You can feel that Denis Villeneuve has been experiencing Spice-fueled hallucinations for his entire life. The director has always spoken about how reading Frank Herbert’s Dune in his childhood days opened his mind. Thus, it is a sort of a personal challenge to bring the book’s sci-fi mix of warring houses, psychedelic dreams, anti-colonial themes, …
In his 50-year career, Stephen King has written some 65 novels (with the 66th about to appear) and over 200 short stories. His books are estimated to have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, and regularly snap up for film or TV adaptation. King’s name is one of the most familiar in film history …
The Tiger’s Apprentice, launching on Paramount+ on February 2nd, is a good step forward in terms of bringing Chinese mythology to wider audiences. However, it is quite a pity that we think the movie –– which we would suggest strictly because of its entertaining voice cast, regardless of anything else in the script—serves as an …
At the beginning of Wicked Little Letters, there is a title card that winks at us with this phrase: “The story is more true than you’d think.” In reality, during the 1920s, a small town in Sussex called Littlehampton was disturbed by anonymous letters’ poison. This film is a hymn to British eccentricity like no …
The Kitchen is the latest entry to a relatively small genre: British social-realist sci-fi, named after the lawless fictitious housing estate it is set in. The film is set in London where brutalist structures are maintained by the government only through violent police attacks against tenants. As much as this debuting movie from directors Daniel …
From the beginning, it is obvious that the Suns of The Brothers Sun have more than their fair share of secrets to hide with a decapitated head floating in a fish tank on its poster. This eight-episode dramedy was made by Brad Falchuk (American Horror Story) and Byron Wu and starts off with a bang …
He masters the lead in different movies and also has a list of remarkable voiceovers, not forgetting his filmography which has a few dark and dramatic features. The question is however which one is his best? However, there’s only one way to determine that: dance off, bro. Check out Empire’s list of The Best Chris …
From its very first moments, as Zac Efron’s ripped wrestler hauls himself out of bed and comes within inches of the camera, The Iron Claw – based on a true story – is a film about burden. Always buff and handsome as ever but in this role, playing Kevin Von Erich, the oldest son of …
There is a special place in the hearts of kids’ movies for audiences, with their magical worlds, unforgettable characters, and universal messages that transcend age. Through animated tales and modern-day quests, these films foster imagination, teach us valuable life lessons, and create treasured memories that can be cherished for ages. In this journey, we traverse …
Orion and the Dark is premiering on Netflix on February 2nd, but it has largely been overlooked. The streaming service released only one trailer, prompting concerns that perhaps it had just ordered something it didn’t like – in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation, nonetheless –– and was then disposing of it in their servers at the …
