Day of the Fight, 2024. Written and Directed by Jack Huston. Starring Michael C. Pitt, Nicolette Robinson, Ron Perlman, Joe Pesci, John Magaro, Steve Buscemi, Kat Elizabeth Williams, Anatol Yusef, Phillip Johnson Richardson, Charlize Orr, Ryan Bostedo, Kaili Vernoff, Jordyn Rax, Tim Gallin, Leo Solomon, Eugene Solfanelli, Milan Marsh, Ryan Bostedo, Darlene Dues, Beckett Guest, […]
Trailer for boxing drama Day of the Fight starring Michael C. Pitt and Ron Perlman
A new trailer has arrived online for writer-director Jack Houston’s feature debut, the boxing drama Day of the Fight. The film stars Michael C. Pitt as Mike, a once renowned boxer, and follows his journey of redemption through his past and present to the day of his first fight since he was released from prison. […]
4K Ultra HD Review – JFK (1991)
JFK, 1991. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, Michael Rooker, Jay O. Sanders, Sissy Spacek, and Joe Pesci. SYNOPSIS: Oliver Stone’s controversial classic JFK makes its debut on 4K UltraHD from Shout! Factory, featuring newly remastered prints of the Director’s Cut and the theatrical version […]
Pete Davidson’s Bupkis gets a trailer from Peacock
Peacock has released a trailer and poster for Bupkis, the upcoming comedy from writer and producer Pete Davidson. The semi-biographical series follows Davidson as a fictionalised version of himself as he attempts to work through the complexities of fame and forming meaningful relationships. Bupkis, a half-hour live-action comedy, is a heightened, fictionalized version of […]
Movie Review – Casino (1995)
Casino, 1995. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak, and James Woods. SYNOPSIS: A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living […]
US cinema chains at odds with Netflix over The Irishman’s theatrical release
Already delayed by months because of problems with the de-ageing technology that’s contributed to the hefty $160-$200 million stumped up by Netflix, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is facing further obstacles in its battle to obtain the big-screen release that the legendary director desires. According to The New York Times the streaming giants are in a […]
How the woke self-righteous ‘protectors’ Anna Paquin never asked for undermine her performance in The Irishman
Tom Jolliffe looks at the controversy surrounding Anna Paquin’s role in The Irishman… As we sit here in an age where voicing an opinion is so simple, we have also witnessed the rise in the self-righteous keyboard warrior, who stands heroically in front of the oppressed (even if said oppressed never asked for it). In […]
Looking Back at the Lethal Weapon Franchise
With reports of the long awaited fifth instalment still appearing regularly, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic action franchise on the 34th anniversary of the first movie… As an 80’s kid, the end of the decade and into the 90’s saw two action franchises become particularly prevalent among my video collection. I’d not be […]
Joe Pesci to play Pete Davidson’s grandfather in Bupkis
Having been tempted out of retirement by good pal Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Oscar-winner Joe Pesci has now signed on to star alongside Pete Davidson and Edie Falco in the upcoming Peacock comedy series Bupkis. The half-hour action comedy series is described as a heightened, fictionalised version of Davidson’s life, combining grounded storytelling with […]
Is Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman a ‘vanity project’?
Anghus Houvouras on Netflix vanity projects and The Irishman… Modern journalism is about rapid-fire reactions. That is the highest priority. Quickly getting a ‘hot take’ out for the world to see before anyone else does in the hopes of getting likes, upvotes and views. Getting things right is a distant second. Which is why I […]
