2022. Written and Directed by Owen Kline. Starring Daniel Zolghadri, Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Josh Pais, Maria Dizzia, Marcia DeBonis, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Michael Townsend Wright, Cleveland Thomas Jr, Rob M. Anderson, Andy Milonakis, Louise Lasser, and Ron Rifkin. SYNOPSIS: A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts […]
Amazon’s sci-fi drama series Tales from the Loop gets a poster and trailer
Amazon Prime Video has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming sci-fi drama series Tales from the Loop. Inspired by Simon Stalenhag’s narrative art book of the same name, it stars Rebecca Hall, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Schneider, Daniel Zolghadri, and Duncan Joiner; take a look here… Inspired by the wondrous paintings of Simon Stålenhag, […]
Movie Review – Low Tide (2019)
Low Tide, 2019. Written and Directed by Kevin McMullin. Starring Jaeden Martell, Shea Whigham, Keean Johnson, James Paxton, Kristine Froseth, Alex Neustaedter, Camila Perez, and Daniel Zolghadri. SYNOPSIS: Alan, Red, and Smitty spend high summer on the Jersey Shore roving the boardwalk and getting into trouble. But the discovery of good old fashioned treasure sets […]
A24 releases first trailer and poster for Low Tide
A24 Films and DirecTV have released a poster and trailer for writer-director Kevin McMullin’s upcoming thriller Low Tide which stars Jaeden Martell, Keean Johnson, Shea whigham, Alex Neustaedter, Daniel Zolghadri, Kristine Froseth, and Mike Hodge; take a look here… In the long days of summer in a beach town on the New Jersey shore, high […]
Movie Review – Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade, 2018. Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Catherine Oliviere, Jake Ryan and Daniel Zolghadri. SYNOPSIS: On the verge of high school, an internet-obsessed young girl grapples with her place in the social hierarchy while vlogging about confidence and self-belief. In the vast canon of American high school movies, […]
Movie Review – Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade, 2018. Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Josh Hamilton, Daniel Zolghadri, Elsie Fisher, and Emily Robinson. SYNOPSIS: A teenager tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school. Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade earns a place at the kiddie’s table with Felix Thompson’s King Jack. Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ The Kings Of […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Review – Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade, 2018. Written and Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghadri, Fred Hechinger, Imani Lewis, Catherine Oliviere, Luke Prael, Nora Mullins, Missy Yager, Shacha Temirov, Greg Crowe, Thomas J O’Reilly, Frank Deal, Tiffany Grossfeld, Natalie Carter, Kevin R. Free, and Deborah Unger. SYNOPSIS: A teenager tries […]
