Star Wars likes to work in trilogies. There were three original films, and then three prequels. Then George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney, and they made three films back to back to back. So when you read a headline like “Three New ‘Star Wars’ Movies Announced” you might assume, well they’re at it again. Not … Read more
Haider at home, we learn, is generally on the ineffectual side. He stays at the claustrophobic house and looks after the cleaning and cooking, his wheelchair-bound father, Abba, and his nieces, while his wife Mumtaz is a makeup artist. Nothing in the family’s world is reliable. The power goes out at a wedding where Mumtaz … Read more
Universal Pictures has revealed the Night Swim release date for the upcoming horror thriller movie from director Bryce McGuire. Night Swim‘s release date has been moved up to Friday, January 5, 2024. The horror movie was originally set to release on Friday, January 19, 2024, meaning the release date has been pushed forward a total … Read more
We review Ben Affleck’s excellent Nike drama Air, starring Matt Damon. PLOT: In 1984, Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) tries to recruit Michael Jordan as a Hail Mary to save the fledgling basketball shoes division. REVIEW: Ben Affleck’s Air allows the director to play to all his strengths as a director and actor. Like … Read more
It’s time for retirement, Dr. Jones. Yes, Indiana Jones is hanging up his hat and his whip for good. Recent announcements about this fifth IndianaJones movies, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, have referred to it as the “final” film in the series. And now we know why; the film is about Indiana Jones … Read more
Lizzy’s father (Judd Hirsch) was also a sculptor and he takes an interest in his daughter’s work. However, he’s wrapped up in his own life, with two perpetual visitors, played by Amanda Plummer and Matt Molloy, grifter hippies who never settled down. This duo might have been the lively center of another Reichardt film. Lizzy … Read more
Tales of the Jedi Season 2 is on the way as Star Wars director and producer Dave Filoni announced the news at Star Wars Celebration. Details are currently sparse as it is unknown how many episodes the second season will run. All that is know is that it will once again air on Disney+. The … Read more
He may not be right for John Marston, but Jack Black still thinks a Red Dead Redemption movie could work, even more so than The Last of Us. As John Marston once said, “You see a man whose character changed. I see a man who got found out for who he really was.” And the … Read more
Episode… X? Among the new movies just announced for the Star Wars galaxy at Star Wars Celebration in the UK was an as-yet untitled sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The title character of that movie was Rey … well, by the end of the movie she wanted to be known as Rey … Read more
It launched Friedkin’s career. And though Butler would return to shoot television often during his career, when Friedkin went to Hollywood, Bill went with him. While Friedkin was off helming a spoof called “Good Times” (1967) with Sonny & Cher, Bill shot Phil Kaufman’s Frankenstein comedy “Fearless Frank” (1967), notable as Jon Voight’s debut but … Read more