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
That said, it has been nearly a decade since the poorly-received third film was released, and despite no discernible outcry for its return, the franchise has been revived with “Expend4bles.” Okay, perhaps “revived” is not quite the right word to describe this laughably lazy exercise in utility-grade meat-and-potatoes filmmaking. It’s the kind of concussive contrivance … Read more
Director John Woo‘s new action movie Silent Night is officially set to open in theaters early this coming December. Lionsgate has announced that it will release Silent Night on Friday, December 1, 2023. The film marks Woo’s first American theatrical release since 2003’s Paycheck. It stars Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), Scott Mescudi (MaXXXine), Harold … Read more
Mean Girls: The Musical has shifted from streaming to theaters as Paramount announces 2024 release date for the movie. Mean Girls: The Musical was initially developed for a streaming debut on Paramount+, but the studio has now decided to give the movie a theatrical release. Mean Girls: The Musical will hit theaters on January 12, … Read more