Francis Ford Coppola didn’t want Megalopolis to be seen as “some woke Hollywood production” and included “cancelled” actors in the cast. Francis Ford Coppola told Rolling Stone that he didn’t want Megalopolis to be looked upon as “some woke Hollywood production,” which is why the cast includes a few controversial actors. Megalopolis features a sprawling … Read more
At the very start of the noughties, the horror genre was churning out some decent, if unspectacular movies. We saw the re-emergence of the spoof with the first entry in the Scary Movie franchise, Pinhead and co. continued to wreak spiky havoc in Hellraiser: Inferno, while the werewolf genre would get revived with the fun … Read more
Vijay in The Greatest of All Time. (Photo credits: AGS Entertainment) Vijay Thalapathy’s The Greatest of All Time is set for its anticipated release in theaters next month. Following the massive success of his previous film LEO, fans of Thalapathy are eagerly expecting The GOAT to be another blockbuster. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the film … Read more
The reason “Strange Darling” gets a marginal pass is that the film seems to truly believe that its subversions are empowering. Its intentions—and its disruptions—are straightforward, and it seems unaware of the implications of the specific ways in which it turns the audience’s expectations upside down. It’s not that deep, in short, and there are … Read more
Nathalie Emmanuel (Ramsey from the later “Fast and the Furious” movies) plays the mysterious Zee, a stealthy assassin for a powerful organization run by the vicious Finn (Sam Worthington). The “Avatar” actor nails a certain kind of slimy power figure, the one who will pretend to have your best interests in mind but only as … Read more
Joined by his cabal of miscreants—Cody (Simon Rex), Vic (Christian Slater), and Tom (Haley Joel Osment), and their invitees, Sarah (Adria Arjona), Heather (Trew Mullen), and Camilla (Liz Caribel)—Slater boards a private jet for the supposed getaway of their dreams. With their cell phones collected by Slater’s nervous and neurotic personal assistant and sister (Geena Davis), … Read more
“Hell Hole” was obviously inspired by the master John Carpenter, owing a great deal to his version of “The Thing”—a remote outpost overtaken by a monster that can look like an ordinary person—and movies he made about people essentially stumbling into portals to Hell in films like “Prince of Darkness” and “In the Mouth of … Read more
The non-linear story begins with a tired Odette Henry (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) sitting underneath a tree. She recounts how her pregnant mother, worried about baby Odette’s arrival, sought help from a witch, who recommended that she sit atop a sycamore tree. There, Odette was born. Ever since then, she has been fearless. Through her eyes, we leap … Read more
Shot in greater Chicago, the movie throws you into the middle of its premise, and establishes right away that this is a science fiction movie that’s going to explore its ideas from the points-of-view of aliens rather than the humans who encounter them. The main characters are two lovers from a dying world who’ve come here … Read more
Fans are increasingly convinced that a Christine remake movie is right around the corner as it is fueled by speculation surrounding recent promotional material. Christine is all about a shy, bullied teen named Arnie Cunningham, both in the book and the movie. While wandering through a junkyard, Arnie comes across a worn-out 1958 Plymouth Fury … Read more