Jockey, 2021. Co-written and directed by Clint Bentley. Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, and Moisés Arias. SYNOPSIS: An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son. Clint Bentley has entered the world of feature films with a powerhouse […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Jockey
Jockey, 2021. Co-written and directed by Clint Bentley. Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, and Moisés Arias. SYNOPSIS: An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son. It’s always enormously satisfying to see a talented, perhaps underappreciated character actor […]
Tom Hardy to lead ensemble cast of Vietnam War movie The Things They Carried
Deadline is reporting that Tom Hardy is set to headline the impressive ensemble cast of The Things They Carried, a Vietnam War movie from director Rupert Sanders (Ghost in the Shell). Alongside Hardy, the film is set to feature Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Bill Skarsgard (It), Pete […]
Movie Review – The King of Staten Island (2020)
The King of Staten Island, 2020. Directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Marisa Tomei, Maude Apatow, Bill Burr, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Moises Arias, and Carly Aquilino. SYNOPSIS: Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a […]
Movie Review – The King of Staten Island (2020)
The King of Staten Island, 2020. Directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Bill Burr, Marisa Tomei, Maude Apatow, Pamela Adlon, Machine Gun Kelly, Jimmy Tatro, Pauline Chalamet, Moisés Arias, Kevin Corrigan, Lou Wilson, Ricky Velez, Carly Aquilino, Joseph Paul Kennedy, Lynne Koplitz, Giselle King, John Sorrentino, Domenick Lombardozzi, Rafael Poueriet, and Steve […]
Pete Davidson stars in trailer for Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming comedy The King of Staten Island. Directed by Judd Apatow, the film is loosely based on the life of Pete Davidson, and sees him playing Scott, a man in his mid-20s who has achieved little since his father passed away, until he finds himself taking […]
Sylvester Stallone superhero thriller Samaritan fills out its cast
Deadline is reporting that MGM’s Sylvester Stallone-led superhero thriller Samaritan has filled out its supporting cast ahead of production this coming week. Joining Stallone in the cast of the film is young boxing prodigy Javon Walton (Euphoria), who will play a young boy who sets out to discover whether a legendary superhero (Stallone) may still […]
Movie Review – Monos (2019)
Monos, 2019. Directed by Alejandro Landes. Starring Moisés Arias, Julianne Nicholson, Sofia Buenaventura, Karen Quintero, Julian Giraldo, Laura Castrillón, Deibi Rueda, Paul Cubides, Sneider Castro, Wilson Salazar, and Jorge Román. SYNOPSIS: On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow. Monos is a fictional story that might […]
Movie Review – Five Feet Apart (2019)
Five Feet Apart, 2019. Directed by Justin Baldoni. Starring Cole Sprouse, Haley Lu Richardson, Moisés Arias, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Parminder Nagra, Emily Baldoni, Gary Weeks, and Claire Forlani. SYNOPSIS: Two teenagers with life-threatening illnesses meet in a hospital and fall in love. Technically not a cinematic universe, the latest edition of diseased and doomed star-crossed teenagers, […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Monos
Monos, 2019. Directed by Alejandro Landes. Starring Sofia Buenaventura, Moises Arias, Julian Giraldo, Paul Cubides, Karen Quintero, Julianne Nicholson, Deiby Rueda, Sneider Castro, Laura Castrillón and Wilson Salazar. SYNOPSIS: A gang of child soldiers are left adrift in the Colombian jungle, far away from any adult authority to guide their violent antics. Sometimes, it’s nice […]
