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HIJACK Review: Here We Go Again
Idris Elba stars in a limited series, now streaming on Apple TV+.
LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN Review: Consumed By Pain
Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis star in the British thriller, written by Neil Cross, that works hard to cross from a small-screen series to a big-screen experience.
Review: THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING, Djinn and Tonic
It’s been almost a decade since George Miller (Babe: Pig in the City, Lorenzo’s Oil, The Witches of Eastwick), a then 70-year-old, Australian filmmaker some dismissed as either washed or well past his prime, proved doubters spectacularly wrong, writing and...
Review: BEAST, Idris Elba Battles A CGI Lion For the Interspecies Heavyweight Title
In the reel world, there's no life lesson no more important than an estranged family, a natural or unnatural disaster, and the existential need for that family to set aside divisive differences, come and/or work together for the collective good,...
Friday One Sheet: THE HARDER THEY FALL
Scratchy, sunset backlit, spaghetti western vibes exude from the key art for Netflix's The Harder They Fall. Even in 24x36 'portrait mode', instead of the typical ultra-wide framing of the genre (or even a UK Quad design), the composition of...
Review: THE SUICIDE SQUAD, Literal Heads and Shoulders Over Its Predescessor
James Gunn directs an action-adventure movie.
Giveaway: Win FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW On Blu-ray!
Time for a giveaway! Screen Anarchy has teamed up with the lovely folks at Universal Pictures Home Entertainment to host a giveaway of the brand new Blu-ray release of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw! This wild science...
Review: THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, Realistic Survival Amidst Romantic Notions
In an interview with our own Dustin Chang in February 2014, speaking in connection with his film Omar, director Hany Abu-Assad said in part: "If I made a list of ten movies I like by other filmmakers, they would be...
Review: THE TAKE, Terrorism As Background for a Buddy Action Movie
British filmmaker James Watkins previously helmed Eden Lake and The Woman in Black, horror thrillers that may not have been completely successful but were certainly above average accomplishments. So the idea of him directing a straight action flick sounded intriguing....
LA Film Fest 2016 Announces First Titles
Always a comfy stop on the summer fesitval circuit, the LA Film Festival, announced today the first batch of titles for their 2016 edition, which takes place at the Culver City Arclight Cinemas, June 1 - 9. The Buzz section...
LA Film Fest 2016 Announces First Titles
Always a comfy stop on the summer fesitval circuit, the LA Film Festival, announced today the first batch of titles for their 2016 edition, which takes place at the Culver City Arclight Cinemas, June 1 - 9. The Buzz section...
Review: ZOOTOPIA, An Arresting Buddy Comedy
Expectations in regard to Disney's latest animated feature, Zootopia, are likely rooted in two things: 1. The fact that it is a Disney animated feature about talking animals. 2. Hilariously effective trailer which tells a single, well-executed joke involving...
Idris Elba And Matthew McConaughey To Star In THE DARK TOWER
Finally, after months of waiting, The Dark Tower director and co-writer Nikolaj Arcel has announced the main cast for the adaptation of the beloved Stephen King book. Idris Elba will play Roland Deschain, the gunslinger, and Matthew McConaughey will play...
First STAR TREK BEYOND Trailer Is An Odd - But Fun - Blend Of Influences
Right. I think it's safe to say that where Star Trek is concerned the time has come to pretty much throw expectations aside as far as how the Trek universe is supposed to behave and just kind of roll with...
LUTHER Returns With Trailer For New Episodes!
All due apologies to The Wire - which in this case amounts to none - but if you've not yet experienced Luther then you've not yet experienced Idris Elba at his peak powers. The UK crime series is simply one...
Review: BEASTS OF NO NATION, Bold And Beautiful For A Harrowing Subject
A big screen movie made by streaming media behemoth Netflix, for click and view streaming, Cary Fukunaga's beautifully brutal war story, Beasts of No Nation feels too large and too difficult a watch to warrant a casual click on a...
Toronto 2015 Review: BEASTS OF NO NATION Spills Blood On A Large Canvas
A big screen movie made by streaming media behemoth Netflix, for click and view streaming, Cary Fukunaga's beautifully brutal war story, Beasts of No Nation feels too large and too difficult a watch to warrant a casual click on a...
The Many Faces Of Idris Elba
For the last few weeks, one of the most discussed actors was Idris Elba, and not because of a new film coming out. Instead, we got a typical Internet lynchmob running after someone who made a James Bond-related comment which...
Destroy All Monsters: Fear Of A Black Bond
The Idris Elba / Anthony Horowitz mess last week was an incredible display of context eaten down to the molecular level by the whiz-bang memeification of the internet. Horowitz claims he was mortified by the response to his quote, and...
STAR TREK 3: Idris Elba In Talks To Play The Villain?
Variety is reporting that their sources close to the production of Star Trek 3 have found out that Idris Elba (Pacific Rim, Avengers Age of Ultron and Thor The Dark World) is in talks to take up the role of...
