FAST X BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLMAY 28, 2023 “The days where one man behind the wheel of a car can make a difference are over.” — Aimes (Alan Ritchson) In the age where successful television series like “Succession” and “Barry” are going out while it still feels like there are plenty of stories to be told, “Fast X” has worn out its welcome a few … Read More Movie Review: Fast X (2023)
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S Universal Pictures + PeacockDirected by Emma TammiOctober 27, 2023 Overview A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. During his first night on the job, he realizes that the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to get through. CASTJosh HutchersonElizabeth LailPiper RubioKat Conner SterlingMary Stuart MastersonMatthew Lillard WRITERSScott CawthonEmma TammiSeth Cuddeback PRODUCERSJason BlumScott Cawthon CINEMATOGRAPHYLyn Moncrief … Read More Official Trailer: Five Nights At Freddy’s
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 2021Directed by: David Gordon GreenStudio: Universal Pictures Synopsis: The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series. Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Anthony Michael Hall, Kyle Richards, Robert Longstreet, Nancy Stephens, and Charles Cyphers CINEMATOGRAPHERMichael Simmonds COMPOSERJohn CarpenterCody CarpenterDaniel Davies PRODUCERSJason BlumMalek AkkadBill Block SCREENPLAYScott TeemsDanny McBrideDavid … Read More New Trailer: Halloween Kills — Official Trailer #1
CANDYMAN (2020) DIRECTED BY: NIA DaCOSTA JUNE 12, 2020 Big enough praise cannot be bestowed upon Jordan Peele for what he’s doing with his career. He turned a comedy-acting career into a horror-directing one, and now he’s gone on to produce. It seems like he’s taken all of his success and put it back into the industry. Not only that, but he’s making a … Read More New Trailer: Candyman (2020) — Official Trailer #1
Cypher enlists the help of Jakob, Dom’s younger brother to take revenge on Dom and his team.
THE INVISIBLE MAN FEBRUARY 28TH, 2020 DIRECTED BY: LEIGH WHANNELL Official Synopsis: When Cecilia’s abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia’s works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge and Harriet Dyer Screenplay By: Leigh … Read More New Trailer: The Invisible Man (2020) — Official Trailer #1
LAST CHRISTMAS NOVEMBER 8, 2019 DIRECTED BY: PAUL FEIG Official Synopsis: Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa’s elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true. Starring: Emilia Clarke, Michelle Yeoh, Emma … Read More New Trailer: Last Christmas — Official Trailer #1
1917 DECEMBER 25, 2019 DIRECTED BY: SAM MENDES Official Synopsis: Two young British soldiers during the First World War, are given an impossible mission: deliver a message, deep in enemy territory, that will stop their own men, and Blake’s own brother, walking straight into a deadly trap. Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, with Colin Firth, and … Read More New Trailer: 1917 — Official Trailer #1
QUEEN & SLIM NOVEMBER 27, 2019 DIRECTED BY: MELINA MATSOUKAS Official Synopsis: A couple’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over. Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Chloë Sevigny, Flea, Bokeem Woodbine and Indya Moore Screenplay By: Lena Waithe James Frey (Story By) Cinematography By: Tat Radcliffe Music By: Devonté Hynes Edited By: Pete Beaudreau Production Company: Entertainment One … Read More New Trailer: Queen & Slim — Official Trailer #1
THE HUNT (2019) SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 DIRECTED BY: CRAIG ZOBEL Official Synopsis: Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen – for a very specific purpose – The Hunt. Starring: Emma Roberts, Justin Hartley, Hilary Swank, Glenn Howerton, Ike Barinholtz, Betty Gilpin, and Amy Madigan Screenplay By: Nick … Read More New Trailer: The Hunt (2019) — Official Trailer #2
CATS DECEMBER 20, 2019 DIRECTED BY: TOM HOOPER Official Synopsis: A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Starring: James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward Screenplay By: Lee Hall Tom Hooper Based On: … Read More New Trailer: Cats (2019) — Official Trailer #1
THE HUNT (2019) SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 DIRECTED BY: CRAIG ZOBEL Official Synopsis: Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen – for a very specific purpose – The Hunt. Starring: Emma Roberts, Justin Hartley, Hilary Swank, Glenn Howerton, Ike Barinholtz, Betty Gilpin, and Amy Madigan Screenplay By: Nick … Read More New Trailer: The Hunt — Official Teaser Trailer #1
TROLLS: WORLD TOUR APRIL 17, 2020 DIRECTED BY: WALT DOHM & DAVID P. SMITH Official Synopsis: Four years after the events of the first film, Poppy and Branch discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands, each devoted to a different form of music: Pop, Funk, Classical, Techno, Country and Rock. Their world is about to … Read More New Trailer: Trolls: World Tour — Official Trailer #1
GOOD BOYS AUGUST 16, 2019 DIRECTED BY: GENE STUPNITSKY Official Synopsis: Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party. Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Will Forte, Molly Gordon, Midori Francis, and Josh Caras Screenplay … Read More New Trailer: Good Boys — Official Trailer #2
FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS:HOBBS & SHAW AUGUST 2, 2019 DIRECTED BY: DAVID LEITCH Official Synopsis: Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza Gonzalez, Roman Reigns, and Helen Mirren Screenplay By: Chris Morgan Based On: Characters by by Gary Scott Thompson Cinematography … Read More New Trailer: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw – Official Trailer #2
GOOD BOYS AUGUST 16, 2019 DIRECTED BY: Gene Stupnitsky Official Synopsis: Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for their first kissing party. Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon, Lil Rel Howery, Will Forte Story By: Lee Eisenberg … Read More New Trailer: Good Boys – Official Restricted Trailer
FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS:HOBBS & SHAW AUGUST 2ND, 2019 DIRECTED BY: DAVID LEITCH Official Synopsis: Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs (Johnson), a loyal agent of America’s Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw (Statham), a former British military elite operative, first faced off in 2015’s Furious 7, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they’ve tried to take each other down. … Read More New Trailer: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw – Official Trailer #1
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD FEBRUARY 22, 2019 DIRECTED BY: DEAN DEBLOIS Official Synopsis: After becoming the chief of Berk, Hiccup has fulfilled his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, while the sudden discovery of a wild, elusive mate lures Toothless away. When danger threatens their village and tests Hiccup’s reign as chief, Hiccup and Toothless are forced to leave the … Read More New Trailer: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Official Trailer #2
GLASS JANUARY 18, 2019 DIRECTED BY: M. NIGHT SHYMALAN Official Synopsis: Following the conclusion of “Split,” David Dunn pursues Kevin Wendell Crumb’s superhuman persona of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters while the shadowy presence of Elijah Price, going by “Mr. Glass”, emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy, and … Read More New Trailer: Glass – Official Trailer #2
“GLASS” January 18, 2019 M. Night Shyamalan Official Synopsis: Following the conclusion of “Split,” David Dunn pursues Kevin Wendell Crumb’s superhuman persona of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters while the shadowy presence of Elijah Price, going by “Mr. Glass”, emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Sarah … Read More New Trailer: Glass – Official Trailer #1
MARROWBONE Synopsis: A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live. Starring: George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth, Matthew Stagg, Kyle Soller, Nicola Harrison, and Tom Fisher Directed By: Sergio G. Sánchez Release Date: April … Read More New Trailer: Marrowbone – Official Trailer #1
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Synopsis: Years after the events of “Jurassic World,” a volcanic eruption threatens the remaining dinosaurs on the island of Isla Nublar, where the animals have freely roamed after the demise of the park. Claire Dearing, the former park manager, has now founded the Dinosaur Protection Group, an organization dedicated to protecting the dinosaurs. To help with her cause, Claire has … Read More New Trailer: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Official Trailer #2
SKYSCRAPER Synopsis: Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendarys Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and hes been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his … Read More New Trailer: Skyscraper – Official Trailer #1
PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING Synopsis: It has been ten years since the Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the … Read More New Trailer: Pacific Rim: Uprising – Official Trailer #2
BREAKING IN Synopsis: The film follows Shaun (Union) who, after the sudden death of her father, takes her two kids to her father’s Malibu mansion to settle his estate. At the mansion are four villains intent on finding the deceased’s safe and making off with its contents. Starring: Gabrielle Union, Will Packer, James Lopez, Craig Perry and Sheila Taylor Directed By: James McTeigue Release … Read More New Trailer: Breaking In – Official Trailer #1
BLOCKERS Synopsis: When three parents stumble upon their daughters’ pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal. Starring: Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Graham Phillips, June Diane Raphael, Hannibal Buress, and Sarayu Blue Directed By: Kay Cannon Release Date: April 6, 2018 Studio: Universal Pictures
BLUMHOUSE’S TRUTH OR DARE Synopsis: Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) and Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) lead the cast of Blumhouses Truth or Dare, a supernatural thriller from Blumhouse Productions (Happy Death Day, Get Out, Split). A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone or something begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare. Starring: Lucy Hale, … Read More New Trailer: Blumhouse’s Truth Or Dare – Official Trailer #1
FIFTY SHADES FREED Synopsis: Following the events of Fifty Shades Darker, Christian and Ana are now married. However, Ana’s life is threatened when her former boss, Jack Hyde, swears revenge for being fired from SIP. Elena also returns to haunt Christian and makes the couple’s lives a lot more troublesome. Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Kim Basinger, Arielle Kebbel, Brant Daugherty, and Luke Grimes Directed By: … Read More New Trailer: Fifty Shades Freed – Official Trailer #2
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN Synopsis: Young Donna, Sam and Harry forge relationships that resonate in the present. Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper, Andy Garcia, Cher, and Meryl Streep Directed By: Ol Parker Based On: “Mamma Mia!” by Catherine Johnson Release Date: July 20, 2018 Studio: Universal Pictures
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Synopsis: Years after the events of “Jurassic World,” a volcanic eruption threatens the remaining dinosaurs on the island of Isla Nublar, where the animals have freely roamed after the demise of the park. Claire Dearing, the former park manager, has now founded the Dinosaur Protection Group, an organization dedicated to protecting the dinosaurs. To help with her cause, Claire has … Read More New Trailer: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Official Trailer #1
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Synopsis: Years after the events of “Jurassic World,” a volcanic eruption threatens the remaining dinosaurs on the island of Isla Nublar, where the animals have freely roamed after the demise of the park. Claire Dearing, the former park manager, has now founded the Dinosaur Protection Group, an organization dedicated to protecting the dinosaurs. To help with her cause, Claire has … Read More New Trailer: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Behind The Scenes Featurette
FIFTY SHADES FREED Synopsis: Following the events of Fifty Shades Darker, Christian and Ana are now married. However, Ana’s life is threatened when her former boss, Jack Hyde, swears revenge for being fired from SIP. Elena also returns to haunt Christian and makes the couple’s lives a lot more troublesome. Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Kim Basinger, Arielle Kebbel, Brant Daugherty, and Luke Grimes Directed By: … Read More New Trailer: Fifty Shades Freed – Official Trailer #1
GET OUT || In Universal Pictures’ Get Out, a speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation. Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, Sicario) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams, Girls), … Read More For Your Consideration 2017: Universal Pictures
BLOCKERS Synopsis: When three parents stumble upon their daughters’ pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal. Starring: Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Graham Phillips, June Diane Raphael, Hannibal Buress, and Sarayu Blue Directed By: Kay Cannon Release Date: April 6, 2018 Studio: Universal Pictures
PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING Synopsis: It has been ten years since the Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the … Read More New Trailer: Pacific Rim: Uprising – Official Trailer #1
PITCH PERFECT 3 Synopsis: After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren’t job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time. Starring: Anna Kendrick, Anna … Read More New Trailer: Pitch Perfect 3 – Official Trailer #1
BETTER WATCH OUT Synopsis: Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival. Starring: Patrick Warburton, Virginia Madsen, and Olivia DeJonge Directed By: Chris Peckover Release Date: October 6, 2017 Studio: Universal Pictures
FIFTY SHADES FREED Synopsis: Following the events of Fifty Shades Darker, Christian and Ana are now married. However, Ana’s life is threatened when her former boss, Jack Hyde, swears revenge for being fired from SIP. Elena also returns to haunt Christian and makes the couple’s lives a lot more troublesome. Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Kim Basinger, Arielle Kebbel, Brant Daugherty, and Luke Grimes Directed By: … Read More New Trailer: Fifty Shades Freed – Official Teaser Trailer #1
INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY Synopsis: Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist, faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home. Starring: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Spencer Locke and Kirk Acevedo Directed By: Adam Robitel Release Date: January 5, 2018 Studio: Universal Pictures
PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING Synopsis: It’s been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju … Read More New Trailer: Pacific Rim: Uprising – Official Teaser Trailer #1
THE SNOWMAN Synopsis: A boy finds his missing mother’s pink scarf wrapped around the neck of a sinister-looking snowman. Detective Harry Hole (Fassbender) is called in to investigate and begins to suspect it’s the work of a serial killer. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this … Read More New Trailer: The Snowman – Official Trailer #1
ATOMIC BLONDE || Academy Award winning Charlize Theron turns it all on for the new Cold War action film, Atomic Blonde, with fighting, sex, and espionage all wrapped into what looks like one helluva package. Based on Antony Johnston’s 2012 graphic novel The Coldest City, Theron plays an undercover MI6 spy who must retrieve a missing list of double agents in Berlin during the … Read More New Trailer: Atomic Blonde – Official Trailer #2
“Rush” is one of those feature films that has so many things going for it, like an Academy Award winning director in Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) and a top-notch cast in Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, but has the chance of not being noticed at this year’s Oscars. I could see this year playing out one of two ways. Either “Rush” upsets and … Read More For Your Consideration 2013: Rush
It’s not every year you have a Peter Berg film in the For Your Consideration bracket for the Academy Award, but this year, “Lone Survivor” barely makes the cut, coming out in December. This brute military film about four men facing off against an unexpected army looks well done but to the extent of being nominated for anything. If we were going to put … Read More For Your Consideration 2013: Lone Survivor
The first “Despicable Me” may not have gotten nominated for an Academy Award in 2010-2011, but “Despicable Me 2” has a huge chance of getting the nod. Up against fellow animated films like “The Croods” and “Monsters University”, “Despicable Me 2” goes into the For Your Consideration section with mostly positive reviews and a box office of almost $1 billion dollars, meaning people have … Read More For Your Consideration 2013: Despicable Me 2
Do not count it completely out, but chances are high that “Fast & Furious 6” does not make it to Oscar nominations in the least. Banking more on Best Sound Mixing and Sound Editing, those seem to be this film’s only chance of making it to the big night. With popularity rising for this franchise, that doesn’t mean much considering none of the previous … Read More For Your Consideration 2013: Fast & Furious 6
With last year’s Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography Claudio Miranda (“Life Of Pi”), impeccable futuristic-wasteland visual effects, and an original score from the band M83, “Oblivion” has to be on the Academy’s radar. If I were to put all chips on one nomination out of Joseph Kosinski’s science fiction thriller, it would have to be on Best Visual Effects, with all the gadgets … Read More For Your Consideration 2013: Oblivion
JURASSIC PARK 3D BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLAPRIL 5, 2013 “Jurassic Park” is a masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time. An adventure on one of the grandest scales, the iconic dinosaur and island imagery, and still-ahead-of-its-time visual effects will live on forever. Steven Spielberg solidifies his name in the history books alongside Michael Crichton, who turns his epic novel into an extremely … Read More Quick Review: Jurassic Park 3D (1993)
FUNNY PEOPLE BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLDECEMBER 24, 2012 “Funny People” marks one of Adam Sandler’s best and most mature roles in his career. He develops a character that not only plays close to the chest, a swan song of sorts, but evokes a rare emotional attachment for one of his characters. Laced through the girthy runtime is strong humor, with an unbeatable ensemble cast of … Read More Quick Review: Funny People (2009)
12 MONKEYS BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLJULY 15, 2012 After “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” before “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” Terry Gilliam directed the science fiction feature “12 Monkeys,” starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Set in the apocalyptic future in the wake of a virus that forces the world’s population to move underground, Bruce Willis’ character, James Cole, is sent into the … Read More Movie Review: 12 Monkeys (1996)
Imagine these phrases: “And the Oscar goes to: Eddie Murphy”… “And the Oscar goes to: Ben Stiller” … “And the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to: ‘Tower Heist’”. If any of these statements are uttered at the Academy Awards this upcoming year, I will quit watching movies. However, even before Brett Ratnor became one of the most hated man in Hollywood with his … Read More For Your Consideration 2011: “Tower Heist”
As much as I admire the women that made “Bridesmaids” possible, a Judd Apatow produced comedy has little to no possibility of being nominated for an Academy Award. The fact that it is being considered is grounds enough impressive, but a comedy at the Oscars is very rare. I can maybe justify the screenplay gaining a nomination simply because it was very well written, … Read More For Your Consideration 2011: “Bridesmaids”
