The Toronto International Film Festival 2023 had a very strong lineup. We are all mindful and supportive of the ongoing actor and writer strikes. Still, there was plenty to see and talk about. However, as you can see, I’m still in my Barbenheimer mode. Congratulations to Greta Gerwig for being the first woman director to bring … Read more
Video game industry icon Cliff Bleszinski has discussed why his previous game studio Boss Key never ended up making a game based on the Alien franchise. Why didn’t Boss Key Productions end up making an Alien game? While speaking with ComingSoon, the topic of Ridley Scott’s iconic Alien franchise came up. Bleszinski mentioned that the … Read more
Mike Flanagan’s latest Netflix series is a ghoulishly fun cross between Succession and Edgar Allan Poe. PLOT: In this wicked series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the … Read more
De Filippis’ family drama is a taut domestic number, with each character’s mounting frustration taking turns escalating into a series of volatile fights. The unspoken resentment of many years, parents’ disappointments, and the tried and true conflict of sibling rivalry pour out into the rented kitchen and living room like steam escaping from a kettle. … Read more
A few actors instantly spring to mind when discussing great 80s action icons. Arnold Schwarzenegger remains king, but coming in at a close second is Sylvester Stallone, who enjoyed quite the blockbuster career between Rocky (1976) and Tango & Cash (1989). Since then, the actor has endured peaks (Cliffhanger) and valleys (Stop! Or My Mom … Read more
Silent Night, John Woo’s first American action movie in twenty years, has been slated for a 2023 release by Lionsgate. Believe it or not, but it’s been twenty years since the release of John Woo’s last American movie; That would be Paycheck starring Ben Affleck for those keeping track. The iconic director is finally back … Read more
Her role is of a down-at-heels ex-convict who works at an anchovy-packing plant, yech. The environment and the largely lost souls who work in it are conveyed in a widescreen frame that’s almost entirely grayscale. She’s being kicked out of her rented room by a landlady who’s reuniting with her estranged daughter. Her imprisoned girlfriend … Read more
Professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist Matt Riddle has confirmed that he is no longer with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). PWInsider reported that WWE released Riddle from his contract at approximately 5 p.m. today. Riddle himself subsequently took to Twitter/X to confirm the news. “Just wanted to inform everyone that I’m no longer with … Read more
Director Fede Alvarez’s new Alien film has been given a 2024 theatrical release date despite originally being planned for Hulu. Director Fede Alvarez should now be in production on the new movie in the Alien franchise, a project which may or may not be called Alien: Romulus. Originally designed to debut on Hulu, Disney recently … Read more
Twelve seasons into Ryan Murphy’s camp-laden horror anthology series American Horror Story, in which every season dives into a different type of horror narrative ready to form familiar threads into new shapes, we ask ourselves the question we’ve been asking for years: Why do we still keep tuning in? AHS isn’t always what anyone would … Read more