Netflix has released the first trailer for Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the third instalment in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s crime drama anthology series. Charlie Hunnam leads the cast as Ed Gein, the sadistic killer whose gruesome crimes that took place in his decaying home in 1950s rural Wisconsin became the inspiration for iconic […]
First posters for Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story starring Charlie Hunnam
Netflix has shared three first-look posters for the third instalment in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology series, Monster: The Ed Gein Story which offers a look at Charlie Hunnam as the notorious killer, highlighting the influence his story played in the classic horror films Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Silence of […]
Japan Is Winning Cinema Right Now
Several great Japanese movies have come out in the past year, adding to a recent golden period, so is Japan making the best of the best right now? Cinema around the world is all about cycles. You’ll see peaks and troughs where a nation is producing stellar work followed by a period of creative lull […]
10 Hidden Gems from 2024 You Have To See
2024 has been a pretty stellar year for films, so much so that some have slipped under the radar; here’s ten recommendations for hidden gems you may have missed… It feels like cinema has had something of a creative upswing lately beneath the mainstream. In the last few years, we’ve seen some interesting auteur horrors […]
Addison Rae and Suzanna Son join Charlie Hunnam in Monster season 3
Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology series Monster has added two new cast members for its third season with Addison Rae (Thanksgiving) and Suzanna Son (Red Rocket) joining the previously announced Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy). Rae and Son’s roles are being kept under wraps for the time being, the season will focus on infamous serial killer Ed Gein, […]
Charlie Hunnam to star as Ed Gein in Monster season 3
Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second season of Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology series, may be premiering Thursday, but Murphy has already made a major announcement for the third season. Yesterday Netflix held a special event for Monsters season two, showing its audience the premiere episode, and with the series’ cast on stage […]
Movie Review – Monster (2023)
Monster, 2023. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Shidô Nakamura, and Yûko Tanaka SYNOPSIS: When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to […]
Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s critically acclaimed Monster gets a UK poster and trailer from Picturehouse
Picturehouse Entertainment has released the U.K trailer for Broker and Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s latest, Monster, which won the Queer Award and Best Screenplay Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was given the highest marks possible in our own ★★★★★ review (which you can read here). With an unforgettable score from the late Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, […]
Movie Review – Monster (2023)
Monster, 2023. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yuko Tanaka, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, and Shido Nakamura. SYNOPSIS: A mother demands answers from teacher when her son begins acting strangely. Sure to leave one questioning what they are getting themselves into in the best possible way, Soya Kurokawa’s […]
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster gets an international trailer, poster and release date
Well Go USA Entertainment has dropped an international trailer announcing the release of Broker and Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s latest, Monster, which won the Best Screenplay award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was awarded the highest marks possible in our own ★★★★★ review (which you can read here). With a stunning score from […]
