Escape Room. 2019Directed by Adam Robitel Starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, Nik Dodani, Jessica Sutton, Adam Robitel, and Yorick van WageningenSYNOPSIS:Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.Immediately after the death of the first of the five participants, one character […]
Movie Review – Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
Words on Bathroom Walls, 2020.Directed by Thor Freudenthal. Starring Charlie Plummer, Taylor Russell, Andy García, Walton Goggins, Devon Bostick, Aaron Dominguez, Molly Parker, Beth Grant, Drew Scheid, and AnnaSophia Robb.SYNOPSIS:A teenager coping with paranoid schizophrenia hopes his new experimental drug treatment will help him navigate high school and the outside world.One of the major plot […]
Movie Review – Waves (2019)
Waves, 2019.Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Sterling K. Brown.SYNOPSIS:A South Florida family deals with a loss in many different ways.Waves is a movie that reached into my chest, ripped my heart out, and handed it back to me torn to pieces. […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Waves (2019)
Waves. 2019Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony KorineSYNOPSIS:Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness, […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Waves (2019)
Waves, 2019.Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine.SYNOPSIS:Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness, […]
Acclaimed drama Waves gets a new trailer from A24
With a little over two weeks to go until its theatrical release, A24 has revealed a new trailer for writer-director Trey Edward Shults’ acclaimed drama Waves which follows a suburban family as they come together in the aftermath of a loss, and features a cast that includes Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Waves
Waves, 2019.Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Sterling K. Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Lucas HedgesSYNOPSIS:Chronicling the trials of life for an affluent African-American family, headed by a domineering father (Sterling K. Brown), the son (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) he both pushes and puts on a pedestal, and the […]
Exclusive: Logan Miller and Taylor Russell are returning for Escape Room 2
Shortly after Escape Room became the first surprise hit of 2019, Columbia Pictures gave the go-ahead on a sequel — and now, Flickering Myth has exclusively learned that two familiar faces will be returning for the next round of deadly games.Flickering Myth spoke with Escape Room actor Logan Miller, who played grocery store stockboy Ben […]
A24 releases first trailer for Waves
A24 has debuted the first trailer for writer-director Trey Edward Shults’ (It Comes at Night) upcoming drama Waves which stars Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Sterling K. Brown; watch it here…Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and […]
Blu-ray Review – Escape Room (2019)
Escape Room, 2019.Directed by Adam Robitel. Starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, and Kenneth Fok.SYNOPSIS:Six strangers find themselves trapped in a building where they must solve puzzles in able to move onto the next room before the inevitable traps kick in.So in Escape Room we have six people of […]
