The Pod Generation, 2023. Written and Directed by Sophie Barthes. Starring Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig, Vinette Robinson, Kathryn Hunter, and Jean-Marc Barr. SYNOPSIS: In a not-so-distant future, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy’s wild ride to […]
Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor are expectant parents in The Pod Generation trailer
Vertical has released a trailer for writer-director Sophie Barthes’ sci-fi comedy drama The Pod Generation. Set in the not so-distant future where technology has trumped nature in almost every aspect of life, the film follows a New York couple Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor) as they landed a coveted spot at the Womb […]
2023 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Pod Generation
The Pod Generation, 2023. Written and Directed by Sophie Bartes. Starring Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig, Vinette Robinson, and Jean-Marc Barr. SYNOPSIS: A rising tech company executive, Rachel lands a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples a convenient (and shareable) maternity by way of detachable artificial wombs, or pods. Sophie Barthes’ […]
Movie Review – Boiling Point (2021)
Boiling Point, 2021. Co-written and directed by Philip Barantini. Starring Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, and Jason Flemyng. SYNOPSIS: Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year. Adapted from actor-turned-filmmaker Philip Barantini’s 2019 short film of the same name which also starred […]
Movie Review – Boiling Point (2021)
Boiling Point, 2021. Directed by Philip Barantini. Starring Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Jason Flemyng, Ray Panthaki, Lourdes Faberes, Lauryn Ajufo and Hannah Walters. SYNOPSIS: On one of the busiest nights of the year, a harried head chef and his team attempt to put together high-quality cuisine under immense pressure. Stephen Graham is one […]
British black comedy Say Your Prayers gets a poster and trailer
Ahead of its release this coming Monday, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the British black comedy Say Your Prayers which stars Harry Melling and Tom Brooke as two orphaned brothers turned radical Christian hitmen who murder the wrong man after being given the straightforward task of assassinating a famed atheist writer; […]
Movie Review – Frankie (2019)
Frankie, 2019. Directed by Ira Sachs. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, Jérémie Renier, Pascal Greggory, Ariyon Bakare, Vinette Robinson, Carloto Cotta, Mikaela Lupu, and Sennia Nanua. SYNOPSIS: Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens […]
