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Movie Review – Carmen (2023)

April 26, 2023 by Chris Connor

Carmen, 2023. Directed by Benjamin Millepied. Starring Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Elsa Pataky, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice, Benedict Hardie, Kaan Guldur, Pip Edwards, Nico Cortez, Kevin MacIsaac, Richard Brancatisano, Ryan Oliver Gelbart, Corey London, Alejandro Corsino, Marina Tamayo, and Sadie Thornton. SYNOPSIS: Benjamin Millepied’s complete reimagining of Carmen tells a story […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Carmen, Melissa Barrera, Nicholas Britell, Paul Mescal, Pedro Almodóvar, Rossy de Palma, Succession

Movie Review – God’s Creatures (2022)

March 29, 2023 by Robert Kojder

God’s Creatures, 2022 Directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer. Starring Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Marion O’Dwyer, Toni O’Rourke, Brendan McCormack, John Burke, Steve Gunn, Lalor Roddy, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Enda Oates, and Isabelle Connolly. SYNOPSIS: In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Aisling Franciosi, Anna Rose Holmer, Brendan McCormack, Declan Conlon, Emily Watson, Enda Oates, God's Creatures, Isabelle Connolly, John Burke, Lalor Roddy, Marion O'Dwyer, Paul Mescal, Saela Davis, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Steve Gunn, Toni O'Rourke

Denzel Washington set to join Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2

March 18, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Denzel Washington loves a period piece and could enter one of his most epic sagas yet. Washington is reportedly set to join the upcoming Gladiator sequel by director Ridley Scott. This would mark the first collaboration between Washington and Scott since their hit crime drama American Gangster. Deadline reports Washington is in early talks for […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Denzel Washington, Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott

Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal star in trailer for Carmen

March 12, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Sony Pictures has released a poster and trailer for Carmen, director Benjamin Millepied’s modern-day reimagining of the classical opera. The musical drama follows Carmen (Melissa Barrera), a young woman fleeing the Mexican desert she calls home following the death of her mother, as she survives a terrifying illegal border crossing with the help of a […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Benjamin Millepied, Carmen, Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal

Ridley Scott’s Paul Mescal-led Gladiator 2 coming late 2024

February 3, 2023 by EJ Moreno

For some of us, the fact that we are getting a Gladiator sequel feels surreal, but here we are with a release date. News has broken today that Ridley Scott’s upcoming sequel to the 2000 classic Gladiator will be heading to cinemas in 2024, November 22nd, to be exact. This release date is a competitive […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott

2023 Oscar Nominations: Reasons to Cheer and Reasons to Jeer

January 27, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

We look at the Oscar nominations. The surprises, the nods to celebrate and some glaring omissions… The Oscar nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced this week. It’s time to warm up your slapping hands, sorry, clapping hands and ready yourself for the main event. As with every year, there are predictable choices, and pleasing […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Aftersun, Andrea Riseborough, Avatar: The Way of Water, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Fraser, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Wells, Colin Farrell, Decision to Leave, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Firenado, Frankie Corio, Glass Onion, James Cameron, jamie lee curtis, Joseph Kosinski, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Condon, Mia Goth, michelle williams, Michelle Yeoh, Paul Mescal, pearl, ralph fiennes, Stephanie Hsu, Steven Spielberg, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Batman, The Fabelmans, The Menu, The Northman, the whale, To Leslie, Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking

Aftersun’s Paul Mescal to step into the arena for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel

January 7, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

For years it felt as though Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel would be one of those films mentioned in the rumour pages of movie magazines, ultimately never to be made. However, with Ridley Scott confirming that a script was finished back in 2021 A.D., we’ve now moved closer to stepping foot back in the Coliseum with […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Gladiator, Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal, Ridley Scott

Movie Review – Aftersun (2022)

December 20, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Aftersun, 2022. Written and Directed by Charlotte Wells. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayse Parlak, Sophia Lamanova, Brooklyn Toulson, and Spike Fearn. SYNOPSIS: Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Aftersun, Ayse Parlak, Brooklyn Toulson, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Charlotte Wells, Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal, sally messham, Sophia Lamanova, Spike Fearn

Movie Review – Aftersun (2022)

November 27, 2022 by Chris Connor

Aftersun, 2022. Written and Directed by Charlotte Wells. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and Celia Rowlson-Hall. SYNOPSIS: Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Aftersun, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Charlotte Wells, Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal to lead Kevin Macdonald’s espionage thriller A Spy By Nature

October 28, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Normal People’s Paul Mescal is set to continue his rise to prominence by headlining Kevin Macdonald’s espionage thriller A Spy By Nature.  Coming off the back of a festival season during which he has wowed with both Aftersun (read our ★★★★ review here) and God’s Creatures (read our ★★★★ review here), Deadline reports that Mescal […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: A Spy By Nature, Alec Milius, Kevin MacDonald, Paul Mescal

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