The Mortuary Assistant, 2026. Directed by Jeremiah Kipp. Starring Willa Holland, Paul Sparks, John Adams, Keena Ferguson Frasier, Mark Steger, and Emily Bennett. SYNOPSIS: Rebecca Owens, a mortuary science graduate, takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary but what begins as a routine job soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces. Rebecca […]
Horror video game adaptation The Mortuary Assistant gets creepy trailer
Dread Central and Shudder have released the trailer for creepy videogame adaptation The Mortuary Assistant, which tells the story of a newly certified mortician who takes a night job working alone in a spooky mortuary, only to be confronted by numerous demons and her own past trauma. Directed by Jeremiah Kipp (Slapface), from a script […]
Movie Review – Eric LaRue (2023)
Eric LaRue, 2023. Directed by Michael Shannon. Starring Judy Greer, Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Sparks, Alison Pill, Tracy Letts, Annie Parisse, Kate Arrington, Logan Newkirk, and Nation Sage Henrikson. SYNOPSIS: Janice is struggling; she moves through life as if in a haze, unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband has found […]
Trailer for Michael Shannon-directed Eric LaRue starring Judy Greer
Magnolia Pictures has released a poster and trailer for Eric LaRue, the feature directorial debut of Michael Shannon. Adapted from Brett Neveu’s 2002 play of the same name, the film stars Judy Greer as Janice, a mother struggling to seek solace in her faith as she tries to cope with the fallout after her son […]
Movie Review – The Bikeriders (2023)
The Bikeriders, 2023. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus, Michael Abbott Jr., Damon Herriman, Emory Cohen, Karl Glusman, Toby Wallace, Beau Knapp, Happy Anderson, Phuong Kubacki, Valerie Jane Parker, Paul Sparks, Tony Donno, Rachel Lee Kolis, Forba Shepherd, David Myers […]
New trailer and poster for The Bikeriders starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy
Ahead of its belated release this June following a change in distributors from Disney to Focus Features, a new trailer and poster have landed online for writer-director Jeff Nichols’ upcoming drama The Bikeriders. The film follows a midwestern motorcycle club over the course of a decade as it shifts from a gathering place for the […]
Disney no longer set to release The Bikeriders
Despite a stellar cast featuring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy, as well as positive buzz from the festival circuit (read our own review here), Disney are reportedly set to park Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders on the lot. 20th Century Studios’ The Bikeriders was removed from the Disney release schedule last month, and now […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders, 2023. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Mike Faist, Norman Reedus, Michael Shannon, Emory Cohen, Boyd Holbrook, Paul Sparks, and Damon Herriman. SYNOPSIS: The Bikeriders is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Jeff […]
Movie Review – Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2021)
Giving Birth to a Butterfly, 2021. Directed by Theodore Schaefer. Starring Annie Parisse, Gus Birney, Rachel Resheff, Constance Shulman, Owen Campbell, Paul Sparks. SYNOPSIS: A woman who has had her identity stolen goes on a road trip with her son’s pregnant girlfriend to find those responsible. Theodore Schaefer’s surreal debut places a flickering light on […]
Movie Review – Thoroughbreds (2018)
Thoroughbreds, 2018. Written and Directed by Cory Finley. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, Francie Swift, and Kaili Vernoff. SYNOPSIS: Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost. Typically, […]
