EJ Moreno looks at a selection of films the Academy Awards needs to nominate… Last year, the Academy Awards brought in some of its lowest ratings, though improving over the year prior. While the state of the prestige Oscars isn’t dependent on viewership, it’s a sign that interest in the once hotly anticipated event is […]
The Best Horror Movies of 2022
EJ Moreno lists his favourite horror movies of the year… 2022 was a year filled to the brim with amazing horror films. If anyone ever doubted the state of the genre, we’ve collected ten films to prove why horror was in a better shape than any other year in recent memory. You will find ten […]
Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?
With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]
Blu-ray Review – Nope (2022)
Nope, 2022. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea. SYNOPSIS: Jordan Peele’s excellent horror film Nope, which contains many nods to the blockbusters of the 70s and 80s, arrives on Blu-ray with a solid line-up of bonus features and a code for a digital copy. During […]
Movie Review – Nope (2022)
Nope, 2022. Written and Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott, Wrenn Schmidt, Barbie Ferreira, Donna Mills, Terry Notary, Jennifer Lafleur, Sophia Coto, Ryan W. Garcia, Andrew Patrick Ralston, Gloria Cole, Conor Kawalski, Lincoln Lambert, Keith David, Devon Graye, Oz Perkins, Jacob Kim, and Eddie Jemison. SYNOPSIS: […]
DC League of Super-Pets lacks bite at the box office while Nope slips to second
The box-office played out as predicted over the weekend, although DC League of Super-Pets wasn’t a pedigree performer, taking the #1 spot with a low-end of expectations $23M debut. With the vocal talents of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Natasha Lyonne, DC League of Super-Pets (read our ★★★ review here) underwhelmed to the tune of […]
Logan Paul and the Liberation of Admitting “I Didn’t Get It”
Anghus Houvouras on the liberation of admitting “I didn’t get it…” There’s an episode of Community where affable idiot Troy Barnes, after being dosed with truth serum, goes into a series of confessions that include “I use comparisons to Hitler to win arguments on the internet at the drop of a hat” and “I’m more […]
Video Review – Nope sees Jordan Peele bring aliens down to Earth
EJ Moreno with a video review of Nope… Jordan Peele heads to the cinemas for this third directorial outing and the filmmaker swings for the fences with Nope. At first glance, it’s not as thought-provoking as Peele’s other films but the sci-fi horror actioner hits you days later with its powerful imagery and impressive artistry. […]
Jordan Peele offers a peek behind the scenes of Nope with new featurette
A new IMAX featurette has been released for Nope, which sees writer-director Jordan Peele and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema take us behind the scenes of the the upcoming horror as they discuss making the movie; watch the featurette here… SEE ALSO: Nope featurette focuses on Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer’s sibling strength SEE ALSO: Jordan […]
Nope featurette focuses on Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer’s sibling strength
With just under a month to go until Jordan Peele’s alien-invasion horror Nope lands in cinemas, Universal Pictures have released a featurette which focuses on the relationship between OJ and Em, played by Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Keke Palmer (Hustlers), siblings forced to work together as a mysterious event […]
