Sicario 2: Soldado, 2018. Directed by Stefano Sollima. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Catherine Keener, Isabela Moner, Elijah Rodriguez, and Matthew Modine. SYNOPSIS: The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the […]
Ridley Scott has another Blade Runner sequel ready for development
Ridley Scott doesn’t hold back, whether that’s the rate at which he churns out films, or the soundbites he’s offering up on the press tour for All the Money in the World. In the time it took you to read that sentence, he’s probably shot an entire movie. The latest Ridley revelation, following the news […]
Blu-ray Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Tzi Ma. SYNOPSIS: When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors. In an era full of crash-bang-gee-whiz science-fiction films, a movie like Arrival is […]
Movie Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma and Mark O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team – lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks […]
Sicario: Villeneuve, Deakins and the quest for greatness
Steve Jennings on Denis Villeneueve, Roger Deakins and the quest for greatness… He’s so nearly there, Denis Villeneuve. The Canadian-born director of Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy and most recently Sicario is making a habit of creating enthralling pieces of work that are on the verge of greatness. You sense Villeneuve will strike gold eventually. For now, […]