Netflix’s adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender continues to add cast members, with the live-action series time adding 20 actors, including George Takei, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Amber Midthunder, Danny Pudi, and Arden Cho. The cast already includes Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, Dallas Liu as Zuko, Elizabeth Yu as Azula, […]
Movie Review – Encounter (2021)
Encounter, 2021. Written and Directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Lucian-River Chauhan, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Keith Szarabajka, Shane McRae, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat. It’s hard to imagine anyone genuinely being surprised by […]
New poster and trailer for sci-fi thriller Encounter starring Riz Ahmed
Amazon Prime Video has released a new poster and trailer for director Michael Pearce’s sci-fi thriller Encounter which follows a decorated Marine (Riz Ahmed) as he embarks on a dangerous journey to keep his young sons safe from an unhuman threat; take a look here… A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Encounter
Encounter, 2021. Directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat. Michael Pearce burst onto the scene with his acclaimed 2017 debut Beast. His follow-up film, […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Encounter
Encounter, 2021. Co-written and directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Janina Gavankar, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat. Beast director Michael Pearce impressively scales-up for his sophomore feature, delivering another tricksy, […]
First trailer for sci-fi thriller Encounter starring Riz Ahmed
Amazon Studios has released a poster and trailer for Encounter, the upcoming sci-fi thriller from director Michael Pearce which stars Riz Ahmed as a Marine desperately trying to protect his two young sons from an unhuman threat; take a look here… A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons […]
