The Wonder, 2022. Directed by Sebastián Lelio Starring Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Dermot Crowley, David Wilmot, Josie Walker, and Brían F. O’Byrne SYNOPSIS: In a small Irish village in 1862, 11-year-old Anna (Kíla Lord Cassidy) is alleged to have not eaten in four months, […]
Movie Review – The Wonder (2022)
The Wonder, 2022. Directed by Sebastián Lelio Starring Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Dermot Crowley, David Wilmot, Josie Walker, and Brían F. O’Byrne. SYNOPSIS: A tale of two strangers who transform each other’s lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil. […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Living
Living, 2022. Directed by Oliver Hermanus. Starring Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Tom Burke, and Alex Sharp. SYNOPSIS: An English-language adaptation of the script of “Ikiru” (1952), set in London in the 1950s. Akira Kurosawa’s works have often lent themselves to Western reinterpretation, be it Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven, Yojimbo and A Fistful […]
Florence Pugh stars in trailer for Netflix period thriller The Wonder
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streamer has released the first trailer for director Sebastián Lelio’s (Gloria, A Fantastic Woman) historical thriller The Wonder. An adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s acclaimed novel of the same name, the film stars Florence Pugh as a young nurse who is brought to a tiny village in […]
Bill Nighy is looking for meaning from life in trailer for Living
Living is an English-language adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film Ikiru, set in London in the 1950s and starring Bill Nighy. How’s that for a synopsis? Debuting at this years Sundance Film Festival, we called the Oliver Hermanus directed film “a respectable – and respectful – remake” that’s “elevated by Bill Nighy’s stirring performance” in our ★★★★ […]
Ruth Wilson embarks on a dangerous affair with Tom Burke in trailer for True Things
As if having Luther’s Ruth Wilson and The Souvenir’s Tom Burke in a tumultuous romance wasn’t enough to pique interest, then the fact True Things is Harry Wootliff’s follow-up to the superb Only You (read our review ★★★★★ here) should move it to the top of your 2022 must-see list; check out the intoxicating new […]
Tom Burke replaces Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Mad Max spinoff Furiosa
Tom Burke (Mank) has joined Warner Bros. and George Miller’s Furiosa, the spinoff to Mad Max: Fury Road. Burke has replaced Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who had to part ways with the project due to scheduling conflicts. The film marks the first major studio film for Burke, who played Orson Welles in Netflix’s Mank and has credits including […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – True Things
True Things, 2021. Directed by Harry Wootliff. Starring Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke, Hayley Squires, Elizabeth Rider and Frank McCusker. SYNOPSIS: A JobCentre worker strikes up a romantic relationship with a mysterious ex-convict who visits her office. Harry Wootliff delivered one of the absolute gems of the London Film Festival back in 2018, when her debut […]
Alan Moore’s The Show gets one night only theatrical release and new U.S. trailer
Having acquired the U.S. distribution rights, Shout! Factory has released a new trailerfor The Show, the upcoming fantasy feature from director Mitch Jenkins and acclaimed comic book creator Alan Moore (Watchmen, From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen); watch it here… A frighteningly focused man of many talents, passports and identities arrives at England’s broken […]
Movie Review – Mank (2020)
Mank, 2020. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance, Lily Collins, Tuppence Middleton, and Tom Burke. SYNOPSIS: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.” In attempting to reconcile alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s quest to […]
