With diminishing returns and a lack of interest from big-screen audiences, are old-school action heroes heading to the retirement home…? In the 1980s and 1990s, you couldn’t move for action heroes. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger led a musclebound movement that led to younger, more grounded heroes like Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise […]
Hot Toys brings Keanu Reeves’ Neo to life with The Matrix Resurrections sixth scale figure
Hot Toys has has unveiled its convention exclusive sixth scale Movie Masterpiece Series Neo collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Keanu Reeves in last year’s sci-fi sequel The Matrix Resurrections. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $250; check out the promotional images here… Faithfully crafted based on the appearance […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
The Matrix Resurrections, 2021. Directed by Lana Wachowski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Jada Pinkett Smith. SYNOPSIS: The Matrix Resurrections is fresh off its disappointing theatrical run with a 4K UltraHD release that pretty much recreates the movie-going experience. The film […]
Has the Meta Movie Been Played Out?
Tom Jolliffe looks at metacinema, and whether the well of engaging meta movie ideas has dried up… Metacinema. In more recent times more popularly referred to as meta, it’s a mode of filmmaking in which the audience is made aware they’re watching a piece of fiction. It goes a little deeper of course, as whilst […]
Movie Review – The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
The Matrix Resurrections, 2021. Directed by Lana Wachowski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Lambert Wilson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Daniel Bernhardt, Ellen Hollman, Brian J. Smith, Toby Onwumere, and Eréndira Ibarra. SYNOPSIS: Follows Neo who is living a ordinary life in […]
Video Review – The Matrix Resurrections: The Meta Matrix Sequel We’ve Needed
EJ Moreno with a video review of The Matrix Resurrections… How does the Matrix franchise hold up in 2021? Well, The Matrix Resurrections attempts to update itself for a new generation and somehow successfully does so. Join critic EJ Moreno as he dives into what works in this new Matrix movie from director Lana Wachowski. […]
First reactions to The Matrix Resurrections are mixed, but unanimous in their praise for Neo & Trinity
The Matrix Resurrections is finally uploaded onto cinema screens next week, and if you follow the white rabbit by searching #TheMatrixResurrections on social media then the first reactions are beginning to appear. Some call it “a gorgeous, dynamic film that’s rough in patches”, while others say it “brilliantly reinvents the franchise”, but all seem to […]
Neo revisits his past in The Matrix Resurrections first clip
During last night’s Game Awards, Warner Bros. unveiled a clip from The Matrix Resurrections, which sees Bugs (Jessica Henwick) escorting a confused Neo (Keanu Reeves) through a portal to a nostalgic meeting with Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II); watch it here… SEE ALSO: Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss talk up the love story at the heart […]
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss talk up the love story at the heart of The Matrix Resurrections in new featurette
With just under two-weeks to go before we follow the white rabbit back into Lana Wachowski’s world of zeros and ones, stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss have been stripping back what’s at the heart of this complex world by talking about Neo and Trinity’s love story, which acts as the driving force for The […]
Jada Pinkett Smith’s Niobe returns in The Matrix Resurrections new trailer
Warner Bros. has released another trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, which features more of Keanu Reeves’ Neo, Carrie-Anne Moss’ Trinity and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Morpheus, as well as showcasing Jonathan Groff’s villain and offering a first look at the returning Jada Pinkett Smith who reprises her roles from The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions […]
