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Maika Monroe joins Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho

May 16, 2025 by EJ Moreno

Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho has found its leading lady. Maika Monroe (Longlegs) has been cast as a killer governess in the film, joining Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho). Monroe steps into the role, which The Substance’s Margaret Qualley previously circled. This project is an adaptation of the best-selling book by Virginia Feito, who also […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: maika monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Victorian Psycho

Movie Review – Joy (2024)

November 17, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Joy, 2024. Directed by Ben Taylor. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Bill Nighy, James Norton, Charlie Murphy, Rish Shah, Cecily Cleeve, Eoin Duffy, Mariam Haque, Abbiegail Mills, Olivia Sellers, Joanna Scanlan, Tanya Moodie, Ella Bruccoleri, Douggie McMeekin, Miles Jupp, Louisa Harland, and Toby Williams. SYNOPSIS: 3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist, and an innovative surgeon […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Abbiegail Mills, Ben Taylor, Bill Nighy, Cecily Cleeve, Charlie Murphy, Douggie McMeekin, Ella Bruccoleri, Eoin Duffy, James norton, Joanna Scanlan, Joy. Netflix, Louisa Harland, Mariam Haque, Miles Jupp, Olivia Sellers, Rish Shah, Tanya Moodie, Thomasin McKenzie, Toby Williams

Netflix releases trailer for IVF drama Joy starring Thomasin McKenzie, Bill Nighy and James Norton

October 4, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its world premiere at the London Film Festival later this month, Netflix has released a poster and trailer for director Ben Taylor’s Joy. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy, the film tells the remarkable story of the journey of the birth of IVF in 1978, as a young embryologist, scientist, and […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Taylor, Bill Nighy, James norton, joy, netflix, Thomasin McKenzie

Beowulf-inspired Grendel sets all-star cast including Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista and Bryan Cranston

May 14, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Robert D. Krzykowski (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) will direct Grendel, a new creature film with an all-star cast. Per Variety, Jeff Bridges will star in the titular Grendel, Dave Bautista as Beowulf, Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar, Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow, and Aidan Turner as Unferth. Krzykowski will also […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Aidan Turner, Bryan Cranston, Dave Bautista, Grendel, Jeff Bridges, Robert D. Krzykowski, Thomasin McKenzie

First teaser trailer for Netflix’s IVF drama Joy starring Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy

March 18, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for Joy, the upcoming drama from director Ben Taylor which tells the remarkable true story of the birth of IVF and the three British pioneers who made it possible, played by James Norton, Bill Nighy, and Thomasin McKenzie. Joy tells the remarkable true story behind the ground-breaking birth of […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Taylor, Bill Nighy, James norton, joy, netflix, Thomasin McKenzie

Movie Review – Eileen (2023)

January 2, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Eileen, 2023. Directed by William Oldroyd. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Sam Nivola, Jefferson White, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Tonye Patano. SYNOPSIS: A woman’s friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn. There are several ongoing plot threads in William Oldroyd’s Eileen […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Anne Hathaway, Eileen, Jefferson White, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Sam Nivola, Shea Whigham, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Thomasin McKenzie, Tonye Patano, William Oldroyd

Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway strike up a dangerous friendship in Eileen trailer

October 17, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

We called it a “superb the-less-you-know-the-better jolt of high-end trashy drama” in our ★★★★ review (which you can read here), and now you can get your first look at Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway in William Oldroyd’s Eileen. Oldroyd’s first film since 2016’s Lady Macbeth is an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s award-winning book, which tells […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Anne Hathaway, Eileen, Shea Whigham, Thomasin McKenzie, William Oldroyd

2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Eileen

October 9, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Eileen, 2023.  Directed by William Oldroyd Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sam Nivola, Tonye Patano and Owen Teague SYNOPSIS: A woman’s friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn. Thomasin McKenzie’s Eileen is habitually on the cusp of something. Things that threaten […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Reviews Tagged With: 2023 BFI London Film Festival, Anne Hathaway, Eileen, Shea Whigham, Thomasin McKenzie, William Oldroyd

2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Eileen

January 24, 2023 by Shaun Munro

Eileen, 2023. Directed by William Oldroyd. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Owen Teague, and Marin Ireland. SYNOPSIS: A woman’s friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn. Anyone who saw William Oldroyd’s feature debut Lady Macbeth should know to expect more from his follow-up than the […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro, Sundance Film Festival Tagged With: 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Anne Hathaway, Eileen, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Shea Whigham, Thomasin McKenzie, William Oldroyd

4K Ultra HD Review – Last Night in Soho (2021)

February 1, 2022 by Brad Cook

Last Night in Soho, 2021. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp, and Diana Rigg. SYNOPSIS: Edgar Wright’s latest, Last Night in Soho, arrives on 4K UltraHD with a solid batch of bonus features. It’s a film that loses its way in the third act, but fans […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Anya Taylor-Joy, Diana Rigg, Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp, Thomasin McKenzie

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