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Movie Review – At Eternity’s Gate (2018)

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At Eternity’s Gate, 2018. Directed by Julian Schnabel. Starring Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Niels Arestrup, Anne Consigny, Amira Casar, Vincent Pérez, and Lolita Chammah. SYNOPSIS: A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Being the second film […]

Movie Review – Life Itself (2018)

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Life Itself, 2018. Written and Directed by Dan Fogelman. Starring Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Olivia Cooke, Annette Bening, Jean Smart, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Antonio Banderas, Mandy Patinkin, Àlex Monner, Lala Costa, Isabel Durant, Adrian Marrero, Lorenza Izzo, Jake Robinson, Charlie Thurston, Gabby Bryan, and Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: As a young New York couple goes from college […]

Movie Review – Operation Finale (2018)

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Operation Finale, 2018. Directed by Chris Weitz. Starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Michael Benjamin Hernandez, Greta Scacchi, Peter Strauss, Antonia Desplat, Matt Lindquist, Rainer Reiners, Rocío Muñoz, Tatiana Rodriguez, Ezequiel Campa, Aylam Orian, and Pêpê Rapazote. SYNOPSIS: […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a chess match between the Jedi and the Sith according to Oscar Isaac

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Oscar Isaac, one of the stars of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has said the film is part of a chess match between the Jedi and the Sith. The age-old battle between the Jedi and the Sith has been a consistent presence across Star Wars canon and while no Sith and very few Jedi […]

Oscar Isaac on the dynamic between Poe, Finn and Rey in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Poe, Finn, and Rey, the three main Star Wars heroes introduced in the Sequel Trilogy, haven’t been given the opportunity to share the screen together so far. In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we saw Finn and Poe, and Finn and Rey spent time together as duos. In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, all three characters […]

Ben Hardy circling X-Men: Apocalypse mystery role

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According to TheWrap, Bryan Singer has found yet another young cast member for X-Men: Apocalypse, in the form of EastEnders actor Ben Hardy. Unfortunately, we have no idea who Hardy will be playing, as the role is “another important [one] that is being kept under wraps.” Hardy was one of the actors who tested for the role of […]

Movie Review – Mojave (2015)

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Mojave, 2015. Directed by William Monahan. Starring Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Walton Goggins and Mark Wahlberg. SYNOPSIS: Movie writer and producer Thomas disappears off into the desert for some solitude and the contents of several vodka bottles.  As night falls, he’s approached by a drifter, Jack.  Their encounter ends with an argument and Thomas comes […]

Oscar Isaac says Star Wars: Episode VIII is “the dark second chapter”

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In an interview with Rolling Stone to promote the release of his latest film X-Men: Apocalypse, Oscar Isaac has spoken briefly about reprising the role of Poe Dameron for next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. “In the new film, there’s a lot more to do. What happens now is the heroes get tested. All three […]

Oscar Isaac set for revenge thriller The Card Counter

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Deadline is reporting that Oscar Isaac is set to star in The Card Counter, a revenge feature from Oscar-nominated writer-director Paul Schrader (First Reformed). The feature will see Isaac as William Tell, “a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past.” “Schrader […]