Fresh off of her recent Oscar nominee Amanda Seyfried and Netflix team up again in the upcoming horror thriller “Things Heard & Seen”. The movie is based on Elizabeth Brundage’s 2017 best-selling novel “All Things Cease to Appear”. The adaptation comes from the writer-director duo of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman. The first trailer … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Hope” (2021)
There is no shortage of movies that deal with the sensitive subject of illness. It’s delicate ground to cover and an emotional minefield for filmmakers willing to navigate such heavy material with earnestness. Yet you can never judge these types of movies by one over-arching standard. That’s because there are deeply human and often intensely … Continue reading
First Glance: “The Woman in the Window”
It took a while, but the long-delayed psychological thriller “The Woman in the Window” is finally set to see the light of day. Originally owned by 20th Century Fox, the rights then went to Disney following their acquisition of Fox. Now Netflix is set to release the film next month. It’s directed by Joe Wright … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Thunder Force” (2021)
Melissa McCarthy’s collaborations with writer-director and husband Ben Falcone have been pretty brutal. Falcone has directed McCarthy in four previous movies. Of those, 2018’s abysmal “Life of the Party” has the highest Rotten Tomatoes score at 38%. Yes I know, review aggregators aren’t infallible and they don’t always represent the quality of a movie. I … Continue reading
First glance: “Percy vs Goliath” (2021)
Fresh off of his 78th birthday, screen legend Christopher Walken is still working and has a new movie on the way. “Percy vs Goliath” is a biographical drama that actually came out in Canada late last year. Now, ahead of its upcoming US premiere, the film has dropped a new trailer and Walken fans have … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Voyagers” (2021)
Some science-fiction junkies like me might be tempted to approach the new film “Voyagers” with a touch of caution. The movie’s first trailer showed off a fairly interesting premise and a cast rich with sparkling young talent. And then you have the description going around calling it “Lord of the Flies in space” which only … Continue reading