Beetlejuice, 1988. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones and Michael Keaton. SYNOPSIS: After dying in a car accident, Adam and Barbara are horrified by the new obnoxious residents moving into their former home. Eager to rid their house of the new tenants, Adam and Barbara are […]
HBO’s alternate history series The Plot Against America gets a new trailer
Ahead of its premiere on HBO next month, a new trailer has been released for the small-screen adaptation of Phillip Roth’s acclaimed alternate history novel The Plot Against America. The limited series follows the political rise of aviator and xenophobic populist Charles Lindberg through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family and stars John Turturro, […]
Stranger Things season 4 trailer reveals the fate of Hopper
Netflix has released the first look at the fourth season of Stranger Things, which reveals the fate of Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour) after the events of the third season finale. Watch it below… “We’re excited to officially confirm that production on Stranger Things 4 is now underway — and even more excited to announce the […]
First trailer for HBO’s alternate history series The Plot Against America
HBO has released the first trailer for the upcoming alternate history series The Plot Against America. Based on Phillip Roth’s acclaimed 2004 novel of the same name, the limited series follows the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, through the eyes of a working class Jewish family, as he turns the US toward facism, and features […]
DVD Review – Experimenter (2015)
Experimenter, 2015. Written and directed by Michael Almereyda. Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Anthony Edwards, John Palladino, Jim Gaffigan, Harley Ware, John Leguizamo and Anton Yelchin. SYNOPSIS: In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans willingness to obey authority. Michael Almereyda’s biopic about Stanley Milgram’s […]
Stranger Things’ David Harbour on Hopper and Joyce Byers getting together: “We’ll have to see where that goes”
Ever since Stranger Things Season 2 released last month, the internet has been busy “shipping” series mainstays Sheriff Jim Hopper (David Harbour), and Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder). The potential for a relationship has been present since season 1, but the introduction of alpha-male Bob Newby as Joyce’s love interest put that romance to rest. For […]
Movie Review – Destination Wedding (2018)
Destination Wedding, 2018. Written and Directed by Victor Levin. Starring Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves. SYNOPSIS: The story of two miserable and unpleasant wedding guests, Lindsay and Frank, who develop a mutual affection despite themselves. Destination Wedding isn’t just a one-note, one-joke dramedy, as it’s also a repetitive slog where the script/direction from Victor Levin structures […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 18 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula, 1992. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost, and Tom Waits. SYNOPSIS: In the 15th century, Prince Vlad renounces God and calls upon the powers of darkness to grant him eternal life until he is rejoined […]
Heathers with film critic Hanna Flint | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #49
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Hanna Flint stops by to chat about 80s cult teen classic Heathers… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Hanna Flint comes on to chat […]
Stranger Things season 3 gets a final trailer from Netflix
With less than two weeks to go until the hotly-anticipated third season of Stranger Things arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released the final trailer for the supernatural drama series which sees the youngsters of Hawkins realise that the entity threatening the town has never really left; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Check out […]
