Mid-Century, 2022. Directed by Sonja O’Hara. Starring Stephen Lang, Shane West, Bruce Dern, Vanessa Williams, Sarah Hay, Annapurna Sriram, Ellen Toland, Bill Chott, Chelsea Gilligan, Sonja O’Hara, Emmy Perry, Jonathan Park, Sebastian Quinn, Mike Stern, and James Gaudioso. SYNOPSIS: A husband and wife’s weekend in a mid-century modern vacation rental turns deadly when the husband […]
Candyman 1992 vs Candyman 2021
Tom Jolliffe looks at the original Candyman and the new Nia DaCosta directed reboot/sequel. Which reigns supreme? Spoilers follow… In the early 1990s, maybe a year or two after the release of Bernard Rose’s hit horror classic Candyman, I watched as a preteen who had already become well versed in the kind of horror films […]
Movie Review – Candyman (2021)
Candyman, 2021. Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Spence, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Brian King and Miriam Moss. SYNOPSIS: A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighbourhood where the legend began. As the camera glides through […]
Movie Review – Candyman (2021)
Candyman. 2021 Directed by Nia DaCosta Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Cassie Kramer, Rebecca Spence, Kyle Kaminsky, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Cedric Mays, Christiana Clark, Brian King, Pamela Jones, Miriam Moss, Mark Montgomery, Genesis Denise Hale, Rodney L Jones III, Hannah Love Jones, Heidi Grace Engerman, and Virginia […]
Movie Review – Bad Hair (2020)
Bad Hair, 2020. Written and Directed by Justin Simien. Starring Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox, Yaani King Mondschein, Michelle Hurd, Judith Scott, Robin Thede, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Steve Zissis, MC Lyte, Zaria Kelley, Corinne Massiah, Kelly Rowland, James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond, Chanté Adams, Moses Storm, Jon […]
Hulu releases trailer for 80s-set horror-satire Bad Hair
Ahead of its premiere on Hulu later this month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the 1989-set horror satire Bad Hair. Directed by Justin Simien, the film follows Anna (Elle Lorraine), a young woman who realises her new weave may have a mind of its own; check them out here… In this horror […]
Campy horror satire Bad Hair gets first trailer and release date
If anyone has been to the salon or barbershop, they’ve had a bad hair experience. But none like you see in the first trailer for Hulu’s Bad Hair. In this one-minute teaser for the upcoming film, you see why changing your hairstyle can be a real horror story. From the Dear White People director, Justin […]
Movie Review – Batman: Hush (2019)
Batman: Hush, 2019. Directed by Justin Copeland Featuring the voice talents of Jason O’Mara, Jennifer Morrison, Jerry O’Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Sean Maher, Bruce Thomas, Stuart Allan, James Garrett, Maury Sterling, Geoffrey Arend, Vanessa Williams, Jason Spisak, Adam Gifford, Dachie Alessio, Peyton List, and Tara Strong. SYNOPSIS: A new adversary who calls himself Hush […]
Ice-T stars in trailer for revenge drama Crossed the Line
Ahead of its home entertainment release next month, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for director Dennis Conrad’s upcoming revenge drama Crossed the Line which stars Ice-T, Caryn Ward, La’Myia Good, Vanessa Williams, Sam Sarpong, Lauren Pendington, and Shanell Mondane; take a look here… A young woman refuses to bow down to the […]
Blu-ray Review – Candyman (1992)
Candyman, 1992. Directed by Bernard Rose. Starring Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Vanessa Williams, Ted Raimi, Kasi Lemmons, and Eric Edwards. SYNOPSIS: A university grad student studying urban myths becomes the victim of the fabled Candyman after she says his name five times into a mirror. It has been said that the 1990s was […]
