Fresh off his win at the Golden Globes, Ke Huy Quan has the world ahead of him. The actor is on his way to a possible win at the Academy Awards, and he’s joining Loki Season 2, all part of his massive return to Hollywood brought on by Everything Everywhere All At Once. The actor […]
Michelle Yeoh Gets the Spotlight, And It’s About Damn Time!
Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to Michelle Yeoh, who is finally getting center stage with Everything Everywhere All At Once… Good things come to those who wait, but sometimes it takes way too long for things that should be, to come to pass. Much like a good sourdough, sometimes a bit of patience is required, although […]
Everything Everywhere All At Once takes top honours at the Gotham Awards 2022
As awards season continues to heat up, the 32nd annual Gotham Awards announced its winners last night with A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once taking home the prize for Best Feature, as well as picking up Outstanding Supporting Performance for Ke Huy Quan. Other big winners from the evening include Charlotte Wells (Breakthrough Director for […]
Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?
With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]
Blu-ray Review – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022. Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. SYNOPSIS: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s kinetic, crazy multi-verse movie Everything Everywhere All at Once arrives on Blu-ray with a solid line-up of […]
Exclusive Interview – Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, a.k.a. Daniels
Robert Kojder chats with Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, a.k.a. Daniels… Directing duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as Daniels) first rose to prominence crafting music videos (Lil Jon’s Turn Down For What is arguably the most popular of those works) before eventually bringing what has to […]
Movie Review – Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Everything Everywhere All At Once, 2022. Written and Directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate, Daniel Scheinert, Harry Shum Jr., and Biff Wiff. SYNOPSIS: An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save […]
The Box Office Problem: The Desertion of the Cinephiles
Tom Jolliffe looks at the disappointing box office returns for The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and the possible implications for cinema… The box office has been improving of late. We’re getting back to a stage of careful optimism and growth closer to the kind of numbers which films were pulling in […]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 hits record-breaking $71 million domestic opening
Kid’s movies are always a goldmine for solid opening weekends, but the debut for Sonic The Hedgehog 2 has stunned almost everyone. The sequel to the 2020 outing has landed a massive opening weekend and put itself in the record books. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is looking at a booming $71 million domestic opening, more […]
The Lost City finds $31 million to topple The Batman at the box office
The Lost City managed to find more than expected at the box-office over the weekend, with the Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum feel-good action adventure grossing an impressive $31M. Free of IP or a built-in franchise audience, The Lost City was relying on two bankable stars in an old-fashioned Romancing The Stone style adventure to […]