Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat which turns 25 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat turns 25 this month. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, together for the first time since The […]
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 […]
Trailer and poster for Saint Judy starring Michelle Monaghan
Ahead of its theatrical release this March, a trailer and poster have arrived online for the biographical drama Saint Judy. Directed by Sean Hanish, the film stars Michelle Monaghan as immigration attorney Judy Wood alongside Leem Lubany, Common, Peter Krause, Ben Schnetzer, Waleed Zuaiter, Mykelti Williamson, Gabriel Bateman, Kevin Chapman, Aimee Garcia, Gil Birmingham, Noel […]
Blumhouse’s new slasher Thriller gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its world premiere this weekend at the LA Film Festival, a poster and trailer have arrived online for Blumhouse’s latest slasher horror Thriller. Written and directed by Dallas Jackson, it stars Jason Woods, Mykelti Williamson, RZA, Jessica Allain, Luke Tennie, Tequan Richmond, Paige Hurd, Chelsea Rendon, Mitchell Edwards, Pepi Sonuga, Maestro Harrell, and Michael Ocampo; check […]
Blu-ray Review – Miracle Mile (1988)
Miracle Mile, 1988. Directed by Steve De Jarnatt. Starring Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, Denise Crosby, John Agar, Lou Hancock, Mykelti Williamson, and Kurt Fuller. SYNOPSIS: After answering a pay phone at four in the morning and hearing a message warning of all-out nuclear war, a young man must find his new love and try and […]