Retro Trailer For The 1985 Thriller THE NEW KIDS with James Spader — GeekTyrant
This week’s retro trailer is for the gritty 1985 thriller The New Kids, directed by Sean S. Cunningham, the filmmaker best known for Friday the 13th. The story follows teenage siblings Loren and Abby McWilliams (played by Shannon Presby and…
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George R.R. Martin Shares Response to ‘Game of Thrones’ AI Backlash
George R.R. Martin appeared to weigh in on the recent controversy surrounding art that was released for the 20th anniversary of A Feast for Crows. Earlier this month, an illustrated edition of the fourth book in the fantasy series that…
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Andres Veiel on the documentary “Riefenstahl”Filmmaker Magazine
Riefenstahl Andres Veiel’s Riefenstahl is an arresting and deeply disturbing all-archival portrait of the titular Third Reich actor-director, responsible for some of the most innovative filmmaking of the 20th century as well as horrific war crimes (though Riefenstahl would go…
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Ira Sachs’ Drama Is A Portrait Of Rare Intimacy & One Of The Year’s Best Acted Films
"I often have the feeling that in my day, nothing much happens... and I've wasted it." So muses photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) midway through his recorded conversation with his friend, the writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall). Linda has solicited…
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Jennifer Lopez to Receive Award at THR’s Women in Entertainment Gala
The Hollywood Reporter announced Tuesday that Jennifer Lopez will receive this year’s Equity in Entertainment Award during THR’s annual Women in Entertainment breakfast gala in Los Angeles on Dec. 3. Emmy Award-winning producer and actress Kerry Washington, who received the…
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Finding the Ghost in the Machine
Scott Cooper’s Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is a somber, deeply human biographical musical drama that refuses to play by the usual rhythms of the rockstar movie. Rather than glorifying fame or recreating Bruce Springsteen’s greatest hits, the film immerses…
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One of the Best Action Thriller Comic Book Movies Ever Is Getting a Streaming Revival 20 Years Later
HBO is looking to recapture the critical success of adapting Watchmen into serial form by adapting another Alan Moore comic, V for Vendetta, into a streaming series. V for Vendetta was written by Alan Moore, with art by David Lloyd…
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Stephen King’s Reaction to ‘The Running Man’ Even Surprised Director Edgar Wright
Summary Edgar Wright talks with Perri Nemiroff for The Running Man. In this interview, Wright dives into how challenging it was to make the movie and Stephen King's reaction to seeing it. The director also discusses Glen Powell’s everyman charisma…
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Say Goodbye Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Greenland’ Replacement That Somehow Grossed $470 Million
While Dwayne Johnson’s new MMA biopic continues to dominate VOD charts, it’s time to bid farewell to one of his most underrated projects. Ten years ago, Johnson teamed up with Alexandra Daddario (True Detective) and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) for…
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‘Death by Lightning’ Tops Netflix Chart on Debut and Can Be Binge-Watched in 4 Hours
There are some shows that don’t need dozens of episodes to make an impact, and the number one series on Netflix right now is a perfect example. In fact, at just four episodes long, Death By Lightning is a riveting…
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Avalon Fast on Her Witchy Sophomore Feature CAMPFilmmaker Magazine
After a tragic loss, college dropout Emily (Zola Grimmer) is desperate for some distance in CAMP, the sophomore feature from 25-year-old writer-director Avalon Fast. While her father (Michael Tan) is patient and supportive, the comfort of returning home only seems…
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Rhea Seehorn Is the Most Miserable Person on Earth in a Brilliant Sci-Fi Two-Parter
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Pluribus Episodes 1 & 2. It's almost impossible to write about Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show, Pluribus, without wandering into territory that critics have been shooed away from — and with…
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