Apple and A24 have debuted a new trailer for director Lila Neugebauer’s upcoming drama Causeway ahead of the film’s premiere tomorrow. The film follows Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence), a soldier struggling to adjust to life back home after suffering from PTSD and a debilitating brain injury, as she forms a friendship with mechanic James (Brian Tyree […]
Movie Review – Bruised (2021)
Bruised, 2021. Directed by Halle Berry. Starring Halle Berry, Adan Canto, Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, Lela Loren, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Danny Boyd Jr., Shamier Anderson, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Denny Dillon. SYNOPSIS: A disgraced MMA fighter finds redemption in the cage and the courage to face her demons when the son she had given […]
Video Review – Dune: The Unadaptable Story Fails Again
EJ Moreno with a video review of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune… Denis Villeneuve returns with another adaptation of a cult classic ’80s project, and it’s just as hollow as his previous film. Dune is quite stunning to look at but offers barely anything under the surface level. Is it a problem from the source material, or […]
Movie Review – Dune (2021)
Dune, 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chang Chen, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun, and Benjamin Clémentine. SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble […]
First trailer for Halle Berry MMA drama Bruised
Netflix has debuted the first trailer, a poster and images for the upcoming drama Bruised. The film marks the directorial debut for Halle Berry, who also stars as Jackie Justice, a disgraced MMA fighter looking for redemption. Joining Berry in the cast are Adan Canto, Shamier Anderson, Danny Boyd Jr., Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Dune
Dune. 2021 Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chang Chen, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun, and Benjamin Clémentine SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble […]
First trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune
Following on from yesterday’s teaser, Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for Dune, the new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel from director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049). Check it out below, along with the official synopsis and a selection of screenshots… A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the […]
New images from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune showcase the cast of the sci-fi epic
Following yesterday’s first look at Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune, another batch of images have been released from Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated adaptation featuring Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Jason Mamoa as Duncan […]
Movie Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Odeya Rush, Kathryn Newton, Andy Buckley, Daniel Zovatto, Jordan Rodrigues, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith. SYNOPSIS: In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California. There’s a dirtied, […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Odeya Rush, Kathryn Newton, Andy Buckley, Daniel Zovatto, Jordan Rodrigues, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith. SYNOPSIS: The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year. In the hands […]
