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Movie Review – The Legend of Ochi (2025)

April 25, 2025 by Robert Kojder

The Legend of Ochi, 2025. Written and Directed by Isaiah Saxon. Starring Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Willem Dafoe, Emily, Watson, Razvan Stoica, Carol Bors, David Andrei Baltatu, Andrei Antoniu Anghel, Eduard Mihail Oancea, Tomas Otto Ghela, Eduard Ionut Cucu, and Stefan Burlacu. SYNOPSIS: In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Andrei Antoniu Anghel, Carol Bors, David Andrei Baltatu, Eduard Ionut Cucu, Eduard Mihail Oancea, Emily, Finn Wolfhard, Helena Zengel, Isaiah Saxon, Razvan Stoica, Stefan Burlacu, The Legend of Ochi, Tomas Otto Ghela, Watson, Willem Dafoe

A24 fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi gets a trailer and poster

October 17, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

A24 has shared a poster and trailer for The Legend of Ochi, the upcoming fantasy adventure from writer-director Isaiah Saxon. The film follows the journey of Yuri, a young girl from a remote village as she embarks on an adventure to reunite a young reclusive creature with its family after she finds it alone in […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, Helena Zengel, Isaiah Saxon, The Legend of Ochi, Willem Dafoe

4K Ultra HD Review – News of the World (2020)

March 23, 2021 by Brad Cook

News of the World, 2020. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson, Andy Kastelic, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham, and Elizabeth Marvel. SYNOPSIS: News of the World stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran who finds himself trying to take a young girl home after she’s been freed from […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Andy Kastelic, Elizabeth Marvel, Helena Zengel, Mare Winningham, News of the World, Paul Greengrass, Ray McKinnon, Tom Astor, Tom Hanks, Travis Johnson

Movie Review – News of the World (2020)

February 12, 2021 by Martin Carr

News of the World, 2020. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson, Andy Kastelic, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham and Elizabeth Marvel. SYNOPSIS: Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) travels from town to town reading the news to anyone who will pay money. His discovery of a young girl (Helena Zengel) abandoned […]

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Andy Kastelic, Elizabeth Marvel, Helena Zengel, Mare Winningham, netflix, News of the World, Paul Greengrass, Ray McKinnon, Tom Astor, Tom Hanks, Travis Johnson

Movie Review – News of the World (2021)

February 9, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

News of the World, 2021. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham, Elizabeth Marvel, Thomas Francis Murphy, Fred Hechinger, and Bill Camp. SYNOPSIS: A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Fred Hechinger, Helena Zengel, Mare Winningham, netflix, News of the World, Paul Greengrass, Ray McKinnon, Thomas Francis Murphy, Tom Astor, Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks’ News of the World gets new trailer from Netflix

February 2, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has released a trailer for international release of News of the World. The drama, based on Paulette Jiles’ best-selling novel, sees director Paul Greengrass reunite with his Captain Phillips star Tom Hanks who leads the cast as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a non-fiction storyteller who crosses paths with a young girl (Helena Zengel) and agrees […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Bill Camp, Chukwudi Iwuji, Elizabeth Marvel, Fred Hechinger, Helena Zengel, Mare Winningham, Michael Angelo Covino, Neil Sandilands, netflix, News of the World, Paul Greengrass, Ray McKinnon, Thomas Francis Murphy, Tom Hanks

Movie Review – News of the World (2020)

December 11, 2020 by Robert Kojder

News of the World, 2020. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Fred Hechinger, Michael Angelo Covino, Thomas Francis Murphy, Elizabeth Marvel, Mare Winningham, Neil Sandilands, and Chukwudi Iwuji. SYNOPSIS: A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Chukwudi Iwuji, Elizabeth Marvel, Fred Hechinger, Helena Zengel, Mare Winningham, Michael Angelo Covino, Neil Sandilands, News of the World, Paul Greengrass, Thomas Francis Murphy, Tom Hanks

News of the World trailer reunites Tom Hanks with Captain Phillips director Paul Greengrass

October 22, 2020 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer and a poster for Paul Greengrass’ upcoming adaptation of Paulette Jiles’ best-selling novel News of the World which sees his Captain Phillips star Tom Hanks playing Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a travelling news storyteller in the post-Civil War Old West who agrees to return a young girl (Helena […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Helena Zengel, News of the World, Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks

2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – System Crasher

October 5, 2019 by Shaun Munro

System Crasher, 2019. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt. Starring Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, and Gabriela Maria Schmeide. SYNOPSIS: On her wild quest for love, 9-year-old Benni’s untamed energy drives everyone around her to despair. The feature debut of writer-director Nora Fingscheidt dares to tackle a shockingly under-explored issue in cinema centered around troubled youths; uncontrollable anger, […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: 2019 BFI London Film Festival, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Helena Zengel, Nora Fingscheidt, System Crasher

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