The Hunt, 2020. Directed by Craig Zobel. Starring Betty Gilpin, Emma Roberts, J. C. MacKenzie, Hilary Swank, Justin Hartley, Ethan Suplee, Macon Blair, Glenn Howerton, Ike Barinholtz, Amy Madigan, Teri Wyble, Wayne Duvall, Sylvia Grace Crim, Steve Coulter, Reed Birney, Christopher Berry, Kate Nowlin, Dean J. West, Vince Pisani, and Sturgill Simpson. SYNOPSIS: Twelve strangers […]
Movie Review – Thunder Road (2018)
Thunder Road, 2018. Written and Directed by Jim Cummings. Starring Jim Cummings, Kendal Farr, Jocelyn DeBoer, Nican Robinson, Chelsea Edmundson, Ammie Leonards, Bill Wise, Jordan Ray Fox, and Macon Blair. SYNOPSIS: A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother. When your film is named after a widely […]
Movie Review – Green Room (2015)
Green Room, 2015. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Macon Blair and Alia Shawkat. SYNOPSIS: A down-on-their-luck punk band is travelling round the mid-West on a zero budget when they land a gig at a roadhouse. What they’re not told is that it’s the meeting place for a gang of […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits, 2019. Directed by Lucky McKee. Starring Thora Birch, Caitlin Stasey, Macon Blair and Sasha Frolova. SYNOPSIS: Chloe is a single mother in a clandestine relationship with her neighbour Alex that even her daughter knows nothing about. But when her sister Sadie comes back home after a long unexplained absence, a grim incident from […]
Movie Review – Thunder Road (2018)
Thunder Road, 2018. Directed by Jim Cummings. Starring Jim Cummings, Kendal Farr, Nican Robinson, Jocelyn DeBoer, Ammie Leonards, Chelsea Edmundson, Macon Blair and Bill Wise. SYNOPSIS: After a very public and embarrassing breakdown at his mother’s funeral, a policeman’s entire life begins to unravel. It’s not uncommon for a filmmaker to extend their own shorts […]
The Toxic Avenger big-budget reboot finds its director
Back in December it was announced that Legendary Entertainment is prepping a big budget reboot of Troma’s cult classic mutant superhero comedy franchise The Toxic Avenger, and now comes word that the project has found its director. Variety is reporting that actor turned filmmaker Macon Blair (Hold the Dark, I Don’t Feel at Home in […]
Thunder Road gets a UK trailer and poster
A poster and trailer have arrived online for the UK release of Jim Cumming’s comedy-drama Thunder Road. The film made its world premiere at the 2018 SXSW Festival where it was awarded the Grand Jury prize, and stars writer-director Cummings alongside Kendal Farr, Nican Robinson, Jocelyn DeBoer, Ammie Leonards, Chelsea Edmundson, Macon Blair and Bill […]
Movie Review – The Florida Project (2017)
The Florida Project, 2017. Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto, Bria Vinaite, Christopher Rivera, Karren Karagulian, Sandy Kane, Caleb Landry Jones, and Macon Blair. SYNOPSIS: Set over one summer, the film follows precocious 6-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious […]
Movie Review – Logan Lucky (2017)
Logan Lucky. 2017 Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Sebastian Stan, Farrah Mackenzie, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Macon Blair, and Hilary Swank. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. By now […]
Movie Review – I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, 2017. Written and Directed by Macon Blair Starring Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, Devon Graye, Jane Levy, Myron Natwick, David Yow, Gary Anthony Williams, Robert Longstreet, Christine Woods, Michelle Moreno, Lee Eddy, and Macon Blair. SYNOPSIS: When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of […]
