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 […]
Movie Review – God’s Creatures (2022)
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 […]
Denzel Washington set to join Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2
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 […]
Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal star in trailer for Carmen
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 […]
Ridley Scott’s Paul Mescal-led Gladiator 2 coming late 2024
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 […]
2023 Oscar Nominations: Reasons to Cheer and Reasons to Jeer
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 […]
Aftersun’s Paul Mescal to step into the arena for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel
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 […]
Movie Review – Aftersun (2022)
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 […]
Movie Review – Aftersun (2022)
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 […]
Paul Mescal to lead Kevin Macdonald’s espionage thriller A Spy By Nature
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 […]
