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‘My Son’: An Exciting Film Experiment Yields A Depressingly Dull Thriller [Review]

September 16, 2021 10:25 am

“My Son” is a gimmick in search of a movie. Co-writer/director Christian Carion (“Joyeux Noel”) adapts his own 2017 French film of the same name, which was unexpectedly dropped to Peacock after forgoing the th...

‘My Son’ Trailer: James McAvoy & Claire Foy Star In A Completely Improvised Thriller Coming To Peacock

Charles Barfield

September 2, 2021 10:52 am

News, Trailers

As if a new film starring James McAvoy and Claire Foy wasn’t enough to make an audience intrigued, the new Peacock film, “My Son,” adds an entirely different, experimental layer to the equation—improvisation. ...

‘Together’: James McAvoy & Sharon Horgan Talk About The Difficulties Of Marriage & Love In Lockdown In Stephen Daldry’s Latest [Interview]

Ally Johnson

August 27, 2021 11:41 am

Interviews, News

In Stephen Daldry’s latest, the “Billy Elliot” director tackles life in quarantine and the rhythms of lockdown during COVID-19 with “Together.” The film is immediately bolstered by clever and enlightening dial...

‘Together’: Stephen Daldry’s Lockdown Relationship Drama Is Darkly Comedic & Riveting [Review]

Christian Gallichio

August 23, 2021 12:40 pm

News, Reviews

One of the more fully formed portraits of life during lockdown, Stephen Daldry and Dennis Kelly’s rapid-fire, fourth-wall-breaking, two-hander “Together” trades the overt sentimentalism of Daldry’s previous fi...

‘Together’ Trailer: James McAvoy & Sharon Horgan Team With Stephen Daldry For A Lockdown Dramedy

Charles Barfield

August 2, 2021 1:09 pm

News, Trailers

The pandemic has produced a number of films over the past year-and-a-half. Most of them include small casts, limited locations, and reduced budgets. And many of them actually try to tackle the idea of the COVI...

‘Together’ First Look: James McAvoy & Sharon Horgan Star In Stephen Daldry’s Pandemic-Inspired Drama

Charles Barfield

May 13, 2021 12:23 pm

News

Over the past year, we’ve seen quite a few attempts from studios to create timely films about the COVID pandemic. Sometimes, they’re great, like with Shudder’s underrated “Host.” Other times? Not so great, as ...

‘My Son’: James McAvoy & Claire Foy To Star In Improvised, Real-Time Thriller

Charles Barfield

October 5, 2020 2:00 pm

News

Depending on your thoughts about English-language remakes, you’re either going to love or hate this news. According to ErosSTX, the production company is set to make an English-language remake of the French th...

‘His Dark Materials’ Is A Mechanically Muted Fantasy Series That Won’t Capture Your Imagination [Review]

Andrew Bundy

November 6, 2019 12:38 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Following the success of Peter Jackson’s monumental cinematic achievement of filming the unfilmable in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Hollywood attempted for years, in vain, to capitalize. Sub-par movie v...

‘His Dark Materials’ Trailer: Philip Pullman’s Classic Novels Come To Life On HBO In November

Charles Barfield

October 3, 2019 1:47 pm

News, Television, Trailers

You could throw a rock in Hollywood and hit a TV series based on a popular fantasy book series. With the rise of “Game of Thrones,” as well as the success of films such as “The Chronicles of Narnia” and ‘Lord o...

10 Films To See In September: ‘Goldfinch,’ ‘Ad Astra,’ ‘Dick Long’ & More

Ally Johnson

September 6, 2019 1:24 pm

News

While the festival season has really only just begun—Telluride is over, we're in the middle of Venice, and the Toronto International Film Festival just beginning—there are plenty of films being released in Sept...

‘His Dark Materials’ Trailer: A War Rages In HBO’s New Epic Fantasy Series [Comic-Con]

Hayden Mears

July 18, 2019 8:05 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Hot on the heels of the official teaser comes a full trailer for HBO's highly anticipated fantasy series, “His Dark Materials.” Based on Philip Pullman's wildly popular book trilogy of the same name, “His Dark ...

‘It: Chapter Two’ Trailer: Evil Resurfaces & The Losers Club Face Off Against Pennywise Again [Comic-Con]

Hayden Mears

July 18, 2019 12:06 pm

News, Trailers

Immediately following the runaway success of the 2017 "IT" remake, it stood to reason, then, that a sequel would surely follow. And this September, we're getting one. Andy Muschietti directed the film, working ...

James McAvoy Explains Exactly When You’ll See The Kid Actors Return In ‘It: Chapter 2’

Charles Barfield

July 11, 2019 11:46 am

News

Director Andy Muschietti is faced with a very unique problem for a horror sequel. After the massive success of his “It: Chapter One,” he had to return with a new sequel that hopefully built upon the box office ...

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‘Dark Phoenix’: Gaslighting, Bad Men & Ideas Of Identity & Destiny Can’t Save This Clumsy ‘X-Men’ Movie [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

June 5, 2019 1:00 am

Features, News, Reviews

Imagine the story about a vulnerable young woman who discovers her entire life has been built on a lie, who learns a dark emotionally cataclysmic secret about her past and feels irrevocably betrayed by a manipu...

‘Dark Phoenix’ 3-Minute Clip: Mystique Says The Team Should Be Called “X-Women” Due To The Women Always Saving The Men

Charles Barfield

June 3, 2019 3:34 pm

News, Video

Is everyone ready to camp out Thursday night to be the first in line to see “Dark Phoenix?” No? Well, considering Disney/Fox is expecting a franchise-low opening weekend at the box office, you’re probably not a...

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