30 years on from its release, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Luc Besson’s cult classic Léon: The Professional… Léon: The Professional is important for a number of reasons. The controversial hitman film introduced audiences to a young Natalie Portman, gave Jean Reno wider recognition and reminded how much Hollywood needs Gary Oldman. But […]
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at 25 – Still a franchise low-point?
Chris Connor revisits Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as it turns 25… It might seem a stretch for some but there was a point where George Lucas’s sci-fi juggernaut Star Wars had a 16-year big screen hiatus from 1983’s Return of the Jedi to 1999’s Phantom Menace. While we have now become […]
Why Attack of the Clones is the worst Star Wars movie
Luke Owen looks back at Attack of the Clones… The year is 1999. The excitement and buzz surrounding the release of the first Star Wars movie since 1983 is at an all-time high. We’d recently just relived our love of the original trilogy via the 1997 Special Edition re-releases, and now here we are with […]
A Double Hit of Luc Besson Assassin Films: Nikita and Leon
Tom Jolliffe double bills Luc Besson’s Nikita and Leon… Think back to the 90’s. A transitional time for action films. It was also an era that saw a French director hit it big in Hollywood. Then think about the best assassin films of the decade. Chances are when piling up candidates, you’re likely to have […]
Natalie Portman is caught in a mystery in the Lady in the Lake trailer
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for Lady in the Lake, the Natalie Portman-headline limited series based on Laura Lippman’s novel of the same name. Created and directed by Honey Boy‘s Alma Har’el, Lady in the Lake also stars Moses Ingram, Y’lan Noel, Brett Gelman, Byron Bowers, Noah Jupe, Josiah Cross, Mikey Madison and Pruitt […]
Movie Review – May December (2023)
May December, 2023. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Elizabeth Yu, Andrea Frankle, Cory Michael Smith, Kelvin Han Yee, Joan Reilly, Piper Curda, Gabriel Chung, D.W. Moffett, Drew Scheid, Chris Tenzis, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, Mike Lopez, Christopher Nguyen, Charles Green, Lawrence Arancio, Julie Ivey, Fatou Jackson, Hans Obma, and […]
John Krasinski and Natalie Portman join Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth
Even with his new film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare coming out this spring, Guy Ritchie is already planning his next film. According to Deadline, John Krasinski (Jack Ryan) and Natalie Portman (May December) have joined Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth from Skydance and Apple. Fountain of Youth will follow “two estranged siblings (Krasinski and Portman) who partner on a global […]
Exclusive Interview – Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore talk May December and playing bad people
EJ Moreno sits down with the stars of May December… The question is posed in Todd Haynes’ May December about actors playing bad people, so our host, EJ Moreno, discusses that topic and more in a new interview with the stars: Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore. The actresses speak to balancing the tone of this […]
Heat: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era
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, […]
Natalie Portman says she’s “open” to more Star Wars
Natalie Portman knows that even while promoting a prestige film during awards season, you never turn your back on the franchises that often pay the bills. Portman returned to the MCU recently for Thor: Love and Thunder, but that’s not it for her. During a recent appearance on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live to […]
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