Tag: noomirapace
CONSTELLATION Review: Beyond Space and Time
Noomi Rapace, Jonathan Banks, and James D'Arcy star in a psychological sci-fi thriller, created and written by Peter Harness, debuting globally on Apple TV+.
Review: YOU WON'T BE ALONE, Gory, Terrific, Mind-Melting Folk Horror
Sara Klimoska, Anamaria Marinca and Noomi Rapace star in a stunningly-realized horror drama, directed by Goran Stolevski.
Sundance 2022 Review: YOU WON'T BE ALONE, Impressive Malickian Horror
If you need any more evidence that the horror genre not only contains multitudes, but also remains incredibly malleable, look no further than writer-director Goran Stolevski’s stunningly realized feature-length debut, You Won’t Be Alone. A supernaturally-themed horror film with a...
Interview: Noomi Rapace and Valdimar Johannsson Dish Up LAMB
For those who have already seen Lamb, an interview with its star, Noomi Rapace, and its director, Valdimar Jóhannsson, may provide welcome clarification. For those who haven't, said interview might provide a warning. Lamb is not casual cinema. Its odd...
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: LAMB May Not Be What You Think
Whatever the trailer may make you think, maybe it's best just to let go of your preconceptions before watching Lamb. This is the kind of cinema to go into blind, ready to connect with characters and the journey they find...
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: THE TRIP, Have a Bloody Good Time
Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie star in an action thriller, directed by Tommy Wirkola.
THE TRIP: Noomi Rapace, Aksel Hennie Join Director Tommy Wirkola
Filmmaker Tommy Wirkola made his bones with the splatter horror-comedy Dead Snow (2009) and then helmed the consistently entertaining fantasy-action picture Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013). In between those two, he contributed his writing talents to the great Norwegian...
BRIGHT Trailer: Netflix's $100 Million Blockbuster Shines
Humans, Orcs, Elves... everybody is just trying to get along in Netflix's $100 million original film Bright, based on the Max Landis script that caused something of a bidding war when it was passed around. The film about "racial" tension...
Review: RUPTURE, Big Questions in a Claustrophobic Package
"Don't fight it. Let it happen. This confusion is all part of the process." This advice is repeated, often in a beatific manner, by the mysterious group of captors who are intent on, among other things, helping the audience navigate the...
Fantasia 2016 Interview: Steven Shainberg on RUPTURE
Rupture is the latest film from writer-director Steven Shainberg (Secretary) and it had its world premiere at Fantasia. Shainberg often works with complex female characters and stories, and Rupture is no different. In the film, Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, Prometheus)...
ALIEN: COVENANT Adds Katherine Waterston To The Cast
Deadline is reporting that Katherine Waterston will reunite with her Steve Jobs co-star Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant. The film is a sequel to Ridley's maligned alien film Prometheus and is believed to be the first in a...
Toronto 2014 Review: Roskam's THE DROP Is A Top Notch Crimer And Fitting Goodbye For Gandolfini
Michael Roskam burst onto the scene three years ago with his Belgian bovine crime drama Bullhead. The film thrilled audiences from Berlin to Fantastic Fest and went on to score a nomination for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. We've been...
THE DROP: New Clips And Images Reinforce A Tough Guy Tone
The eagerly-awaited new feature from Bullhead director Michael R. Roskam, The Drop will open in U.S. theaters on September 12. According to the official synopsis...The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) through a covert scheme of funneling cash to...
Review: PASSION, Great Erotic Fun That Doesn't Hold A Candle To De Palma's Best
After the experimental political polemic Redacted and the gun-for-hire mess The Black Dahlia, Brian De Palma has returned to what should be his comfort zone; a violent, erotic thriller which he actually wrote himself. In fact, every scene of Passion...
Indie Beat: 5 Most Intriguing Indies In August
Okay folks, let's get to it. Here are five independent features opening theatrically this August in the U.S. that just may be worth your attention and dollars. Two of the films I have seen, and the other three I am...
Exclusive Clip: Noomi Rapace Discusses Her DEAD MAN DOWN Character's Figurative And Real Scars
Dead Man Down, the English-language thriller from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo director Niels Arden Oplev, is out this week on DVD and Blu-ray, and we've got an exclusive clip featuring the film's leads Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell...
PROMETHEUS Sequel Set to Fly
I came out of World War Z, penned in part by Damon Lindeloff, to hear some interesting news - his name, it seems, isn't the one coming up as the obvious person to continue prebooting Ridley Scott's newest franchise.If Variety...
Like It Or Not, PROMETHEUS 2 Is Coming
One of the most divisive films of last year was Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Hey, only kidding - after the Phantom Menace-eqsue want-it-to-be-good spark faded from our eyes, most of us had to admit it wasn't very good and didn't make...
Review: Brian De Palma Gets Out A Mixed-Bag Of Old Tricks For PASSION
After the experimental political polemic Redacted and the gun-for-hire mess The Black Dahlia, Brian De Palma has returned to what should be his comfort zone; a violent, erotic thriller which he actually wrote himself. In fact, every scene of Passion...
HEADHUNTERS Director Tackling English Language Scifi Thriller WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY?
After scoring a huge box office smash with his adaptation of Jo Nesbo's Headhunters Norwegian director Morten Tyldum will be coming to America to tackle English language scifi thriller What Happened To Monday?Based on the Black List script by Max...
