Hope, 2026.Written and Directed by Na Hong-jin. Starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Lee Sang-hee, Um Mun-suk, Im Hyun-sik, Hwang Seok-jeong, Han Woo-yeol, Chyu Kwang-hyun, Oh Doo-won, Yoo Jun-hong, Seo Beom-sik, and Baek Seung-chul.SYNOPSIS:A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. The […]
The Snowman: The Blockbuster Nobody Finished Making
Matthew Shepherd on the 2017 Jo Nesbo adaptation The Snowman…Most directors, when their film is failing with critics before it has even opened wide, say nothing. They give a carefully worded statement about artistic vision, defer to the audience, and wait for the conversation to move on. Tomas Alfredson did not do that. In an […]
The Counselor: When an All-Star Cast Couldn’t Deliver a Hit
Matthew Shepherd looks back at Ridley Scott’s forgotten star-studded crime thriller The Counselor…Ridley Scott does not often admit when he thinks he has been wronged. The man who made Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator has a strong confidence in his own judgement that borders on geological. So when he told the Toronto Sun, years after […]
New trailer for Korean sci-fi action thriller Hope
Neon has released a new trailer has landed online for writer-director Na Hong-jin’s Korean sci-fi action thriller Hope.The film sees the citizens of a small remote harbour town erupt into panic when they find themselves in a terrifying fight for survival against something they have never encountered before.The cast includes Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, […]
Michael Fassbender returns for a rescue mission in The Agency season 2 trailer
Paramount+ has shared a trailer for the second season of the acclaimed espionage thriller series The Agency.Season 2 sees Michael Fassbender’s undercover CIA agent Martian stopping at nothing to save his lover Samia (Jodie Turner-Smith) as she is held captive as a political prisoner in Sudan.Joining Fassbender and Turner Smith in the cast are Jeffrey […]
Hope trailer features giant spaceships and rampaging monsters in Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi epic
Neon has dropped the teaser trailer for buzzy Cannes Film Festival blockbuster fantasy flick Hope, which features giant spaceships, rampaging monsters, and events of cosmic proportions. Directed by Na Hong-jin (The Wailing), Hope tells the story of two police officers who are called to investigate sightings of a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on […]
Netflix’s political drama series Kennedy rounds out cast
Netflix has rounded out the cast of Kennedy, its upcoming political drama series starring Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past) as Kennedy patriarch Joe Kennedy Sr.Kennedy will explore the lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies of the Kennedy family. The eight-episode first season will begin in the 1930s and “charts the improbable ascent of Joe and Rose […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Black Bag (2025)
Black Bag, 2025.Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan, and Gustaf Skarsgård.SYNOPSIS:Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Black Bag, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with an accompanying Blu-ray disc and a code for a digital copy. This is a smart, snappy little spy thriller that […]
A New Golden Age of Espionage TV Shows?
In the wake of the success of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, Chris Connor looks forward to a new golden age of TV spy shows…Espionage and TV have a long and often hugely successful history; if we look at acclaimed adaptations of John Le Carre’s work including The Night Manager and Alec Guinness-led adaptations of the […]
Movie Review – Black Bag (2025)
Black Bag, 2025.Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Pierce Brosnan, Orli Shuka, Kae Alexander, Bruce Mackinnon, and Daniel Dow.SYNOPSIS:When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to […]
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