The Beast, 2023. Directed by Bertrand Bonello. Starring Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Kester Lovelace, Julia Faure, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Félicien Pinot, Laurent Lacotte, and Xavier Dolan. SYNOPSIS: In a near future, artificial intelligence is in control of everyone’s lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat. An […]
New trailer for the long-delayed The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Momentum Pictures has released a new poster and trailer for Xavier Dolan’s long-delayed English language feature debut The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The drama sees Kit Harington leading a cast that includes Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Jared Keeso, Susie Almgren, Thandie Newton, Sarah Gadon, Michael Gambon, Amara Karan […]
Movie Review – Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased, 2018. Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan, Britton Sear, Jesse LaTourette, Flea, Cherry Jones, and Joe Alwyn. SYNOPSIS: When Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) is outed following an incident on his college campus, his staunchly Baptist preacher father (Russell Crowe), and God fearing […]
Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan gets a trailer
After a critical drubbing following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival back in September, we now have the first trailer for Xavier Dolan’s long-gestating English language feature debut The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The drama sees Game of Throne star Kit Harington leading a cast that includes Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, […]
54th Chicago International Film Review – Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased, 2018. Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Jesse LaTourette, Britton Sear, Cherry Jones, Joe Alwyn, Théodore Pellerin, and Flea. SYNOPSIS: The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed […]
Movie Review – Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Bad Times at the El Royale, 2018. Written and Directed by Drew Goddard. Starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Offerman, Manny Jacinto, Cailee Spaeny, Xavier Dolan, Katharine Isabelle, Jim O’Heir, and Lewis Pullman. SYNOPSIS: Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown […]
It: Chapter Two adds Xavier Dolan and Will Beinbrink to its cast
Days after James McAvoy officially announced that production is underway, Deadline is reporting that New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It: Chapter Two has added Xavier Dolan (Boy Erased) and Will Beinbrink (Queen of the South) to its cast. Dolan is set to portray Adrian Mellon, a gay man living in Derry who is the victim […]
Jessica Chastain has been cut from Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Bad news for Jessica Chastain fans looking forward to Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, as the filmmaker has announced on Instagram that Chastain’s character has been completely cut from the film. “What you need to hear from me is that Jessica Chastain’s character, after what was a long period of […]
Cherry Jones, Flea, Xavier Dolan and more join Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased
Focus Features has announced that Cherry Jones (Transparent), Michael “Flea” Balzary (Baby Driver), and Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother) have joined the previously announced Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman in Joel Edgerton’s next directorial offering Boy Erased. Also set to feature in the supporting cast of the film are singer/songwriter and YouTube […]
Movie Review – It’s Only the End of the World (2016)
It’s Only the End of the World, 2016. Directed by Xavier Dolan. Starring Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard and Lea Seydoux. SYNOPSIS: After 12 years away from his family, a terminally ill writer returns home to break the news. But, as he struggles to re-connect with them, old wounds and frustrations rise […]
