A few days ago we got a tiny teaser for Amazon’s “The Tomorrow War”. Today the streaming studio dropped the first full trailer for this upcoming action science-fiction flick and one-time Paramount property. The film is directed by Chris McKay who’s probably best known for “The Lego Batman Movie”. This was yet another victim of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Cruella” (2021)
Since seeing its first trailer three months ago, Disney’s new film “Cruella” has had me in a shared state of fascination and bewilderment. On one hand I couldn’t wait to see Emma Stone dive headfirst into a demented character like Cruella de Vil. On the other hand how would Disney treat the backstory of one … Continue reading
First Glance: “Last Night in Soho”
The exciting first trailer for Edgar Wright’s new movie “Last Night in Soho” dropped today and it didn’t disappoint. This psychological horror film is built around a wonderfully twisted premise and the first images we get are eerie, moody, and soaked in tension. And while the wonderful Anya Taylor-Joy gets top billing, the most exciting … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Tina” (2021)
Younger generations may not realize how big Tina Turner really was. Not just in her early days in the 1960’s as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. But also during her massive comeback years later culminating with her 1984 multi-platinum solo album “Private Dancer”. That record would go on to sell … Continue reading
First Glance: “Eternals”
Marvel Studios seems prepped and ready for their next big box office blitz. “Black Widow” finally hits theaters in July. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” arrives in September. And then you have November’s “Eternals”, the star-studded superhero ensemble film co-written and directed by recent Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. That peculiar mix of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Above Suspicion” (2021)
Emilia Clarke stores away her English accent (and Mother of Dragons renown) in the new movie “Above Suspicion”, a grimy southern noir from Australian director Phillip Noyce. The film was shot all the way back in 2016 but is just now finding its way to American screens. That type of hesitation doesn’t exactly exude studio … Continue reading