The wait is finally over! KC Carthew’s adventure thriller, Polaris, first premiered at the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival and has since been screened at numerous festivals. This week, Epic Pictures Group is bringing the film to U.S. audiences. The film’s summary reads: Set in 2144 against the harsh backdrop of a frozen wasteland, SUMI, […]
Polaris trailer teases “Mad Max in the Arctic”
Ahead of its world premiere as the opening night film of the Fantasia International Film Festival later this month, a trailer has been released for the new dystopian thriller Polaris. Described by director KC Carthew (The Sun at Midnight) as “Mad Max in the Arctic”, the film follows Sumi, a young girl raised by a […]
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara set for Lynne Ramsay’s Polaris
Director Lynne Ramsay has revealed that she is set to reunite with her You Were Never Really Here star Joaquin Phoenix for her next film Polaris, which will see Phoenix starring alongside his real-life partner Rooney Mara. “He’s crazy, but he’s the best actor I’ve ever met,” Ramsay told Spanish outlet El Espanol (via Dark […]
Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in September 1980
Andrew Newton looks back to 1980 and the videos games we were playing that September… With the summer of 1980 coming to a close, children returning to school and nights drawing in it was up to people to once again return to indoor pursuits, namely videogaming. Those who had preferred the sunshine to the dimly-lit […]
