A24 has released a poster and trailer for The Front Room, the upcoming horror from writer-directors Max and Sam Eggers which sees Brandy returning to the horror genre for the first time since 1998’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Belinda, a pregnant woman who is forced to take in her diabolical […]
Movie Review – Poor Things (2023)
Poor Things, 2023. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Suzy Bemba, Kathryn Hunter, Vicki Pepperdine, Margaret Qualley, and Hanna Schygulla. SYNOPSIS: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist […]
Movie Review – Poor Things (2023)
Poor Things, 2003, Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael. SYNOPSIS: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Yorgos Lanthimos is one of […]
Movie Review – The Pod Generation (2023)
The Pod Generation, 2023. Written and Directed by Sophie Barthes. Starring Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig, Vinette Robinson, Kathryn Hunter, and Jean-Marc Barr. SYNOPSIS: In a not-so-distant future, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy’s wild ride to […]
Emma Stone introduces her character Bella Baxter in Poor Things trailer
Having wowed audiences on the festival circuit, where we called it “the vision of a unique voice” in which “Emma Stone delivers some of her best work since La La Land“ in our ★ ★ ★ ★ review (which you can read here), it’s now time for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things to see the world, […]
Movie Review – Inland (2022)
Inland, 2022. Directed by Fridjhof Ryder Starring Rory Alexander, Mark Rylance, Sean Dingwall, Kathryn Hunter, Eleanor Holliday, Alexander Lincoln, Nell Williams, and Sebastian Orozco SYNOPSIS: A young man attempts to track down his missing mother. A young man’s quest to find his missing mother is the premise for Fridtjof Ryder’s poetic debut. But if that […]
Acclaimed mystery Inland gets a UK trailer and preview screenings ahead of June release
The mysterious folk-horror influenced Inland has special preview screenings at VUE cinemas across the UK on Wednesday 24 May. The feature debut from Fridtjof Ryder has garnered plenty of acclaim since featuring at last year’s London Film Festival. Inland is a modern folktale exploring the damaged identity of a young man attempting to make sense […]
Movie Review – The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
The Tragedy of Macbeth, 2021. Written and Directed by Joel Coen. Starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Miles Anderson, Matt Helm, Moses Ingram, Kathryn Hunter, Lucas Barker, Stephen Root, Robert Gilbert, Ethan Hutchison, James Udom, Richard Short, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Ralph Ineson. SYNOPSIS: A Scottish […]
DVD Review – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2014)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2014. Directed by Julie Taymor. Starring Kathryn Hunter, David Harewood, Tina Benko, Lilly Englert, Mandi Masden, Jake Horowitz, Max Casella, and Zach Appelman. SYNOPSIS: Julie Taymor’s filming of her stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s comedies, but under Julie Taymor’s direction, that dream becomes […]
