The Father, 2020. Directed by Florian Zeller. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Mark Gatiss and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) is living with his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) and her husband Paul (Rufus Sewell). Their relationship is loving yet sporadically fractious, as the arrival of unfamiliar faces begins to unsettle this delicate […]
Mission: Impossible 7 adds Cary Elwes, Rob Delaney, Mark Gatiss and more, see first-look images
Following on from the news that the long-running action franchise will no longer be shooting the eighth instalment back-to-back due to the ongoing global health crisis, director Christopher McQuarrie has announced the newest additions to the cast of Mission: Impossible 7 whilst also providing first-look images for their respective characters. McQuarrie has announced in a series […]
Movie Review – Locked Down (2021)
Locked Down, 2021. Directed by Doug Liman. Starring Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller, Stephen Merchant, Dulé Hill, Jazmyn Simon, Mark Gatiss, Mindy Kaling, Ben Kingsley, and Lucy Boynton. SYNOPSIS: A couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store. People, including loved ones, are not meant to be around each other […]
Movie Review – The Father (2020)
The Father, 2020. Directed by Florian Zeller. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Ayesha Dharker. SYNOPSIS: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller and Lily James cast in pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown
As Doug Liman’s pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown begins production, several roles have been cast in the film. Joining the previously announced Anne Hathaway are Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Ben Stiller (Meet The Parents), Lily James (Yesterday), Stephen Merchant (Fighting With My Family), Jazmyn Simon (Raising Dion), Dulé Hill (Black Monday) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock). Inspired […]
Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman star in trailer for The Father
Lionsgate has released a poster and trailer for Florian Zeller’s upcoming drama The Father which stars Anthony Hopkins as an aging and highly independent man who refuses all assistance from his daughter (Olivia Colman) until his circumstances change and he begins to doubt his own mind and reality. Check them out here, along with the […]
Second Opinion – The Mercy (2018)
The Mercy, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Andrew Buchan, and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: In 1968, amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst decided to compete in the Golden Globe Round The World Yacht Race, the ultimate non-stop sailing challenge at the time. The race made a household name of […]
Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Dracula gets a new trailer
Ahead of its premiere on New Year’s Day, The BBC has released a new trailer for Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ (Sherlock) upcoming three-part adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel Dracula which stars Claes Bang in the title role as the iconic vampire; watch it here… In Transylvania in 1897, the blood-drinking Count is […]
Movie Review – The Mercy (2018)
The Mercy, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Jonathan Bailey, Ken Stott, Eleanor Stagg, Finn Elliot, Kit Connor, Oliver Maltman, Mark Gatiss, Simon McBurney, Sam Hoare, Avye Leventis, Andrew Buchan, Anna Madeley, Adrian Schiller, Simon Chandler, Genevieve Gaunt, Alexia Traverse-Healy, Dorothy Atkinson, Sebastian Armesto, and Martin Marquez. SYNOPSIS: The […]
54th Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite, 2018. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss, Jenny Rainsford, James Smith, Tim Ingall, LillyRose Stevens, Liam Fleming, and Carolyn Saint-Pé. SYNOPSIS: In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs […]