Casey Chong presents a selection of underrated neo-noir movies from the 1990s… The 1990s era saw a string of notable neo-noirs from Warren Beatty’s bold comic strip-like style Dick Tracy (1990) to Abel Ferrara’s stark Bad Lieutenant (1992) and of course, the Oscar-winning L.A. Confidential (1997). But the same decade also produced a few more […]
Are the Oscars Daring Enough to Nominate Demi Moore for The Substance?
It’s the talk of cinephile circles and Demi Moore gives a career-best performance. But is The Substance too icky for the Oscars? At its best, cinema will sneak up on you and deliver something no one could have expected. A dazzling kaleidoscopic rollercoaster body horror starring Demi Moore? No one would have predicted a project […]
Latinx-led Revenge reboot planned by ABC
Revenge, which starred Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne and Madeleine Stowe as Victoria Grayson, was a huge hit on ABC and ran for four seasons from 2011 – 2015. Based on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Revenge followed Thorne as she returned to her childhood home in The Hamptons under a new […]
Witches, Vengeance, and Silence! The 10 Best Horror Films of 2018
EJ Moreno on 2018’s 10 horror films… 2018 is another year with some of the most remarkable horror films to grace our screens. In a year stacked with slashers, witches, and even the horror of silence, there is something for every viewer to enjoy. Michael Myers returned to the screens, Toni Collette scared us all, […]
Movie Review – Revenge (2017)
Revenge, 2017. Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchède, and Jean-Louis Tribes. SYNOPSIS: A woman is raped by her lover’s friend at a secluded house and begins a campaign of brutal payback when she is left for dead. Revenge is one of those movies where the title […]
Movie Review – Revenge (2015)
Revenge, 2015. Directed by Kjersti Heinsbo Starring Siren Jorgensen, Frode Winther, Maria Bock, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, and Rakel Hemre. SYNOPSIS: In Western Norway, Rebekka is looking for retribution. Under false identity, she seeks out her deceased sister’s violator and embeds herself into his idyllic family to now destroy his life. Not to be confused with the […]
Watch the trailer for Norwegian thriller Revenge
Uncork’d Entertainment is bringing the Norwegian thriller Revenge (Hevn) to U.S. theaters this coming Friday, and you can take a look at the poster, synopsis and trailer for the film here… Travelling under a false identity, Rebekka sets out on a mission to confront Morten Holand whom she shares a dark secret surrounding the death […]
Second Opinion – Revenge (2018)
Revenge, 2018. Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Guillaume Boudeche, and Vincent Colombe. SYNOPSIS: Jen (Matilda Lutz) has a romantic weekend away with boyfriend Richard (Kevin Janssens) disrupted by a couple of his friends, who’ve arrived early for a hunting trip. Things go from bad to worse and, after a vicious attack, […]
Exclusive Interview – Coralie Fargeat and Matilda Lutz on Revenge
For writer/director Coralie Fargeat, her debut feature Revenge has been a baptism of blood. Getting funding for a genre movie in France is never easy and, although the project received plenty of attention simply because there was a woman director at the helm, securing the money wasn’t straightforward. Nonetheless, it’s made it to UK screens, […]
Movie Review – Revenge (2018)
Revenge, 2018. Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, and Guillaume Bouchède. SYNOPSIS: Never take your mistress on an annual guys’ getaway, especially one devoted to hunting – a violent lesson for three wealthy married men. At first glance, Coralie Fargeat’s Revenge serviceably checks every distasteful-if-mishandled box of “rape revenge” […]
