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THE NEW LOOK Review: Not a Good Fit
Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche, Claes Bang, Maisie Williams, Emily Mortimer, and John Malkovich star in the historical drama series, debuting globally on Apple TV+.
SECRET INVASION Review: Psst! Humanity Is Threatened (Again)
Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn and Emilia Clarke star in the Marvel series, debuting on Disney Plus.
Reminder: BABYTEETH Coming Soon, Like, Tomorrow
I feel like a kid in school again whenever I watch the trailer for Babyteeth, which will be available in select theaters and a large selection of digital and cable platforms as of tomorrow, aka Friday, aka June 19, 2020....
New BABYTEETH Trailer: Growing Up Is Really, Really Tough
Somehow, I survived my teen years relatively intact, physically and intellectually if not emotionally, but that's not a given for everyone, as a rousing new trailer for Babyteeth reminds. Ben Mendelsohn (The Outsider, recently) and Essie Davis (The Babadook, of...
BABYTEETH Sets U.S. Release: Coming of Age in Australia Is Tough
IFC Films has set a release date in the U.S. for Australian coming-of-age comedy/drama Babyteeth. Lest you fear that is yet one more typical coming-of-age comedy/drama, however, all signs signal 'no, it is not.' Ben Mendelsohn (The Outsider, recently) and...
Venice 2019 Review: THE KING Lets Slip The Horrors Of War
Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton and Robert Pattinson star in the historical drama, directed by David Michod.
Review: READY PLAYER ONE, Submitting Yourself to The Matrix Has Never Been This Much Fun
Upon exiting the theater after Ready Player One, my immediate takeaway was that “they don’t make films like this anymore.” Based on the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, Ready Player One takes place in the near-future of 2045, a dystopian...
ROGUE ONE: Loads Of New Footage In New Japanese Trailer
While we were all playing Luc Besson's Valerian trailer on constant repeat yesterday a certain other science fiction film also slipped out a new trailer with a new spot for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story rolling out in Japan....
Review: MISSISSIPPI GRIND Not A Bad Deal
According to an official description of the new drama Mississippi Grind, the film is intended to play as a textured human tale with grit, evoking everyone's favorite golden era of cinema, the 1970s. The description is not far off, as the...
READY PLAYER ONE: Olivia Cooke's Gonna Hunt Some Eggs In Spielberg's Novel Adaptation
Olivia Cooke has landed a lead role in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline's sci-fi dystopian novel Ready Player One, according to The Wrap.Addendum - THR reported, If a deal is made, Cooke would play the teen's love interest and competitor, a Canadian blogger...
MISSISSIPPI GRIND: Are You Ready To Gamble With Ryan Reynolds?
By this point of his career, Ryan Reynolds has established his screen persona: a good-looking smart aleck, the type of fella it's hard to take seriously in dramatic performances, where he tends to work far too hard to Look Real. In...
STAR WARS ROGUE ONE: Forest Whitaker In Talks To Join Anthology Film
Variety is reporting that Forest Whitaker is in talks to join Gareth Edwards' Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One. He would join Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn. I've imagined him as the rebel leader that will send...
Interview: Director John Maclean Talks SLOW WEST, Spielberg And More
If you're going to make a splash with your first feature, then John Maclean seems to have found the right way to do it. The former pop musician began by making videos of his band, and soon found himself...
STAR WARS ROGUE ONE: Ben Mendelsohn Confirmed, Diego Luna Also Enlisted
What has been going around the rumor mill for a few weeks now has been confirmed. Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn is now officially part of the cast of the Star Wars anthology film Rogue One. Variety reported earlier today that Mendelsohn...
Neuchâtel 2015 Welcomes Chris Carter, DEATHGASM, EXCESS FLESH, STUNG, And More
Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files is heading to Switzerland. But it's no mystery why he's going. He will be a guest at the 2015 edition of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, which will be held from July 3-11....
Sundance 2015 Review: SLOW WEST, A Deeply-Reflective Action Movie
The fact that the Western is a troubled genre is hardly news. It's gone from the most prevalent narrative film style to a far more niche set of works. Some neo-Westerns, like Star Wars or Serenity, go operatic, taking...
Watch The Raw And Gritty US Trailer For Acclaimed Prison Drama STARRED UP
It seems that there are one or two films like David Mackenzie's Starred Up every year: Films that rack up an impressive array of festival selections - in this case Telluride, Toronto and Tribeca - and nearly universal critical acclaim...
Now On Blu-ray: Violence! DRAGON, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, KILLING THEM SOFTLY
Violence comes in many flavors, and over the last several weeks, some really solidly violent films have come to Blu-ray in the US. Here we take a quick look at these releases and whether or not they are worth your...
Dr. Who Joins Ryan Gosling's MONSTER Movie
Matt Smith has nabbed the male lead in Ryan Gosling's How to Catch a Monster, according to Variety. Smith joins Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn. The film will mark Gosling's directorial debut. The story follows a single mother...
DAVID CAESAR talks PRIME MOVER!
Before Australian writer/director David Caesar became a filmmaker, he was a truck driver. And while his short stint on the open road ended abruptly when he crashed his truck, the impressions of the culture stayed with him and informed his first...
