The latest entry in Legendary Entertainment’s MonsterVerse is the massive mutant clash we’ve all been waiting for. The last time these two behemoths of the screen exchanged fists (and claws) was in 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla. Waiting nearly 60 years for a rematch, the atomic-powered lizard and the larger-than-life primate deliver a memorable showdown that will satisfy […]Read More
A full trailer has been released for Gia Coppola’s next feature film, Mainstream, starring Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Social Network) and Maya Hawke (Stranger Things). Mainstream follows Frankie (Hawke), a bartender who has a video starring a strange young man named Link (Garfield) go semi-viral. As the two characters come together to seek out internet success, […]Read More
Following on from his impressive ‘one take’ war film 1917, Sam Mendes is gearing up for his next feature film. Mendes is taking a step back from his more action-heavy films like 1917, Spectre and Skyfall with his upcoming picture, titled Empire of Light. It will be a love story about and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast […]Read More
The first trailer has dropped for Ben Wheatley’s latest folk-horror In The Earth, which sees a trip in the woods go horribly wrong. The crux of the film’s plot focuses on the journey of Dr Lowery and park scout Alma (Hayley Squires), as they venture into the haunted forest searching for a lost doctor. As […]Read More
A new trailer was released last week for action-packed thriller Above Suspicion, starring Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston. The film was announced in 2016 during the Cannes Film Festival. Above Suspicion is based on the true story of Susan Smith (Clarke), who in 1989 became the first known person to be murdered by an FBI […]Read More
Netflix recently dropped its creepy trailer for upcoming horror film Things Heard and Seen. The gothic tale stars Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!) and James Norton (Grantchester). Things Heard And Seen is an adaptation of Elizabeth Brundage’s novel All Things Cease to Appear. Seyfried portrays a young artist named Catherine, while Norton takes on the role […]Read More
Last December, Disney teased fans of the 2007 fairytale-reality mash up Enchanted with news of a sequel. According to IMDb, Disenchanted is to unravel ten years after Giselle settled happily ever after in New York. Beautiful, optimistic Giselle begins to feel discontent and unsure of her happiness in this new movie, which begins igniting chaos […]Read More
Sequin in a Blue Room, opens with a game of glances between two people. Finding themselves in a seemingly empty library, their glances confirm they’re there for the same reason. They move closer, until a cough interrupts them—It may as well be a gunshot in its volume and the weight it carries. The moment is […]Read More
Charlie Kaufman’s mind-bending I’m Thinking Of Ending Things is a critically acclaimed and haunting thriller that explores just about everything under the sun. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what the movie is about, but Kaufman doesn’t shy away exploring a myriad of rich social and metaphysical issues: age and decay, love and contempt, art, reality, […]Read More
On Saturday, Warner Bros. dropped the first trailer for Malcolm D Lee’s Space Jam: A New Legacy. The film is a greatly anticipated sequel to the highest-grossing basketball film of all time, Space Jam, released 25 years ago. Los Angeles Lakers basketball star LeBron James will be replacing former protagonist and NBA superstar, Michael Jordan, in […]Read More
My First Summer was just one of many excellent productions on offer at this year’s BFI Flare festival. Yet writer-director Katie Found’s debut feature really stands out from the crowd, mainly because of just how beautiful the Australian production is. This film is (almost) everything a teen romance should be: sweet, wholesome, grounded in the reality […]Read More
As the first buds begin to bloom, nature is waking up from the cold and bestowing its beauty upon us once more. Our contributors talk through some of their favourite evocations of spring on the silver screen, from the bluebell-laden landscapes of Bright Star to the disconcerting floral nightmare of Midsommar. Bright Star (2009) Spring […]Read More
A look back at Mann’s directorial debut starring James Caan and Tuesday WeldsRead More
The Snyder Cut of 'Justice League' is a first-rate example of mythology, one that stems from legend as much as it does from fandom.Read More
“Damn the man! Save the Empire!’ floppy-haired stoner Mark shouts over the reporter who broadcasts the closure of Empire Records, an independent record store to rival any of nineties middle America. His straightforward cry encapsulates Empire Record’s (1995) spirit - one of adolescent rebellion and unquestioning enthusiasm.Read More
