John Wick: Chapters 1- 3Directed by Chad Stahleski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Willem Dafoe, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, Lance Reddick, Peter Stormare, Franco Nero, Halle Berry, Mark Dacascos, and Asia Kate Dillon. SYNOPSIS:Lionsgate has gone back to the well with […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019.Written and Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jürgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz, Alexander Fehling, Ulrich Matthes, Karl Markovics, Franz Rogowski, Tobias Moretti, Martin Wuttke, Max Mauff, Johan Leysen, Waldemar Kobus, Sophie Rois, Maria Simon, and Nicholas Reinke.SYNOPSIS:The Austrian Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019.Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Karin Neuhauser, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Ganz and Jürgen Prochnow.SYNOPSIS:An Austrian farmer refuses to fight for the Nazis during the Second World War, which puts his way of life under threat.A new film from Terrence Malick is always a cause for celebration […]
Movie Review – I.T. (2016)
I.T., 2016Directed by John Moore Starring Pierce Brosnan, James Frecheville, Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott and Michael Nyqvist.SYNOPSIS:A wealthy tycoon finds his life has been taken over by an IT consultant. He, his family and his home are under attack from all the technology that they take for granted.He’s the geek that you’d ignore most of […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019.Written and directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist, and Bruno Ganz.SYNOPSIS:Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.After spending years out in the experimental doldrums to the extent of borderline self-parody, Terrence Malick […]
John Wick with film critic Sarah Cartland | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #52
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Sarah Cartland reveals her love for Keanu Reeves actioner John Wick…On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Sarah Cartland discusses the 2014 action thriller John […]
First trailer for submarine thriller Kursk starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Colin Firth
Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, a trailer has arrived online for the submarine thriller Kursk. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg, the film stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, Lea Seydoux, Max Von Sydow, Michael Nyqvist, August Diehl, Steven Waddington, and Matthias Schweighöfer; take a look here…“It is the first major Russian Navy exercise since […]
First trailer for 100 Code starring Dominic Monaghan and Michael Nyqvist
With just three weeks to go until its premiere, WGN has released a trailer for its upcoming crime thriller series 100 Code which stars Dominic Monaghan and the late Michael Nyqvist; watch it here…“100 Code” is a tense crime thriller, following the hunt for a serial killer who targets young, blonde and blue-eyed women, found dead […]
R.I.P. Michael Nyqvist (1960 – 2017)
Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, best known for his role as Mikael Blomkvist in the Millennium trilogy of films, has passed away aged 56 after a battle with lung cancer. “On behalf of Michael Nyqvist’s representatives and family, it is with deep sadness that I can confirm that our beloved Michael, one of Sweden’s most respected and […]
Second Opinion – I.T. (2016)
I.T., 2016.Directed by John Moore. Starring Pierce Brosnan, James Frecheville, Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott, and Michael Nyqvist.SYNOPSIS:A wealthy tycoon finds his life has been taken over by an IT consultant. He, his family and his home are under attack from all the technology that they take for granted.It’s surprising that “from one of the writers […]
