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Movie Review – Hamnet (2025)

September 14, 2025 by admin

Hamnet, 2025. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn. SYNOPSIS: A story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet arrives with ideal credentials: a celebrated source text, the backing of Steven Spielberg and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Top Stories, Will Hume Tagged With: Chloe Zhao, Emily Watson, Hamnet, Jessie Buckley, Joe Alwyn, Paul Mescal, Toronto International Film Festival

Movie Review – The History of Sound (2025)

September 8, 2025 by Robert Kojder

The History of Sound, 2025. Directed by Oliver Hermanus. Starring Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, Molly Price, Alison Bartlett, Michael Schantz, Chris Cooper, Raphael Sbarge, Hadley Robinson, Peter Mark Kendall, Emma Canning, Gary Raymond, Alessandro Bedetti, Michael D. Xavier, Aidan Redmond, Aedin Moloney, Leo Cocovinis, Tom Nelis, Brian Hutchison, and Briana Middleton. SYNOPSIS: Two young men […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Aedin Moloney, Aidan Redmond, Alessandro Bedetti, Alison Bartlett, Brian Hutchison, Briana Middleton, Chris Cooper, Emma Canning, Gary Raymond, Hadley Robinson, Josh Oconnor, Leo Cocovinis, Michael D. Xavier, Michael Schantz, Molly Price, Paul Mescal, Peter Mark Kendall, Raphael Sbarge, The History of Sound, Tom Nelis

First trailer for Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley

August 26, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, Focus Features has released the first trailer for Hamnet, director Chloe Zhao’s (Nomadland, Eternals) upcoming adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel. The film reimagines the story of the creation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and features a cast that includes Jessie Buckley, Paul […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Chloe Zhao, Emily Watson, Hamnet, Jessie Buckley, Joe Alwyn, Paul Mescal

The Next 007: 3 Actors Who Could Lead James Bond Into the New Era

August 24, 2025 by Anthony Cooper

Denis Villeneuve has a chance to reinvent the James Bond franchise with a dynamic choice for the title role in his upcoming James Bond film; here are three actors who could take 007 into his new era… What makes a great James Bond? Ian Fleming, the creator of 007, knew that Bond had to look […]

Filed Under: Anthony Cooper, Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Perre, Daniel Craig, Denis Villeneueve, James Bond, Paul Mescal, Richard Madden, Timothee Chalamet

Trailer for romantic drama The History of Sound starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor

July 24, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

MUBI has shared a trailer for The History of Sound, the historical romantic drama from Oliver Hermanus which is based on writer Ben Shattuck’s short story of the same name. The film follows Lionel (Paul Mescal), a music student who bonds with David (Josh O’Connor) over their love of folk music. Years later, following WWI […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alison Bartlett, Ben Shattuck, Chris Cooper, Josh Oconnor, Molly Price, Oliver Hermanus, Paul Mescal, The History of Sound

How 2024 Belongs to Josh O’Connor

October 28, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

2024 has been a great year for cinema and especially for Josh O’Connor… For every actor who finds themselves becoming a highly sought-after commodity, their rise can often be traced back to a particular film. Josh O’Connor looks set to be the next big thing in Hollywood and as seems to be highly commonplace, is […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alice Rohrwacher, Bonus Track, Carol Duarte, Challengers, Josh Oconnor, Kate Winslet, La Chimera, LEE, Luca Guadagnino, Mike Faist, Paul Mescal, The Crown, Zendaya

Jacob Elordi set to replace Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars

January 7, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

The Gladiator II reunion is off, with the news that Euphoria star Jacob Elordi is set to replace Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s adaptation of The Dog Stars.  The reason cited by Variety is the same one that has seen another Gladiator alum Joseph Quinn drop out of Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut Relapse, and […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott, The Dog Stars

Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)

November 22, 2024 by Chris Connor

Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Lucas, and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, Movies, Reviews, Top Stories Tagged With: connie nielsen, Denzel Washington, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Fred Hechinger, Gladiator, Gladiator II, Joseph Quinn, Matt Lucas, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Ridley Scott

Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)

November 21, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Derek Jacobi, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, Matt Lucas, Alexander Karim, Tim McInnerny, Lee Charles, Alfie Tempest, Riana Duce, Chi Lewis-Parry, Hadrian Howard, Rory McCann, Alec Utgoff, Yuval Gonen, Amira Ghazalla, Chris Hallaways, Tom […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Alec Utgoff, Alexander Karim, Alfie Tempest, Amira Ghazalla, Chi Lewis-Parry, Chris Hallaways, connie nielsen, Dean Fagan, Denzel Washington, Derek Jacobi, Fred Hechinger, Gladiator II, Hadrian Howard, Joseph Quinn, Lee Charles, Lior Raz, Matt Lucas, May Calamawy, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Peter Mensah, Riana Duce, Ridley Scott, Rory McCann, Tim McInnerny, Tom Moutchi, Yuval Gonen

Ridley Scott reuniting with Gladiator II’s Paul Mescal for The Dog Stars

November 10, 2024 by Gary Collinson

Having confirmed in the run up to the upcoming release of Gladiator II that he has no plans to retire from filmmaking, Ridley Scott is now looking to set up his next next project. As reported by Deadline, Scott is looking to reunite with Gladiator II lead Paul Mescal on The Dog Stars, an adaptation […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott, The Dog Stars

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