One Day as a Lion, 2023. Directed by John Swab. Starring Scott Caan, Frank Grillo, Virginia Madsen, J.K. Simmons, Taryn Manning, Marianne Rendón, Georgie Carroll, Billy Blair, Bruce Davis, and Dash Melrose. SYNOPSIS: Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer […]
Trailer for One Day as a Lion starring Scott Caan, Frank Grillo and J.K. Simmons
Ahead of its release this April, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the upcoming crime caper One Day as a Lion. Directed by John Swab, this homage to Tarantino and the Coen Brothers, the film follows lousy hitman Jackie as he desperately attempts to get the money he needs to get his […]
Movie Review – Candy Land (2022)
Candy Land, 2022. Written and Directed by John Swab. Starring Olivia Luccardi, Sam Quartin, Eden Brolin, Owen Campbell, William Baldwin, Virginia Rand, Brad Carter, Billy Blair, Bruce Davis, Mark Ward, and Guinevere Turner. SYNOPSIS: A seemingly naïve and devout young woman finds her way in the underground world of truck stop sex workers. Set during […]
Movie Review – Little Dixie (2023)
Little Dixie, 2023. Written and Directed by John Swab. Starring Frank Grillo, Eric Dane, Annabeth Gish, Mercedes Mason, Peter Greene, Beau Knapp, Thomas Dekker, Maurice Compte, Sufe Bradshaw, Luis Da Silva Jr., Slaine, Sofia Bryant, Billy Blair, LaTeace Towns-Cuellar, Ben Hall, Dash Melrose, Danny Boy O’Connor, Mykle McCoslin, S. B. Weathersby, Mark Stephen Ward, Brett […]
Little Dixie trailer pits Frank Grillo against a Mexican drug cartel
Paramount Pictures has released a poster and trailer for writer-director John Swab’s upcoming action thriller Little Dixie. The film stars Frank Grillo as an ex-special forces operative who gets caught in the crosshairs of a feud between a corrupt governor and a drug lord and must do whatever it takes to protect his family. Watch […]
Meet the lot lizards in trailer for horror-thriller Candy Land
Ahead of its release this January, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director John Swab’s upcoming horror-thriller Candy Land. The film follows Remy (Olivia Luccardi), a naive young woman who finds her way in the underground world of truck stop sex workers after she is cast out of a religious cult. Watch the […]
Movie Review – Ida Red (2021)
Ida Red, 2021. Written and Directed by John Swab. Starring Josh Hartnett, Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo, Sofia Hublitz, Deborah Ann Woll, George Carroll, Beau Knapp, William Forsythe, Mark Boone Junior, Nicholas Cirillo, Billy Blair, Ben Hall, and John Swab. SYNOPSIS: Ida “Red” Walker may not survive her terminal illness while incarcerated for armed robbery. She […]
Trailer for heist thriller Ida Red starring Melissa Leo, Josh Hartnett and Frank Grillo
Saban Films has has released a poster and trailer for writer-director John Swab’s upcoming crime thriller Ida Red which stars Melissa Leo as an incarcerated crime boss who turns to her son (Josh Hartnett) to pull off one last heist and regain her chance of freedom; take a look here… Crime boss Ida “Red” Walker […]
Movie Review – Body Brokers (2021)
Body Brokers, 2021. Written and Directed by John Swab. Starring Jack Kilmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jessica Rothe, Alice Englert, Peter Greene, Owen Campbell, Thomas Dekker, Sam Quartin, Frank Grillo, and Melissa Leo. SYNOPSIS: Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a […]
Trailer for Body Brokers starring Jack Kilmer, Michael K. Williams, Jessica Rothe, Frank Grillo and Melissa Leo
Vertical Entertainment has released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming crime thriller Body Brokers. Written and directed by John Swab, the film follows Utah, a young junkie living on the streets of Ohio who is approached by an enigmatic man offering to bring him to L.A. for drug treatment which he soon discovers […]