A Surreal Dialogue-Free Bigfoot Comedy That Must Be Seen To Be Believed
Summary Sasquatch Sunset features a committed cast in realistic costumes with nuanced performances. The film fully embraces its weird concept, offering a mix of natural beauty and shocking imagery. Despite its jarring tonal shifts and lack of dialogue, Sasquatch Sunset…
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Radio Silence Shot a Comedy Version of ‘Abigail’ and a More Gruesome One
The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff discusses Abigail with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The movie features Alisha Weir as a ballerina vampire tormenting a group of would-be criminals. Abigail is quite different from Radio Silence’s past films, including…
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Code White’ Review — The Beloved Anime Gets a Fun Movie
The Big Picture Spy x Family: Code White is a standalone adventure suitable for new viewers, efficiently recapping the series' plot. The film balances all main characters effectively, with Anya being the driving force and Yor's role serving as comic…
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Noah Hawley’s ‘Alien’ Series For FX Adds ‘Foundation’ Actress Sandra Yi Sencindiver
It’s a good time to be an “Alien” fan. With Fede Álvarez‘s new franchise installment “Alien: Romulus” hitting theaters on August 16, and Noah Hawley‘s TV series for FX on the way next year, a franchise once thought dead is on the cusp of a potentially huge revival.…
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Hollywood’s Most Notable Deaths of 2024
The entertainment industry has already had to say goodbye to several actors, singers, performers, creatives, executives and all-around industry legends this year. The Hollywood Reporter is highlighting some of the most well-known names who have died in 2024, including Carl Weathers,…
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Zack Snyder’s Excruciatingly Slight Sequel Barely Justifies A ‘Part 2’
Filmmaker Zack Snyder’s profoundly unfortunate “Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire,” a turgid, ostentatiously vacant space opera, was, to put it politely, a dire film and hollow regurgitation of familiar sci-fi tropes. But it at least had…
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“A Lifetime of Loving Ape Movies and Primate Documentaries and Bigfoot-Adjacent Things”: David and Nathan Zellner on Sasquatch Summer
Sasquatch Sunset (courtesy Bleecker Street) Since the dawn of man, there have been anthropomorphic recreations of the lives of primates (they are our evolutionary ancestors, after all). And since the legend of the Sasquatch was first told, there have been…
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Fight Like a Girl Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Stories from the other side of the earth are not so different than our own. Though Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a Girl is a boxing drama, it’s told in the context of modern-day Congo. Safi (Ama Qamata) is a nineteen-year-old…
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M. Night Shyamalan Promises Wild Surprises for His Concert Thriller ‘Trap’
[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for Trap.] The Big Picture Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan tells 'Trap' from an unexpected point of view for a fun, darkly humorous experience. Collaboration with his singer/songwriter daughter Saleka Shyamalan brings music and…
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Jurnee Smollett & We Grown Now Director Discuss Community and Children
Writer/director Minhal Baig poetically addresses the loss of innocence in We Grown Now, an emotionally resonant coming-of-age story set in 1992 Chicago's impoverished and crime-ridden Cabrini-Green housing projects. The film follows a pair of Black boys, Malik (Blake Cameron James)…
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‘Sacramento’ Image — Kristen Stewart and Maya Erskine Go on the Road
The Big Picture Buckle up for a wild ride with Sacramento , a road trip comedy starring Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Maya Erskine and Kristen Stewart. Two childhood friends reunite for a spontaneous adventure from LA to Sacramento, promising laughter…
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Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver Review
Summary Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver delivers on action promised in the first installment. Lack of character development hinders emotional connection and impact of the storyline. Despite potential, film fails to invest in characters, leaving viewers detached from…
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