Fifteen years have passed since Hollywood suddenly rebranded Liam Neeson as a bonafide action star in Pierre Morel’s revenge thriller Taken. At the time, Neeson was known as a prestigious actor who occasionally ventured into genre territory (such a Darkman, Star Wars, and Batman Begins) but had never carried his own franchise. Not only did … Read more
Christopher Nolan may be a fan of small-scale movies, but doesn’t want to step away from the large-scale arena he’s built for himself. Christopher Nolan may have gotten his start with lower-budget, more intimate movies, but he isn’t in any rush to return to those types of smaller-scale dramas. With each and every film, Nolan’s … Read more
The Fantastic Four will finally and officially join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the summer of 2025 with their first Marvel Studios film, directed by WandaVision’s Matt Shakman. But in Marvel Comics, the Fantastic Four were the cornerstone of the entire universe. They’re basically the comic and the group that launched the entire Silver Age of Marvel … Read more
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Aquaman”“The Babadook”“Brawl in Cell Block 99”“Dumb Money”“The Florida Project”“How to Train Your Dragon”“John Wick”“Jurassic Park”“The Novice”“Train to Busan” 14 NEW TO BLU-RAY “The Apu Trilogy” (Criterion) There are a lot of titles that I love because Roger Ebert loved them first. One of his greatest gifts was being able to spread … Read more
Nia Long is the latest star to join the cast of Michael, as the Friday star has signed on to play a major part in the Michael Jackson biopic. The film is set to release on for April 18, 2025. Long will play Katherine Jackson — the matriarch of the Jackson family and the wife … Read more
A new promo for director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two focuses on Florence Pugh and her character, the fierce Princess Irulan We’re only a month away from the March 1st theatrical release of Dune: Part Two, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune. The film’s cast includes returning … Read more
How has there not been a Tarot horror movie before? That just seems like such an obvious target for a straight-ahead scarefest! According to IMDb, there have been a few obscure films with that or similar titles before, but certainly not a signature movie that millions of people immediately think of when they hear the word. No surprises here; … Read more
Rosskam’s approach is two-fold, intercutting interviews about transmasculine sexual history and behavior with a fictional interaction between characters played by Theo Germaine and Aden Hakimi. Both halves of the film feel like they’re trying to playfully unpack the complexity of the transmasculine sexual experience, revealing how silly it is to paint any gender identity with … Read more
According to Variety, Oscar nominee Lesley Manville has signed on for the leading role in in the upcoming Winter of the Crow movie, based on Olga Tokarczuk’s short story Professor Andrews Goes to Warsaw. Production on the project is currently underway in Poland. “As a Cold War spy thriller, Winter of the Crow feels truly … Read more
Jake Gyllenhaal and Dev Patel are making welcome stabs at action superstardom this spring, but who should be next? Jake Gyllenhaal is taking a long-awaited stab at action superstardom with his upcoming Prime Video remake of Road House hitting the streamer on March 21st (although it should really be going to theaters). Dev Patel also … Read more