Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Jennifer Hudson headline what looks to be a powerhouse film in Monster‘s first trailer, offering up a harrowing look at one teen’s fight for innocence. The story follows a 17-year-old honor student (Harrison) from Harlem whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. Anthony Mandler […]
October Horrors 2020 – It Comes At Night (2017)
It Comes at Night, 2017. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbot, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Riley Keough. SYNOPSIS: A family sheltering from a worldwide disaster find their fragile peace disturbed by the arrival of another family seeking refuge. The world has been living a real-life horror film this year, […]
Movie Review – The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Trial of the Chicago 7, 2020. Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Danny Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong, Max Adler, Ben Shenkman, Jeffrey Scott Basham, Alice Kremelberg, Kate Miller, Kathleen Garrett, Kelvin […]
First images from Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7
Netflix has released a batch of first look images for writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s (The Newsroom, Molly’s Game) upcoming crime drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman, Danny Flaherty as John Froines, Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden, Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin, Mark Rylance as William Kuntsler, Kelvin Harrison […]
First trailer for The High Note starring Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross
Focus Features has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming music drama The High Note. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Tracee Ellis Ross as superstar singer Grace Davis and Dakota Johnson as her overworked assistant Maggie, who are presented with a choice that could alter their careers and change their lives forever; […]
Video Review – The Photograph (2020)
The Photograph, 2020. Directed by Stella Meghie. Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Teyonah Parris, Rob Morgan, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lil Rel Howery, and Courtney B. Vance. In this video review, EJ reviews The Photograph, a new romance movie just in time for Valentine’s Day. Join our critic as he talks about what he […]
Movie Review – Waves (2019)
Waves, 2019. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Sterling K. Brown. SYNOPSIS: A South Florida family deals with a loss in many different ways. Waves is a movie that reached into my chest, ripped my heart out, and handed it back to […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Waves (2019)
Waves. 2019 Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine SYNOPSIS: Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they […]
Movie Review – Luce (2019)
Luce, 2019. Directed by Julius Onah. Starring Naomi Watts, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Astro, Andrea Bang, Norbert Leo Butz, and Marsha Stephanie Blake. SYNOPSIS: A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher […]
2020 EE Rising Star Award nominees announced
Ahead of the British Academy Film Award nominations tomorrow, the nominees for the 2020 EE Rising Star Award have been revealed today. Set to content the coveted award, the only BAFTA voted for by the general public, are Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family, Dunkirk), Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Detroit), […]
