With less than a month to go until the release of Primitive War, a new trailer has arrived online for director Luke Sparke’s upcoming Vietnam War-set dinosaur action-thriller Based on Ethan Pettus’ novel of the same name, the film follows a recon unit as they search for a missing platoon, only to discover they aren’t […]
Soldiers battle dinosaurs in Vietnam in Primitive War trailer
The first trailer and a batch of images have landed online for the action thriller Primitive War, director Luke Sparke’s upcoming adaptation of Ethan Pettus’ novel of the same name. Set in 1968 during the Vietnam War, the film follows a recon unit as they become the target of predatory prehistoric creatures during a search […]
Movie Review – Vindicta (2023)
Vindicta, 2023. Directed by Sean McNamara. Starring Elena Kampouris, Michasha Armstrong, Sean Astin, Jaime M. Callica, Karolina Cubitt, Daniel Cudmore, Travis Nelson, Adam Pateman, Jeremy Piven, Bradley Stryker, and Olivia Summers. SYNOPSIS: When a city is terrorized by a sadistic serial killer, a seasoned detective and a newly recruited paramedic discover the key to stopping […]
The Wrong Side of Town in ’93: Trespass and Judgment Night
Tom Jolliffe takes on a double bill of overlooked thrillers from 1993 with Trespass and Judgment Night… 1993 was an odd year for movies. Looking back, there wasn’t a big selection of instant classics that might immediately jump out at you for their potential longevity. Some of the more pop culture films of the year […]
Movie Review – Sweetwater (2023)
Sweetwater, 2023. Written and Directed by Martin Guigui. Starring Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Eric Roberts, Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Pollak, Emmaline, Mike Starr, Jim Meskimen, Jason Sklar, Ashani Roberts, Robert Ri’chard, Paul Hipp, Eric Etebari, Gary Clark Jr., Ernest Harden Jr., Wayne Federman, Billy Malone, Dahlia Waingort, Tim Kavanagh, Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman, […]
The John Cusack Pinnacle: Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity
Tom Jolliffe looks at the two films that most typify John Cusack’s qualities, Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity… Top five John Cusack films? Well, Say Anything has got to be there. Perhaps the thoroughly underrated Grifters? What else? Being John Malkovich has got to be in the running too. During Cusack’s rising years in […]
Forced integration drama The Walk gets powerful trailer
Set during the forced integration of the Boston school system during the 1970s, a period in which public schools were under court control to desegregate through a system of cross-district bussing for poor Black and white neighbourhoods, Daniel Adams The Walk charts the escalating interracial tension in the region at the time. Starring Justin Chatwin […]
Movie Review – American Night (2021)
American Night, 2021. Written and Directed by Alessio Della Valle. Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Paz Vega, Emile Hirsch, Michael Madsen, Jeremy Piven, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Mara Lane, Marco Leonardi, Fortunato Cerlino, Manal El-Feitury, Anastacia, Leart Dokle, Marc Fiorini, Paudge Behan, Owen Davis, Annabelle Belmondo, David Kirk Traylor, Lorenzo McGovern Zaini, Aaron Stielstra, Lee Levi, and […]
Trailer for neo-noir thriller American Night starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeremy Piven and Paz Vega
Lionsgate and Saban Films have shared a poster and trailer for American Night, a neo-noir thriller from writer-director Alessio Della Valle and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Jeremy Piven, Paz Vega, and Michael Madsen. Check them out here along with the official synopsis… Art and life collide in this stylish and wildly entertaining neo-noir […]
Movie Review – The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 2012. Directed by Peter Lord. Featuring the voice talents of Hugh Grant, Lenny Henry, Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Piven, Brian Blessed, Salma Hayek, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen. SYNOPSIS: A motley crew of pirates set out to compete in the annual Pirate of the Year contest. Who […]
