Close, 2022. Directed by Lukas Dhont. Starring Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Kevin Janssens, Igor van Dessel, and Marc Weiss. SYNOPSIS: Thirteen-year-olds Leo and Charlie have always been incredibly close, but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. When tragedy strikes, one is forced to […]
Western drama Savage State gets a trailer, poster and images
Ahead of its digital release later this month, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the western drama Savage State. Written and directed by David Parrault, the film follows a family of French colonists as they travel across America during the outbreak of the Civil War. The American Civil War breaks out… A […]
Movie Review – The Room (2020)
The Room, 2020. Directed by Christian Volckman. Starring Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Janssens, Joshua Wilson, John Flanders, and Francis Chapman. SYNOPSIS: Matt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But, since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they miss the most […]
DVD Review – The Bouncer (2018)
The Bouncer, 2018. Directed by Julien Leclercq. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sami Bouajila, Sveva Alviti, Kevin Janssens, and Sam Louwyck. SYNOPSIS: An ageing bouncer struggles to raise his 8-year-old daughter when he becomes involved with the criminal underworld. Another year, another direct-to-DVD release starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, the craggy-faced Muscles from Brussels whose career went […]
Movie Review – Revenge (2017)
Revenge, 2017. Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchède, and Jean-Louis Tribes. SYNOPSIS: A woman is raped by her lover’s friend at a secluded house and begins a campaign of brutal payback when she is left for dead. Revenge is one of those movies where the title […]
Second Opinion – Revenge (2018)
Revenge, 2018. Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Guillaume Boudeche, and Vincent Colombe. SYNOPSIS: Jen (Matilda Lutz) has a romantic weekend away with boyfriend Richard (Kevin Janssens) disrupted by a couple of his friends, who’ve arrived early for a hunting trip. Things go from bad to worse and, after a vicious attack, […]
Movie Review – Revenge (2018)
Revenge, 2018. Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, and Guillaume Bouchède. SYNOPSIS: Never take your mistress on an annual guys’ getaway, especially one devoted to hunting – a violent lesson for three wealthy married men. At first glance, Coralie Fargeat’s Revenge serviceably checks every distasteful-if-mishandled box of “rape revenge” […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Review – Revenge
Revenge, 2018. Written and Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, and Guillaume Bouchède. SYNOPSIS: Never take your mistress on an annual guys’ getaway, especially one devoted to hunting – a violent lesson for three wealthy married men. The comically but altogether disgustingly unrealistic amounts of blood dripping from characters both male and female, soaked […]
UK trailer and poster for Revenge starring Matilda Lutz
Ahead of its UK release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming thriller Revenge. The film marks the feature debut for writer-director Coralie Fargeat and stars Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, and Guillaume Bouchede; take a look below… Jen (Matilda Lutz) arrives at a remote desert villa with her millionaire […]
Poster and red band trailer for thriller Revenge
A poster and red band trailer have arrived online for writer-director Coralie Fargeat’s feature debut Revenge. The thriller features a cast that includes Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, and Guillaume Bouchede; take a look here… Jen (fearlessly embodied by Matilda Lutz, Rings) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly […]