Kristen Stewart is now Olivier Assayas’ muse, and he is now her most important director. They collaborated for the first time on 2014’s excellent Clouds of Sils Maria; Stewart took home the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the personal assistant to a film star played by Juliette Binoche. Now Stewart plays the…
DetailsI heard about The Void from someone I know that loves horror movies. I believe she described it as “banaaaannnaasssss!” Yeah, that’s a quote. And you know what? I’m not going to argue with that assessment. The Void is like some crazy 80’s throwback horror film with practical effects galore and atmosphere of dread. A…
DetailsIt seems pretty obvious to anyone that really knows me that a movie that involves a giant monster (kaiju) will likely be on my “must see” list. And writer/director Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal has the interesting twist of having that monster’s movements decided by a woman half way across the world just adds to the intrigue.…
DetailsWe’re back with another eventful week of happenings and tidbits in the film world. Onward! In this week’s “Listen up, ya hockey pucks”, story, legendary insult comic Don Rickles has passed away of kidney failure. He was 90. Wow. He was awesome. In this week’s “Whola lotta flop” story, Ghost in the Shell is tanking…
DetailsI was expecting a fairly paint-by-numbers Alien wanna-be with Life, the new sci-fi horror film directed by Daniel Espinosa (Easy Money, Safe House, Child 44). But writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool) actually manage to give Life a few notable differences that keep the film from being a waste of time and film stock.…
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