Gina Rodriguez gets a hefty lead role in the newly streaming Netflix film “Awake”, a sci-fi action-thriller built around a weirdly intriguing premise. The movie is directed by Mark Raso from a screenplay he wrote with his brother Joseph. Raso’s previous film was 2017’s road-trip drama “Kodachrome”, also for Netflix. “Awake” is a much different … Continue reading
Movie Poster Spotlight – “Censor” (2021)
Check out the killer new trailer for the upcoming thriller “Censor”, one of my favorite films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Director: Prano Bailey-Bond Starring: Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, Michael Smiley Release: June 11, 2021
REVIEW: “Monster” (2021)
In the new Netflix movie “Monster” director Anthony Mandler uses a non-linear structure to tell the story of young black student wrongly charged in the murder of a bodega owner. The film premiered way back at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was eventually acquired by Netflix. Based on a Walter Dean Myers novel of … Continue reading
First Glance: “No Sudden Move” (2021)
HBO Max has dropped the trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s new throwback heist film “No Sudden Move”. The movie features a packed cast that includes Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Jon Hamm, David Harbour, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liota, Amy Seimetz, Julia Fox, and Bill Duke among others. The film is slated to premiere at the upcoming … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” (2021)
Two of my very favorite horror movies of the last decade were James Wan’s “The Conjuring” (2013) and “The Conjuring 2” (2016). Based on the supposed real-life case files of paranormal investigators and Vatican certified demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, the Conjuring films were breaths of fresh air in a genre that had become pretty … Continue reading
Movie Poster Spotlight: “Old” (2021)
Check out the wickedly cool poster for the upcoming horror-thriller “Old” Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Thomasin McKenzie, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung Release: July 23, 2021