Netflix has released a batch of images for the sci-fi comedy The Electric State, which offer a first look at filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo’s (Avengers: Endgame) upcoming adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s graphic novel. The film stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci, […]
Heat: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat, which was released on this day in 1995 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat is fast approaching thirty years old. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, […]
Lily-Rose Depp lives the American Dream in The Idol trailer
After being panned by critics after its premiere at Cannes this month, HBO has released a new trailer for creator Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye and director Sam Levinson’s (Euphoria) upcoming series The Idol, which sees Lily-Rose Depp’s young music starlet Jocelyn introduced to the American Dream. Check it out below… A self-help guru and leader […]
New trailer for The Idol starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd
HBO Max has released a new teaser trailer for The Idol, the upcoming drama series from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye which stars Lily-Rose Depp as a rising popstar who begins a complicated relationship with the leader of a modern-day cult (The Weeknd); watch it below… A self-help guru and leader […]
Movie Review – Out of the Blue (2022)
Out of the Blue, 2022. Written and Directed by Neil LaBute. Starring Diane Kruger, Ray Nicholson, Hank Azaria, Chase Sui Wonders, Victor Slezak, Pamela Jayne Morgan, Marilyn Swick, and Jeff Bouffard. SYNOPSIS: After spending time in prison following an assault charge, Connor Bates now works in a library and spends his free time running, swimming, […]
Sex sells in new trailer for HBO’s The Idol starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd
HBO Max has released a new teaser trailer for The Idol, the upcoming drama from Sam Levinson (Euphoria) and The Weeknd, which reveals the cast of the series which follows a rising pop star (Lily-Rose Depp) and a leader of a modern-day cult (The Weeknd) as they start a complicated relationship; watch it below… A […]
Diane Kruger plots her husband’s murder in Out of the Blue trailer
With just a month to go until its release, a poster and trailer have been released for the upcoming thriller Out of the Blue. Written and directed by Neil LaBute (Lakeview Terrace), the film stars Ray Nicholson as an ex-convict who finds his mundane life transformed when he begins an passionate affair with Marilyn (Diane […]
Hank Azaria will no longer voice Apu in The Simpsons
With the character having been the subject of much controversy in recent times, particularly since the release of Hary Kondabolu’s documentary The Problem with Apu back in 2017, The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has revealed that he will no longer be lending his voice to Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. “All we know there is […]
Blu-ray Review – Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition (1995)
Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition, 1995. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Willliamson, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, and Hank Azaria. SYNOPSIS: Heat has been released on Blu-ray before in a pretty definitive edition, but this new one features remastered video from a 4K […]
Second Opinion – Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Smurfs: The Lost Village, 2017. Directed by Kelly Asbury. Featuring the voice talents of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Mandy Patinkin, Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Gordon Ramsey, Jake Johnson, Tituss Burgess, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, and Kelly Asbury. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious map sets Smurfette […]
