Tom Jolliffe looks at the original Candyman and the new Nia DaCosta directed reboot/sequel. Which reigns supreme? Spoilers follow… In the early 1990s, maybe a year or two after the release of Bernard Rose’s hit horror classic Candyman, I watched as a preteen who had already become well versed in the kind of horror films […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Dune (1984)
Dune, 1984. Directed by David Lynch. Starring Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Freddie Jones, Richard Jordan, Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Silvana Mangano, Everett McGill, Kenneth McMillan, Jack Nance, Siân Phillips, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Smith, Patrick Stewart, Sting, Dean Stockwell, Max von Sydow, Alicia Roanne Witt, and Sean Young. SYNOPSIS: David […]
Movie Review – Candyman (2021)
Candyman. 2021 Directed by Nia DaCosta Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Cassie Kramer, Rebecca Spence, Kyle Kaminsky, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Cedric Mays, Christiana Clark, Brian King, Pamela Jones, Miriam Moss, Mark Montgomery, Genesis Denise Hale, Rodney L Jones III, Hannah Love Jones, Heidi Grace Engerman, and Virginia […]
Movie Review – Her Smell (2019)
Her Smell, 2019. Written and Directed by Alex Ross Perry. Starring Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens, Agyness Deyn, Gayle Rankin, Ashley Benson, Eric Stoltz, Dylan Gelula, Virginia Madsen, Lindsay Burdge, Alexis Krauss, Eka Darville, Keith Poulson, and Amber Heard. SYNOPSIS: A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration […]
Virginia Madsen joins DC Universe’s Swamp Thing
The upcoming DC Universe show Swamp Thing continues to fill out its cast, with Deadline reporting that Virginia Madsen (Designated Survivor, American Gothic) has become the latest addition. The Oscar-nominated actress is set to portray Maria Sunderland, the wife of classic Swamp Thing villain Avery Sunderland, who “traded in her privileged upbringing for the swamps […]
Blu-ray Review – Candyman (1992)
Candyman, 1992. Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Vanessa Williams, Ted Raimi, Kasi Lemmons, and Eric Edwards. SYNOPSIS: A university grad student studying urban myths becomes the victim of the fabled Candyman after she says his name five times into a mirror. It has been said that the 1990s was […]
First trailer for Her Smell starring Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne and Amber Heard
Coinciding with its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, a teaser has arrived online for the upcoming music drama Her Smell. The film reunites writer-director Alex Ross Perry with his Queen of Earth star Elisabeth Moss and features a cast that also includes Dan Stevens, Cara Delevingne, Ashley Benson, Amber Heard, Virginia Madsen, and […]
Gotham’s Cory Michael Smith, Michael Chiklis and Jamie Chung star in trailer for 1985
A new trailer and poster have been released for the upcoming drama 1985. Directed by Yen Tan, the film was shot entirely on black-and-white super 16mm film and features a cast that includes Gotham stars Cory Michael Smith, Michael Chiklis, and Jamie Chung alongside Virginia Madsen; take a look here… Having been gone for three years, […]
Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens and more join Elisabeth Moss in Her Smell
Voltage Pictures has announced that Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad), Dan Stevens (Legion), Eric Stoltz (Pulp Fiction), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Eka Darville (Jessica Jones) have joined the cast of Her Smell. The new additions join the previously announced Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Amber Heard (Justice League), Ashley Benson (Spring […]
Movie Review – Better Watch Out (2016)
Better Watch Out, 2016. Directed by Chris Peckover. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Virginia Madsen, and Patrick Warburton. SYNOPSIS: On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion. I’m going to do something that every reviewer advises against, and […]