Dual, 2022. Written and Directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Katariina Havukainen, Maija Paunio, Kris Gummerus, Andrei Alén, Sanna-June Hyde, and Donat Balaj. SYNOPSIS: A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading […]
Dual trailer pits Karen Gillan against her clone in a fight to the death
RLJE Films has released a poster and trailer for Dual, the upcoming thriller for writer-director Riley Stearns which stars Karen Gillan as a young woman who opts for a cloning procedure to ease the loss for her loved ones after receiving a terminal diagnosis, but after a miraculous recovery she fails to have the clone […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Dual
Dual, 2022. Written and directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, and Beulah Koale. SYNOPSIS: A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis, but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death. Riley Stearns follows up his […]
Movie Review – The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
The Art of Self-Defense, 2019. Written and Directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello, Jason Burkey, David Zellner, and Leland Orser. SYNOPSIS: A man is attacked at random on the street. He enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an […]
Jesse Eisenberg learns The Art of Self-Defense in trailer for new dark comedy
A new trailer has been released for writer-director Riley Stearns’ dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense which stars Jesse Eisenberg as a timid bookkeeper who takes up Karate to defend himself after being attacked by a motorcycle gang; watch it here… After he’s attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid […]
Jesse Eisenberg learns The Art of Self-Defense in trailer for new dark comedy
Following its world premiere this weekend at SXSW, Bleeker Street has released the first trailer for the dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense which stars Jesse Eisenberg as a man who takes up Karate in order to learn to defend himself after becoming the victim of random attack. Written and directed by Riley Stearns, the […]
