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Movie Review – Last and First Men (2020)

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Last and First Men, 2020. Directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A message from billions of years in the future, alerting humanity to its ultimate extinction. “Listen patiently,” intones the other-worldly voice over of Tilda Swinton. “We who are the last men earnestly desire to communicate with you.” As she speaks, the camera […]

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio voice cast may have been revealed

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Although he’s currently tied up with principal photography on his next feature Nightmare Alley, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro remains attached to his long-gestating Pinocchio adaptation at Netflix, and it seems we may now know the voice cast that he’s assembled for the stop-motion animated film. During an appearance at a comic convention in Vienna […]

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch gets a first trailer

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Searchlight Pictures has debut the first trailer for writer-director Wes Anderson’s star-studded comedy drama The French Dispatch, which brings to life a collection of stories from an American magazine published in a fictional 20th century French city; watch it here… The French Dispatch is set for release on July 24th in the US and on […]

Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]

Movie Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

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The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi, Aneurin Barnard, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Gwendoline Christie, Paul Whitehouse, Rosalind Eleazar, Benedict Wong, Darren Boyd, Anthony Welsh, Aimee Kelly, Jairaj Varsani and Nikki Amuka-Bird. SYNOPSIS: Based on the acclaimed novel by […]

Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]

Movie Review – The Dead Don’t Die (2019)

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The Dead Don’t Die, 2019. Written and Directed by Jim Jarmusch. Starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, Tom Waits, Austin Butler, Luka Sabbat, and Rosal Colon. SYNOPSIS: In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly […]

High praise and mass walkouts during first Suspiria screening

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Not everyone is ready or willing to dive into the world of Suspiria. Reports say that there were many walk-outs from the Venice Film Festival attendees about half-way through the film. Some went as far as to boo the movie when credits rolled. To be fair, it’s also reported that many are praising Suspiria with it getting whistles […]

Movie Review – Suspiria (2018)

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Suspiria, 2018. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Sylvie Testud, Jessica Harper, Renée Soutendijk, Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, Małgorzata Bela, Vanda Capriolo, Fabrizia Sacchi, Elena Fokina, Alek Wek, Clementine Houdart, Jessica Batut, Doris Hick, Olivia Ancona, Anne-Lise Brevers, Majon Van der Schot, Christine Leboutte, and Chloe Grace Moretz. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Blu-ray Review – Broken Flowers (2005)

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Broken Flowers, 2005. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. Starring Bill Murray, Christopher Lee, Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy, Christopher McDonald, Chloe Sevigny, Larry Fessenden. SYNOPSIS: As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that […]