Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, 2022. Directed by Anthony Fabian. Starring Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lucas Bravo, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Anna Chancellor, Rose Williams, Ellen Thomas, Jason Isaacs, Roxane Duran, Freddie Fox, Christian McKay, Delroy Atkinson, Guilaine Londez, Dorottya Ilosvai, Sarah Rickman, Balázs Csémy, and Philippe Bertin. SYNOPSIS: A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s […]
Movie Review – Benedetta (2021)
Benedetta, 2021. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Virginie Efira, Daphne Patakia, Charlotte Rampling and Lambert Wilson. SYNOPSIS: A nun at an Italian convent believes she experiences visions of Jesus Christ himself, and pursues a romantic relationship with another woman. When you watch a movie by Paul Verhoeven, you know you’re not in for an easy […]
Movie Review – Benedetta (2021)
Benedetta, 2021. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Louise Chevillotte Hervé, Pierre Clotilde Courau, David Clavel, Guilaine Londez, Gaëlle Jantet, Justine Bachelet, Lauriane Riquet, Eléna Plonka, Héloïse Bresc, and Jonathan Couzinié. SYNOPSIS: A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is […]
Lesley Manville chases her dreams in the trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Hoping to corner the market for counter-programming this summer, as well as surely winning Best Film Title of the Year, Universal and Focus Features have just released the trailer for period comedy Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. The film follows Lesley Manville’s widowed housekeeper Ada Harris, who decides to get up off her hands and […]
Paul Verhoeven’s erotic nun drama Benedetta gets a new UK trailer
Ahead of its UK release this April, MUBI has shared a new trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s (Basic Instinct, Elle) latest, the erotic drama Benedetta. Based on Judith C. Brown’s non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, the film stars Virginie Efira as a 17th century nun who suffers from […]
Movie Review – The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
The Matrix Resurrections, 2021. Directed by Lana Wachowski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Lambert Wilson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Daniel Bernhardt, Ellen Hollman, Brian J. Smith, Toby Onwumere, and Eréndira Ibarra. SYNOPSIS: Follows Neo who is living a ordinary life in […]
Video Review – The Matrix Resurrections: The Meta Matrix Sequel We’ve Needed
EJ Moreno with a video review of The Matrix Resurrections… How does the Matrix franchise hold up in 2021? Well, The Matrix Resurrections attempts to update itself for a new generation and somehow successfully does so. Join critic EJ Moreno as he dives into what works in this new Matrix movie from director Lana Wachowski. […]
UK teaser and promo images for Paul Verhoeven’s erotic drama Benadetta
Mubi has announced that it has acquired the UK distribution rights to Benedetta, the new film from legendary Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Basic Instinct) which is based on historian Judith C. Brown’s book Immodest Acts and stars Virginie Efira (Elle) as a young nun who joins an Italian convent and begins a love affair […]
Paul Verhoeven returns with trailer for erotic nun drama Benedetta
Pathe has released a poster and trailer for director Paul Verhoeven’s religious erotic drama Benedetta. Based on Judith C. Brown’s non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, the film marks Verhoeven’s first since 2016’s Elle and follows a nun in 17th century Italy as she suffers from disturbing and […]
Movie Review – The Confessions (2016)
The Confessions, 2016 Directed by Roberto Andò. Starring Toni Servillo, Daniel Auteuil, Pierfrancesco Favino, Connie Nielsen, Lambert Wilson, Marie-Josée Croze, and Moritz Bleibtreu. SYNOPSIS: At G8 meeting in Germany, a monk invited by director of the International Monetary Fund ends up thrust into the middle of a murder investigation while navigating a web of international […]
