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‘Rebel Ridge’ Review: Jeremy Saulnier’s Fierce ACAB Thriller Is An Intense Showcase For Aaron Pierre

September 4, 2024 12:00 pm

If you want a high-velocity, muscular, and sharply tense dramatic thriller, which also doubles as a penetrating action film, more or less, in the parlance of the kids, we are so back. Or rather, the ...

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins’ Prequel Roars Into Theaters In December [D23]

Rodrigo Perez

August 10, 2024 1:03 am

News, Trailers

If you were scratching your head when Oscar-winning arthouse indie filmmaker Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight”) was announced as the director of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to Jon Favreau’s billion-dollar gros...

‘Rebel Ridge’ Trailer: Jeremy Saulnier’s Long-Awaited Thriller With Aaron Pierre Arrives September 6

Edward Davis

August 7, 2024 11:07 am

News, Trailers

With the dark thrillers “Blue Ruin” (2013) and “Green Room” (2015), filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier instantly put himself on the map as an indie darling filmmaker to watch. “Hold the Dark” came i...

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins’ Live-Action Prequel Arrives In December

Rodrigo Perez

April 29, 2024 8:57 am

News, Trailers

Filmmaker Barry Jenkins has made celebrated indies (“Medicine for Melancholy”), Academy Award-winning dramas (“Moonlight,” “If Beale Street Could Talk”), and an epic ten-part historical period series (“The Und...

Aaron Pierre Says He’s Exited Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Reboot: “As The Project Evolved, I’m No Longer Part Of That”

Christopher Marc

March 18, 2024 9:44 am

News

Recently, actors such as Steven Yeun (“Beef”) and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) exited Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” movie ahead of filming due to scheduling conflicts and multiple production delays, but “Blade” has also...

‘Rebel Ridge’: Jeremy Saulnier Talks “Tumultuous” Production & Says Film Was Shot 3 Different Times

Edward Davis

March 6, 2024 12:41 pm

News

Following beloved indies like “Blue Ruin,” “Green Room,” and 2018’s “Hold the Dark,” it’s been several years since we’ve heard from filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier. Saulnier does have a new movie in the can, “Rebel ...

‘Genius: MLK/X’ Trailer: Kelvin Harrison Plays MLK & Aaron Pierre Is Malcolm X In New February-Set Limited Series

Edward Davis

January 15, 2024 12:52 pm

News, Television, Trailers

It’s perfect timing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. National Geographic has released the new trailer for their upcoming “Genius” anthology series this holiday and holiday weekend. The latest story in this fran...

‘Foe’ Trailer: Garth Davis’ Latest With Saoirse Ronan & Paul Mescal Premieres At The 2023 New York Film Festival

Valerie Thompson

August 24, 2023 10:07 am

News, Trailers

How well does a couple know each other? That's the question behind the upcoming drama “Foe," which chronicles a marriage's disintegration with a sci-fi twist. And director Garth Davis has two of the UK's great...

‘Brother’ Trailer: Clement Virgo’s New Directorial Effort Promises A Pulsing & Prescient Tale About The Bond Between Siblings

Rosa Martinez

June 20, 2023 2:09 pm

News, Trailers

"Follow my every move:" Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by David Chariandy, "Brother," the latest film from Clement Virgo, is a sweeping and mesmerizing story about familial bonds, the power ...

‘Brother’ Review: Aaron Pierre Gives A Star-Making Statement In A Clement Virgo Gem [TIFF]

Robert Daniels

September 10, 2022 5:40 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Two Jamaican-Canadian brothers hailing from Scarborough, a neighborhood in Toronto, look up at a soaring transmission tower. The older sibling Francis (Aaron Pierre, “The Underground Railroad”) explains to his...

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