Rental Family, 2025. Written and Directed by Hikari. Starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto, Paolo Andrea Di Pietro, Shinji Ozeki, Yuji Komatsu, Ryoko Osada, Gan Furukawa, Risa Kameda, Kana Kitty, Yuma Sonan, Nihi, and Shino Shinozaki. SYNOPSIS: An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands […]
Movie Review – Rental Family (2025)
Rental Family, 2025. Written and Directed by Hikari. Starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, and Shannon Gorman. SYNOPSIS: Fraser plays an American actor adrift in Japan, hired by a rental family agency to “perform” roles in the lives of strangers. A father connecting to a daughter he doesn’t know, a second player […]
Brendan Fraser’s struggling actor finds himself in an unusual role in Rental Family trailer
Searchlight Pictures has released a trailer and images for Rental Family, the new film from writer-director Hikari (37 Seconds, Beef) and starring Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser (The Whale) as a struggling actor in Tokyo, Japan who finds himself through a rather unusual role that sees him connecting with strangers. Featuring alongside Fraser in the cast of […]
Movie Review – Tornado (2025)
Tornado, 2025. Written and Directed by John Maclean. Starring Kōki, Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira, and Joanne Whalley. SYNOPSIS: A Japanese puppeteer’s daughter gets caught up with criminals when their show crosses paths with a crime gang, led by Sugarman and his son Little Sugar. Director John Maclean burst onto the scene with 2015’s […]
Movie Review – Tornado (2025)
Tornado, 2025. Written and Directed by John Maclean. Starring Kōki, Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira, Rory McCann, Ian Hanmore, Jamie Michie, Jack Morris, Sammy Hayman, Nathan Malone, Dennis Okwera, Raphaël Thiéry, Joanne Whalley, Alex Macqueen, Douglas Russell, and Bryan Michael Mills. SYNOPSIS: A Japanese puppeteer’s daughter gets caught up with criminals when their show […]
Trailer for period action thriller Tornado from Slow West director John Maclean
Lionsgate has shared a trailer for Tornado, the upcoming period action thriller from writer-director John Maclean (Slow West). Set 1790s Britain, the film follows Tornado (Kōki), a young woman who vows to seek vengeance against a notorious gang that ambushed her father’s puppet Samurai show, with the plan of stealing their ill-gotten gold. Also featuring […]
Movie Review – Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Captain America: Brave New World, 2025. Directed by Julius Onah. Starring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Tim Blake Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Xosha Roquemore, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, William Mark McCullough, Takehiro Hira, Harsh Nayyar, Alan Boell, John Cihangir, Eric Mbanda, Josh Robin, Sharon Tazewell, and Pete Burris. SYNOPSIS: Sam Wilson, the […]
Movie Review – Rumours (2024)
Rumours, 2024. Written and Directed by Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, and Guy Maddin. Starring Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet, Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Burić, and Alicia Vikander. SYNOPSIS: The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger […]
Rumours trailer blends political satire with apocalyptic horror
Ahead of its theatrical release this October, Bleecker Street has shared a red band trailer, poster and images for Rumours, a genre-bending mash-up of political satire and apocalyptic horror. Directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, the film follows seven leaders from the world’s most wealthy democracies as they come together to draft […]
Trailer for political horror comedy rumours starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander
Bleeker Street has shared a teaser trailer for Rumours, the apocalyptic horror comedy from directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson. The film sees seven world leaders come together in an attempt to provide leadership during a global crisis, and features an ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, […]
