Deadline has revealed that Gal Gadot is set to star in The Runner, an action thriller from director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, The Mauritanian). Scripted by Mark Gibson (The Wild, Snow Dogs), the film is set in London and will see the Wonder Woman star portraying a “a high-powered attorney who must […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – One to One: John & Yoko
One to One: John & Yoko, 2024. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Featuring John Lennon & Yoko Ono. SYNOPSIS: Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko’s world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity concert for special needs children, it features unseen archives, home movies, and restored footage. […]
Paul Mescal to lead Kevin Macdonald’s espionage thriller A Spy By Nature
Normal People’s Paul Mescal is set to continue his rise to prominence by headlining Kevin Macdonald’s espionage thriller A Spy By Nature. Coming off the back of a festival season during which he has wowed with both Aftersun (read our ★★★★ review here) and God’s Creatures (read our ★★★★ review here), Deadline reports that Mescal […]
New trailer for The Mauritanian starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch
STX Films has released a new trailer for The Mauritanian. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the drama is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s bestselling memoir Guantanamo Diary and stars Tahar Rahim as Slahi alongside a cast that includes Jodie Foster, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Kevin Macdonald on The Mauritanian
Kevin Macdonald is an Oscar winning documentarian and thought-provoking filmmaker. Lauded for both Touching The Void and The Last King of Scotland, his output also includes political thriller State of Play and the YouTube-released Life In a Day 2020 available now [read our review here]. For his new film The Mauritanian, he takes an intimate […]
Movie Review – The Mauritanian (2021)
The Mauritanian, 2021. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi, Langley Kirkwood, Corey Johnson, Matthew Marsh, Sammer Usmani, David Fynn, André Jacobs, Meena Rayann, Arthur Falko, Stevel Marc, and Robert Hobbs. SYNOPSIS: Mohamedou Ould Salahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Life in a Day 2020
Life in a Day 2020, 2021. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. SYNOPSIS: Ten years after 2011’s Life in a Day, award-winning director Kevin Macdonald returns to present the story of another day on Earth: July 25, 2020. Of all the movies about the COVID-19 pandemic released as of late – from exploitative speculative thrillers to a rom-com […]
Movie Review – The Mauritanian (2021)
The Mauritanian, 2021. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Tahar Rahim, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Zachary Levi. SYNOPSIS: Accused of recruiting terrorists for the 9/11 attacks, Mohamedou Ould Slahi is held without being charged for over a decade in the infamous Guantanamo Bay facility. In the wake of a globally tragic event, fear […]
Trailer for terrorism drama The Mauritanian starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley
STX Films has debuted a trailer, poster and images for director Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming drama The Mauritanian. Based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s bestselling memoir Guantanamo Diary, it stars Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch; take a look here… Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) […]
Movie Review – Whitney (2018)
Whitney, 2018. Directed by Kevin MacDonald. SYNOPSIS: An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston. Before her death in 2012, Whitney Houston had become a punchline to a bad joke and her career had nose-dived after years of drugs and tabloid scandals. Her phenomenal voice had been forgotten. Following her death, people […]
