Vertical has released a trailer for director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s thriller Asphalt City. Based on Shannon Burke’s 2008 novel Black Flies (which it was titled for its premiere in competition at Cannes last year, the film follows young paramedic Ollie (Tye Sheridan) as he is paired with seasoned partner Gene (Sean Penn), during the dangerous and […]
Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn take a cab ride in Daddio trailer
Sony Pictures Classics has released a trailer for writer-director Christy Hall’s upcoming drama Daddio. Encapsulated in the duration of a single cab ride, the film centres on a passenger (Dakota Johnson) and the driver (Sean Penn) as open up to each other, discussing the important relationships in their lives. Watch the trailer below… DADDIO celebrates […]
Paul Thomas Anderson to direct Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn & Regina Hall in untitled Warner Bros. film
Here’s some news to get cinema aficionados excited; Paul Thomas Anderson has lined up Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Regina Hall to star in his as-yet-untitled movie for Warner Bros. According to Deadline the There Will be Blood director will begin production on January 21 in California, and will work from his own script, as […]
Mystic River at 20: Revisiting Clint Eastwood’s bleak neo-noir crime drama
Hasitha Fernando revisits Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River at 20… Ever since Clint Eastwood crafted the brutally beautiful revisionist western Unforgiven back in 1992, audiences were pining for something similar by the maestro. Flashforward to a decade later and the veteran Hollywood actor gave us an equally devastating, bleak-as-hell crime drama called Mystic River. Bolstered by exceptional […]
Stan comedy series C*A*U*G*H*T gets a trailer ahead of September premiere
Stan has released a trailer for the upcoming comedy series C*A*U*G*H*T which follows four Australian soldiers as they are captured during a secret mission after being mistaken for Americans. With the government refusing to help them, the captives realise their only option is to try and save themselves by making the greatest hostage video of […]
Movie Review – The Gunman (2015)
The Gunman, 2015. Directed by Pierre Morel. Starring Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca, Mark Rylance, Ray Winstone and Javier Bardem. SYNOPSIS: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier’s successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target […]
Sean Penn’s The Gunman bombs at the box office
Ever since the release of Taken in 2009, it seems that older actors are trying to jump on board the action train. Sean Penn’s The Gunman is the next stop, but his first attempt has not been overly successful. Opening to very middling reviews (the film currently holds 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and 39 on […]
Blu-ray Review – Licorice Pizza (2021)
Licorice Pizza, 2021. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie. SYNOPSIS: Licorice Pizza arrives on home video in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital code edition that’s light on bonus feature, although it does include a small poster, if you’re into that sort […]
Top 5 most convincing performances of musicians in film
William Fanelli with his top five most convincing performances of musicians in film… Bennett Miller’s Whiplash has certainly resonated with audiences since its release in theaters late last year. The film follows a young drummer who, in his pursuit to master his instrument, crosses paths with a sadomasochistic music instructor when he enrolls in an […]
Movie Review – Flag Day (2021)
Flag Day, 2021. Directed by Sean Penn. Starring Sean Penn, Dylan Penn, Hopper Penn, Josh Brolin, Katheryn Winnick, Eddie Marsan, Dale Dickey, Bailey Noble, James Russo, Norbert Leo Butz, Adam Hurtig, Cole Flynn, Jadyn Rylee, Beckam Crawford, Addison Tymec, and Regina King. SYNOPSIS: A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and […]
