Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Nathaniel Martello-White, Llewella Gideon, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Gary Beadle, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter, Joseph Quinn, Derek Griffiths, Jodhi May, Richard Cordery, Tahj Miles and Samuel West. SYNOPSIS: Mangrove tells this true story of The […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mangrove
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: In 1970s London, police harassment of a crucial community hub for local Black people leads to a peaceful protest, which ends up in a court room. Steve McQueen is effectively a lucky […]
IFC Midnight releases trailer for psychological thriller Kindred
IFC Films has released a trailer for Joe Marcantonio’s psychological thriller Kindred which stars Tamara Lawrance as Charlotte, a mother-to-be who becomes suspicious of the intentions of her deceased boyfriend’s family (Fiona Shaw and Jack Lowden) after they seem increasingly obsessed with her every move; watch it here… When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in […]
Video Review – Capone (2020)
EJ reviews Josh Trank’s new film Capone… Capone, 2020 Written and Directed by Josh Trank Starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Kathrine Narducci, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Tilda Del Toro, Al Sapienza, Mason Guccione, Jhemma Ziegler, and Wayne Pére With Josh Trank returning to the director’s chair, and Tom Hardy delivering one […]
Tom Hardy is Al Capone in first trailer for Josh Trank’s crime drama
Filmmaker Josh Trank has taken to his Twitter account to drop some major news about his upcoming Al Capone movie starring Tom Hardy in the titular role as the notorious mob boss. The crime drama, once called Fonzo, is now titled Capone and is set for a streaming debut this May. This biographical drama will […]
Movie Review – Capone (2020)
Capone, 2020 Written and Directed by Josh Trank Starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Kathrine Narducci, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Tilda Del Toro, Al Sapienza, Mason Guccione, Jhemma Ziegler, and Wayne Pére SYNOPSIS: The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted […]
2020 EE Rising Star Award nominees announced
Ahead of the British Academy Film Award nominations tomorrow, the nominees for the 2020 EE Rising Star Award have been revealed today. Set to content the coveted award, the only BAFTA voted for by the general public, are Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family, Dunkirk), Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Detroit), […]
Letitia Wright and John Boyega join Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series
Letitia Wright (Black Panther) and John Boyega (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) have been cast in Steve McQueen’s (Widows) upcoming BBC series Small Axe. The series will revolve around London’s West Indian Community from the 1960s – 1980s. In addition to Wright and Boyega, the series will also star Malachi Kirby (Roots), Shaun Parkes (Lost […]
Exclusive Interview – Jack Lowden and Joe Alwyn on Mary Queen of Scots
Coinciding with the home entertainment release of Mary Queen of Scots, we’ve got an exclusive video interview with actors Jack Lowden and Joe Alwyn, who portray Lord Darnley and Robert Dudley respectively; watch the interview here… “Mary Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at […]
Glasgow Film Festival 2019 Review – Fighting With My Family
Fighting With My Family, 2019. Directed by Stephen Merchant. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson, Kim Matula, Aqueela Zoll, Ellie Gonsalves, Thea Trinidad and Stephen Merchant. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Paige, a WWE superstar who rose from the rags of Norwich to the riches of professional wrestling. […]
