We take a look at some non-horror films that will still creep you out, disturb you or deliver a nightmarish scenario… It’s almost Halloween and so the perfect time to dive into some horror. The genre sees a perfect boost during Halloween season but a film doesn’t need to belong to the horror genre to […]
Blu-ray Review – Gorky Park (1983)
Gorky Park, 1983. Directed by Michael Apted. Starring William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, and Joanna Pacula. SYNOPSIS: Gorky Park didn’t light the box office on fire when it was released in 1983, but it has its fans, so Kino Lorber has issued it again on Blu-ray. This time, they used a disc […]
Liv Tyler to return as Betty Ross in Captain America: New World Order
Liv Tyler is returning to the MCU after fifteen years to reprise her role as Betty Ross in Captain America: New World Order. Deadline confirms that Tyler will return as the daughter of General Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, who was played by the late William Hurt in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, and who going forward will be […]
Kevin Feige on Harrison Ford’s Captain America: New World Order role as President Thunderbolt Ross
Having been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since its inception back in 2018, the character of Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross looks set to become a key player in Phase Five of the blockbuster superhero universe. Sadly, actor William Hurt passed away last year, having portrayed Ross from his first appearance in The Incredible Hulk through […]
Trailer for AMC’s animated sci-fi drama Pantheon
AMC has released a trailer for Pantheon, the upcoming animated sci-fi drama series which centres on Maddie, a teenager who begins to receive online messages from her recently deceased father. While trying to uncover the truth, she uncovers a global conspiracy which threatens to trigger a new world war; check out the trailer below… Pantheon […]
Movie Review – The King’s Daughter (2022)
The King’s Daughter, 2022. Directed by Sean McNamara. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, Julie Andrews, Fan Bingbing, William Hurt, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Paul Ireland, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Clarke, Kaya Blocksage, Kasia Kaczmarek, and Jessica Clarke. SYNOPSIS: King Louis XIV’s quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid’s life force, […]
R.I.P. William Hurt (1950 – 2022)
Some sad news this evening as it has been announced that Oscar-winning American actor William Hurt has passed away of natural causes, aged 71. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Hurt began his career on stage in the 1970s before making his feature film debut in 1980 with Ken Russell’s Altered States, receiving a Golden […]
Trailer for mermaid fantasy The King’s Daughter starring Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario
Gravitas Ventures has released a poster and trailer for director Sean McNamara’s fantasy adventure The King’s Daughter. Based on Vonda N. McIntyre’s novel The Moon and the Sun, the film stars Pierce Brosnan as King Louis XIV, who on a quest for immortality, captures a mermaid in order to steal her life force; take a […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Widow (2021)
Black Widow, 2021. Directed by Cate Shortland. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz. SYNOPSIS: Disney brings Black Widow to home video on a high-definition Blu-ray disc that comes with a code for a digital copy. The film is good but not great, and the […]
Movie Review – Black Widow (2021)
Black Widow, 2021. Directed by Cate Shortland. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, Ray Winstone, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko and William Hurt. SYNOPSIS: On the run from the authorities, Natasha Romanoff joins forces with her dysfunctional family in an attempt to bring down the chilling initiative that turned her into a ruthless […]
