As it turns 25, we take a look back at the underrated Tony Scott espionage thriller Enemy of the State… It’s the year 1998 and everybody loves Will Smith. The guy can do no wrong, from coming fresh off the back of an iconic and much-loved TV show to an almost instantaneous leap into blockbuster […]
Trailer for Mercy starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Leah Gibson and Jon Voight
Paramount has released a trailer for director Tony Dean Smith’s upcoming action thriller Mercy. Starring Leah Gibson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Jon Voight, the film follows an ex-military doctor as she is forced to use her lethal skills to save her son when the Irish mafia seize the hospital she works in, taking him hostage. […]
Heat: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat, which was released on this day in 1995 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat is fast approaching thirty years old. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, […]
Trailer for Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jon Voight
Ahead of its release this October, Paramount has unveiled a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming suspense thriller Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders. Directed by Sean McNamara, the film centres on a family reunion which takes deadly turn when they find themselves trapped inside a remote mansion and forced into a game of survival. […]
Ray Donovan: The Movie gets a trailer and premiere date from Showtime
Showtime has released a poster and trailer for Ray Donovan: The Movie, the feature length special which will serve as a finale for the crime drama series following its cancellation last year. Picking up straight after events of season seven, the film will see Ray (Liev Schreiber) on a mission to find Mickey (Jon Voight) […]
Liev Schreiber shares behind-the-scenes reunion photo from the Ray Donovan film
Now more than ever the cancellation of one of your favourite shows doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t get to see those threads tied up on another streaming service, channel, or in the case of Showtime’s critically acclaimed Ray Donovan, the form of a farewell film. Currently in front of the cameras in New York, its […]
Liev Schreiber set to return as Ray Donovan in feature-length send-off
Few things are as painful for a fan of a long-running television show than cancellation before closure, but that was the fate which befell Ray Donovan when Showtime put a gun to the head of its eighth and final season. However, it appears that Liev Schreiber really is the best fixer in the business, so […]
Runaway Train: From Russian Arthouse to The Cannon Group
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at one of Cannon’s finest, Runaway Train… If you’re not familiar with the output of a certain iconic independent studio that were prolific in the 80’s, then chances are, of a certain age you probably saw or heard about a number of their films. It might be Masters of […]
Exclusive Interview – Jon Voight on Surviving the Wild
Martin Carr chats with Jon Voight about his new movie Surviving the Wild… How did you first get involved in the project? I was given the first draft of the script and fell in love with it. What first attracted you to the part of Gus? Well the character reminded me of my father who […]
Movie Review – Surviving the Wild (2018)
Surviving the Wild, 2018. Directed by Patrick Alessandrin. Starring Jon Voight, Jamie Kennedy, Vail Bloom, and Aidan Cullen. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his grandfather Shaun (Aidan Cullen) hikes into the mountains to escape his bickering parents followed by a benevolent guardian angel. With only a black Labrador for company Shaun soon discovers there are […]