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 surgeon […]
Beowulf-inspired Grendel sets all-star cast including Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista and Bryan Cranston
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 pen the […]
First teaser trailer for Netflix’s IVF drama Joy starring Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy
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 Louise […]
Movie Review – Eileen (2023)
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 (his long-awaited follow-up to […]
Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway strike up a dangerous friendship in Eileen trailer
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 the […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – Eileen
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 mere period romantic drama […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Eileen
Eileen, 2023. Directed by William Oldroyd Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sam Nivola, Tonye Patano and Owen TeagueSYNOPSIS: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 to shake her from […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Last Night in Soho (2021)
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 of the director […]
Casting underway on M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film
As reported by Variety, M. Night Shyamalan is in the early process of casting his latest film with Jojo Rabbit’s Thomasin McKenzie and Heredtiary’s Alex Wolff leading the names of stars in negotiations alongside Eliza Scanlen (Little Women), Aaron Pierre (Krypton), and Vicky Krieps (The Girl in the Spider’s Web).Reports state that M. Night Shyamalan […]
Movie Review – Last Night in Soho (2021)
Last Night in Soho, 2021.Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Synnøve Karlsen, Rita Tushingham, Lisa McGrillis, Michael Jibson, Andrew Bicknell, and Michael Ajao.SYNOPSIS:An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all […]
