Enlarge / Dev Patel stars as Gawain—nephew to King Arthur and an aspiring knight—in The Green Knight , filmmaker David Lowery’s mesmerizing adaptation of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight . (credit: A24 ) The tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, immortalized in a 14th-century anonymous poem, is among […]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife moves the setting from New York City to Summerville, Oklahoma. [credit: YouTube/Sony Pictures ] We finally have a new trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which was delayed multiple times before landing on its current November release date. This sequel to the iconic Ghostbusters films from the 1980s introduces a new generation to the franchise. So […]
A family on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly in Old , a new thriller from M. Night Shyamalan. Director M. Night Shyamalan has a well-known fondness for his signature surprise twist endings. When those twists work organically, we […]
A vision of a mysterious woman on a desert planet. [credit: YouTube/Warner Bros. ] It seems like we’ve been waiting forever for the much-anticipated release of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic science fiction novel Dune . The movie was originally slated for a November 2020 release before moving to December, but the […]
Cover art for the first Wheel of Time novel. A prequel film trilogy is now in development, in addition to the Amazon TV series. (credit: Tor Books) Expectations are high among fans for Amazon Studio’s forthcoming adaptation of The Wheel of Time, the late Robert Jordan’s bestselling 14-book series of epic fantasy novels, purportedly due to […]
Veep‘s Sam Richardson stars as park ranger Finn Wheeler in the comedy/horror/whodunnit Werewolves Within. After so many years of zombies dominating the horror genre, it’s nice to see the classic werewolf making a comeback. Last year’s sleeper indie film The Wolf of Snow Hollow was a wry, clever take that mixed elements of Fargo, Scooby-Doo, and the lesser-known 1981 […]
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) relishes the challenge of stealing a Peruvian fertility idol. [credit: Lucasfilm ] I still remember the thrill of watching Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time in the summer of 1981. I spilled my popcorn at the very first jump scare: our hero, Indiana Jones, triggered a booby trap […]
Actress Nichelle Nichols’ role as a NASA ambassador to bring diversity to the space program is the subject of the documentary Woman in Motion, now streaming on Paramount+. Actress Nichelle Nichols will forever be remembered for playing Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series—one of the first Black women to play a prominent role on […]
Everything you get when you buy the new release of Dune (1984). [credit: Arrow Films ] The controversial yet memorable 1984 film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 science fiction novel Dune will be released in 4K and HDR for the first time on August 31, thanks to a new 4K UltraHD Blu-ray set from […]
Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy star in A Quiet Place Part 2, John Krasinski’s sequel to the 2018 sci-fi/horror hit film. It’s been a long road for Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part 2, the much-anticipated sequel to 2018’s surprise sci-fi/horror hit A Quiet Place. Originally slated to hit theaters last March, the sequel even had an […]