It’s been a while since its premiere in February, but Netflix has finally revealed what the future holds for The Umbrella Academy. The streaming service announced yesterday the comic book adaptation has been renewed for a second season by releasing a short announcement teaser for where the season will take the Hargreeves family next. Watch […]
Second Opinion – Paddleton (2019)
Paddleton, 2019. Directed by Alex Lehmann. Starring Mark Duplass and Ray Romano. SYNOPSIS: An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbours becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer. 2019 has thus far served up mixed results for Netflix’s avalanche of movies released under their Originals label, but mumblecore icon […]
Movie Review – High Flying Bird (2019)
High Flying Bird, 2019. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Andre Holland, Zazie Beetz, Melvin Gregg, Sonja Sohn, Zachary Quinto, Glenn Fleshler, Jeryl Prescott, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley, Caleb McLaughlin, Bobbi Bordley, Kyle MacLachlan and Bill Duke. SYNOPSIS: A sports agent pitches a rookie basketball client on an intriguing and controversial business opportunity during a lockout. Less than a year […]
Joel Edgerton talks about “getting the team back together” for Bright 2
While doing the press rounds for his latest directorial outing Boy Erased (read our review here), Joel Edgerton was asked about the current state of the sequel to Netflix’s buddy cup movie come fantasy, Bright, to which he responded that they’re “getting the team back together”. Speaking exclusively to Yahoo! Movies, Edgerton said that Bright […]
Movie Review – Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw, 2019. Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS: After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way […]
The Problem With Streaming Monopolies
Tom Jolliffe looks at Amazon and Netflix, as physical media slowly dies out with every increase in their market share… A lot has been said recently about Netflix’s huge push in 2019 with original content. It’s not necessarily true to say people have been banging their door down demanding they create this original content (or […]
Zack Snyder returns with zombie action thriller Army of the Dead
After spending time away from filmmaking after a family tragedy, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed director Zack Snyder is officially returning with Army of the Dead, a zombie action thriller set for Netflix. Army of the Dead takes place in a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, during which a man assembles a group of mercenaries to take […]
Movie Review – Polar (2019)
Polar, 2019 Directed by Jonas Akerlund. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick, Richard Dreyfuss and Matt Lucas. SYNOPSIS: A talented hitman is nearing retirement and will receive an eight-million dollar pension on his fiftieth birthday. His employers send out a team of younger assassins to take him out before his big payday. Based on […]
Merlin’s Bradley James set to lead Netflix’s World War II series The Liberator
As Netflix prepares to break new ground with its live-action animation hybrid The Liberator, it has been announced that Bradley James (Merlin) has been cast in the lead role of the World War II series, according to Deadline. The Liberator will follow the exploits of the 157th Infantry Regiment, a National Guard unit from Oklahoma comprised of […]
Movie Review – Close (2019)
Close, 2019. Directed by Vicky Jewson. Starring Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse and Indira Varma. SYNOPSIS: A bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a rich young heiress. Neither party is keen on the arrangement until a violent kidnap forces them to go on the run. There are probably few actresses better qualified and more deserving […]