Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat, which was released on this day in 1995 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat is fast approaching thirty years old. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, […]
Movie Review – Clean (2022)
Clean, 2022. Directed by Paul Solet. Starring Adrien Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt, Chandler DuPont, Michelle Wilson, John Bianco, Dinora Walcott, Mykelti Williamson, and RZA. SYNOPSIS: Tormented by his past, a garbage man named Clean attempts a quiet life of redemption. But, soon finds himself forced to reconcile with the violence of his past. Okay, […]
Movie Review – Butter (2022)
Butter, 2022. Written and Directed by Paul A. Kaufman. Starring Alex Kersting, Mira Sorvino, Annabeth Gish, Mykelti Williamson, Brian Van Holt, McKaley Miller, Ravi Patel, Jack Griffo, Monte Markham, Natalie Valerin, John Kassir, and Jake Austin Walker. SYNOPSIS: A lonely obese boy everyone calls “Butter” is about to make history. He is going to eat […]
Trailer for crime thriller Clean starring Adrien Brody
IFC Films has released a trailer and images for director Paul Solet’s crime thriller Clean which stars Adrien Brody as a garbage man with a dark past attempting to live a quiet life of redemption until he finds himself the target of a local crime boss; take a look here… Tormented by a past life, […]
Movie Review – The 24th (2020)
The 24th, 2020. Directed by Kevin Willmott. Starring Trai Byers, Bashir Salahuddin, Aja Naomi King, Mo McRae, Tosin Morohunfola, Mykelti Williamson, Thomas Haden Church, Lorenzo Yearby, David King, Cuyle Carvin, Jim Klock, Cranston Johnson, Tony Demil, Joseph Lee Anderson, Derek Russo, Tyshon Freeman, Tanya Chisholm, Michael Rose, Bruce McKinnon, Troy Rudeseal, Matt Burke, and Rhoda […]
Houston Riot drama The 24th gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its release later this month, Vertical Entertainment has unveiled a poster and trailer for The 24th, a drama telling the timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal […]
Civil War drama Emperor gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Mark Amin’s (Frida) upcoming drama Emperor. Inspired by the legend of Shields ‘Emperor’ Green, the film stars Dayo Okeniyi, Naturi Naughton, Kat Graham, Mykelti Williamson, James Cromwell, and Bruce Dern; take a look here… Emperor is inspired by the legend […]
Movie Review – Don’t Let Go (2019)
Don’t Let Go, 2019. Written and Directed by Jacob Estes. Starring Storm Reid, David Oyelowo, Byron Mann, Mykelti Williamson, Shinelle Azoroh, Alfred Molina, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: After a man’s family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He’s not sure […]
Trailer and poster for Blumhouse’s Don’t Let Go starring David Oyelowo and Storm Reid
Blumhouse has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming thriller Don’t Let Go. Written and directed by Jacob Estes, the film stars David Oyelowo as a detective who receives a phonecall from his recently murdered niece (Storm Reid), seemingly before she was killed, and races to prevent the murder of his family before it […]
Movie Review – Thriller (2019)
Thriller. 2019. Directed by Dallas Jackson. Starring Jessica Allain, Mitchell Edwards, Maestro Harrell, Paige Hurd, Chauncey Jenkins, Michael Ocampo, Chelsea Rendon, Tequan Richmond, RZA, Pepi Sonuga, Luke Tennie, Mykelti Williamson, and Jason Woods. SYNOPSIS: A childhood prank comes back to haunt a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens when their victim returns home during […]
