In the dark new comedy On the Count of Three, a difficult subject is tackled with humor but also unusual sensitivity
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After the customary red band MPAA warning that only “appropriate audiences” have their approval to watch the following preview, the trailer for Jerrod Carmichael’s new film On the Count of Three has a second, unusual title card. A trigger warning states that the clip contains “subject matter related to mental health and suicide,” then lists contact information for call line and text line support services catering to those at risk. It’s plain to see that studios Annapurna and Orion have taken a cautious approach to the release of the black comedy, and it’s equally plain to see why; in Carmichael’s directorial debut, he also stars as a dead-end...
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After the customary red band MPAA warning that only “appropriate audiences” have their approval to watch the following preview, the trailer for Jerrod Carmichael’s new film On the Count of Three has a second, unusual title card. A trigger warning states that the clip contains “subject matter related to mental health and suicide,” then lists contact information for call line and text line support services catering to those at risk. It’s plain to see that studios Annapurna and Orion have taken a cautious approach to the release of the black comedy, and it’s equally plain to see why; in Carmichael’s directorial debut, he also stars as a dead-end...
- 5/16/2022
- by Charles Bramesco
- The Guardian - Film News
Shark Bait: "A group of spring breakers are enjoying the trip of a lifetime on the sandy beaches of Mexico. As the sun rises after a night of partying, they steal a couple of jet skis and race out to sea. But bravado and bad decisions lead to a terrifying accident. Stranded miles from shore, the true horror begins when the group realizes they've drifted into shark-infested waters. With no way back and one friend badly bleeding, the group must quickly figure out how to survive the predator lurking in the waters below."
Directed by: James Nunn
Written by: Nick Saltrese
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Thomas Flynn
In Theaters and Available on Digital and On Demand May 13, 2022
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Night Caller: "Following a successful run on the genre festival circuit, 123 Go Films has announced the North American VOD premiere of Chad Ferrin's Night Caller.
Directed by: James Nunn
Written by: Nick Saltrese
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Thomas Flynn
In Theaters and Available on Digital and On Demand May 13, 2022
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Night Caller: "Following a successful run on the genre festival circuit, 123 Go Films has announced the North American VOD premiere of Chad Ferrin's Night Caller.
- 5/2/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Netflix has acquired the rights to a young adult romantic comedy titled “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” from the producers of the streamer’s hit trilogy of YA films, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”
Netflix acquired the project from Ace Entertainment, which produced all three of the “To All the Boys” films and also financed and produced “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between,” based on Jennifer E. Smith’s novel of the same name. The film has already completed production, and Netflix is now adding it to their 2022 slate for a release later this summer.
“Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” stars Jordan Fisher (“Work It”) and Talia Ryder (“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”). The romantic comedy is about a couple who made a pact to break up before college, only to find themselves retracing the steps of their relationship on their last evening as a couple. The...
Netflix acquired the project from Ace Entertainment, which produced all three of the “To All the Boys” films and also financed and produced “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between,” based on Jennifer E. Smith’s novel of the same name. The film has already completed production, and Netflix is now adding it to their 2022 slate for a release later this summer.
“Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” stars Jordan Fisher (“Work It”) and Talia Ryder (“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”). The romantic comedy is about a couple who made a pact to break up before college, only to find themselves retracing the steps of their relationship on their last evening as a couple. The...
- 2/28/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Nicole Kidman who has received various tributes at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala over the course of her career gets a big one during the upcoming edition on January 6 where she will receive the Career Achievement Award for her sterling performance as Lucille Ball in Being The Ricardos. Kidman has been showered with across the board praise for this role compared by many as pulling off a high wire act.
“On American television there are few classic stars more beloved than Lucille Ball. Rising to the challenge of playing such an iconic talent, Nicole Kidman delivers a truly spot-on performance in capturing both the on-camera comic timing and off-camera bravery that made Lucy an unstoppable force in the 1950s and 60s,” said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “For this role, in the wake of her many other outstanding performances, we are thrilled to present the prestigious Career Achievement Award to Nicole Kidman.
“On American television there are few classic stars more beloved than Lucille Ball. Rising to the challenge of playing such an iconic talent, Nicole Kidman delivers a truly spot-on performance in capturing both the on-camera comic timing and off-camera bravery that made Lucy an unstoppable force in the 1950s and 60s,” said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “For this role, in the wake of her many other outstanding performances, we are thrilled to present the prestigious Career Achievement Award to Nicole Kidman.
- 12/14/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Mexican director Joaquin del Paso’s coming-of-age drama “The Hole in the Fence,” set in an all-male religious camp in rural Mexico, scored the Cairo Film Festival’s top prize, the Golden Pyramid, on Sunday capping a vibrant 43rd edition of the preeminent Arab event, which was held in person despite the impending threat of the coronavirus Omicron variant.
Though there were some last minute cancellations, most international attendees made the trek to Cairo undeterred, including jury president Emir Kusturica, U.S. producer Lawrence Bender and Cannes topper Thierry Fremaux – dubbed the “King of the Croisette” by the master of ceremonies. The latter two were honored with lifetime achievement awards during the glitzy closing ceremony in Cairo’s opera house.
“Hole in the Fence,” which world premiered in Venice, is Del Paso’s second work after “Panamerican Machinery,” which had made a splash after launching from Berlin in 2016. “Hole” explores...
Though there were some last minute cancellations, most international attendees made the trek to Cairo undeterred, including jury president Emir Kusturica, U.S. producer Lawrence Bender and Cannes topper Thierry Fremaux – dubbed the “King of the Croisette” by the master of ceremonies. The latter two were honored with lifetime achievement awards during the glitzy closing ceremony in Cairo’s opera house.
“Hole in the Fence,” which world premiered in Venice, is Del Paso’s second work after “Panamerican Machinery,” which had made a splash after launching from Berlin in 2016. “Hole” explores...
- 12/6/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The knockouts for Season 21 of “The Voice” concluded on November 1, with coaches Blake Shelton, Ariana Grande, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson heading into the live shows with five artists each. Blake is hoping to extend his winning record to nine victories with three soul singers making up the majority of his team. Did the country crooner’s Season 20 win with Cam Anthony change his strategy of packing his team full of country artists?
This season one eliminated artist from each team will also compete for “The Voice” comeback. Fans across the country have been voting for their favorite via Twitter. The winner will participate in the Live Playoffs Wildcard and have a chance to earn their place in the Top 13. Below is our “The Voice 21” power ranking for Blake’s six artists (including his comeback hopeful) based on their likelihood of advancing to the next round. Sound off in the...
This season one eliminated artist from each team will also compete for “The Voice” comeback. Fans across the country have been voting for their favorite via Twitter. The winner will participate in the Live Playoffs Wildcard and have a chance to earn their place in the Top 13. Below is our “The Voice 21” power ranking for Blake’s six artists (including his comeback hopeful) based on their likelihood of advancing to the next round. Sound off in the...
- 11/6/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The battles for Season 21 of “The Voice” concluded on Tuesday, October 19, and eight-time winning coach Blake Shelton will head into the knockouts with one of his most diverse teams to date. His eclectic collection of vocalists includes country, pop, rock and R&b singers hoping to become Team Blake’s ninth champion. Below is our “The Voice 21” power ranking of these eight artists based on their likelihood of advancing to the next round.
Hoping to crush Blake’s dreams of winning another title will be his coaching rivals John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande. Kelly is seeking her fourth championship while John hopes to win his second and Ariana her first (this is her rookie season). Have they assembled the right teams to defeat the cowboy? And do You agree with our power rankings below? Sound off in the comments and let us know which artist is your favorite from Team Blake.
Hoping to crush Blake’s dreams of winning another title will be his coaching rivals John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande. Kelly is seeking her fourth championship while John hopes to win his second and Ariana her first (this is her rookie season). Have they assembled the right teams to defeat the cowboy? And do You agree with our power rankings below? Sound off in the comments and let us know which artist is your favorite from Team Blake.
- 10/24/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
October’s here and it’s time to get spooked. After last year’s superb “’70s Horror” lineup, the Criterion Channel commemorates October with a couple series: “Universal Horror,” which does what it says on the tin (with special notice to the Spanish-language Dracula), and “Home Invasion,” which runs the gamut from Romero to Oshima with Polanski and Haneke in the mix. Lest we disregard the programming of Cindy Sherman’s one feature, Office Killer, and Jennifer’s Body, whose lifespan has gone from gimmick to forgotten to Criterion Channel. And if you want to stretch ideas of genre just a hair, their “True Crime” selection gets at darker shades of human nature.
It’s not all chills and thrills, mind. October also boasts a Kirk Douglas repertoire, movies by Doris Wishman and Wayne Wang, plus Manoel de Oliveira’s rarely screened Porto of My Childhood. And Edgar Wright gets the “Adventures in Moviegoing” treatment,...
It’s not all chills and thrills, mind. October also boasts a Kirk Douglas repertoire, movies by Doris Wishman and Wayne Wang, plus Manoel de Oliveira’s rarely screened Porto of My Childhood. And Edgar Wright gets the “Adventures in Moviegoing” treatment,...
- 9/24/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week’s three films deal with a future that looks like the past and serves as the present. Of course, there are wine pairings for each.
Filmmakers from the U.S., New Zealand and South Africa collaborated on the 2009 sci-fi District 9, which is set in an imaginary 1982. Back then, I thought 1982 was imaginary until I got my MTV.
In the movie, a spaceship appears over Johannesburg and it turns out to be full of alien bug-people. The South African government puts these aliens into a camp – District Nine – and the place turns into a slum over the years. Locals derogatorily call the residents “prawns” and claim that they are dirty, dangerous and a drain on government resources. Sound familiar? Maybe they should have given them tinfoil blankets.
Filmmakers from the U.S., New Zealand and South Africa collaborated on the 2009 sci-fi District 9, which is set in an imaginary 1982. Back then, I thought 1982 was imaginary until I got my MTV.
In the movie, a spaceship appears over Johannesburg and it turns out to be full of alien bug-people. The South African government puts these aliens into a camp – District Nine – and the place turns into a slum over the years. Locals derogatorily call the residents “prawns” and claim that they are dirty, dangerous and a drain on government resources. Sound familiar? Maybe they should have given them tinfoil blankets.
- 9/22/2021
- by Randy Fuller
- Trailers from Hell
Back in 2010, a small film of uncertain genre — was it documentary or drama, or something in between? — became the biggest word-of-mouth hit at the Cannes Film Festival. “Have you seen the goat film?” became a cheerful morning greeting between critics who usually just grunt at each other biliously about whatever has most recently annoyed them; here was something revelatory, something to get those sour old juices flowing.
“The goat film” was Le Quattro Volte, a film about an elderly goatherd living in a village in Calabria, his mischievous dog and the herd of goats who would chivvy him around, sometimes checking on him as if to make sure he hadn’t died yet. It was tranquil but melancholy, reverent but never sentimental. And it wasn’t like anything else.
Now the director of the goat film, Michelangelo Frammartino, is at the Venice Film Festival with another magnificent pastoral, Il Buco — meaning,...
“The goat film” was Le Quattro Volte, a film about an elderly goatherd living in a village in Calabria, his mischievous dog and the herd of goats who would chivvy him around, sometimes checking on him as if to make sure he hadn’t died yet. It was tranquil but melancholy, reverent but never sentimental. And it wasn’t like anything else.
Now the director of the goat film, Michelangelo Frammartino, is at the Venice Film Festival with another magnificent pastoral, Il Buco — meaning,...
- 9/5/2021
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
Roku will add 23 series on Friday to its free streaming outlet the Roku Channel, including former Quibi shows like Emmy-nominated comedy The Mapleworth Murders.
The announcement of the new arrivals came with new Nielsen data showing the channel was No. 6 in terms of household reach among all streaming services.
Along with 18 other titles from the trove of Quibi shows acquired from the defunct mobile streaming outlet in January, Roku will also premiere three other new originals. They include Eye Candy, a Josh Groban-hosted edible-creations competition show; Squeaky Clean, a Leslie Jordan cleaning competition; and What Happens in Hollywood, a 10-part docuseries from filmmaker Maria Zenovich about how views of sex and sexuality are shaped by entertainment.
Roku is also bringing out a second season of Thanks a Million, the unscripted show produced by Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions and B17 Entertainment. Quibi ordered a second season in April 2020 but...
The announcement of the new arrivals came with new Nielsen data showing the channel was No. 6 in terms of household reach among all streaming services.
Along with 18 other titles from the trove of Quibi shows acquired from the defunct mobile streaming outlet in January, Roku will also premiere three other new originals. They include Eye Candy, a Josh Groban-hosted edible-creations competition show; Squeaky Clean, a Leslie Jordan cleaning competition; and What Happens in Hollywood, a 10-part docuseries from filmmaker Maria Zenovich about how views of sex and sexuality are shaped by entertainment.
Roku is also bringing out a second season of Thanks a Million, the unscripted show produced by Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions and B17 Entertainment. Quibi ordered a second season in April 2020 but...
- 8/9/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have me, trapped on this alien planet with a bunch of duplicates of me and some intergalactic warlord whose name I can’t remember. Ain’t life grand? Mysterious Nathan: Silence! The Conqueror takes the balcony! Me: Good. Maybe he’ll say his name again. Other Nathans: Jimmy! Me: No damn it! It’s not Jimmy! Other Nathans: Jerry! Me: Dumbasses. Whatever His Name Is The Conqueror: I am… Me: Oh s–t! He got shot by a laser blast! Mn: Huh. Never thought to do that. On: Billy! No! Razoul The Talkifier: Our lord is dead! Where… Me: Oh f–k! They got him too! Who… Mn: It’s… Bunjo, The Big F–kin’ Head: I am Bunjo! Kissa my ass! Mn: He’s the most-feared Italian giant-headed alien in the universe!
- 8/6/2021
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Things got heated (or, shall we say, brutal) last week when Olivia Rodrigo announced her Sour Prom concert film, which featured a photo of her as a Gen Z Carrie wearing a tiara while holding a bouquet of roses. But as her mascara-streaked eyes gazed into the distance, trouble loomed ahead.
Within hours, Courtney Love pointed out the similarity between Rodrigo’s photo and the cover of Hole’s 1994 album Live Through This, and the two musicians had a heartfelt exchange about “twinning” (with Love playfully asking for flowers and...
Within hours, Courtney Love pointed out the similarity between Rodrigo’s photo and the cover of Hole’s 1994 album Live Through This, and the two musicians had a heartfelt exchange about “twinning” (with Love playfully asking for flowers and...
- 6/28/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
The Flash dealt out another filler episode, much to our dismay but was it better than The Flash Season 7 Episode 13?
Unfortunately, The Flash Season 7 Episode 14 was no more successful than its predecessor.
Ultraviolet returned, and Allegra was convinced that she could redeem her cousin thanks to Barry's influence. However, all that was accomplished was digging up the past and rehashing old storylines that we thought were long forgotten.
Allegra was the star of the hour, as was her troubled relationship with Ultraviolet -- Aka Esperanza.
Her boss's husband inspired her to change Esperanza's heart and bring her over to the good side. After all, it is in Team Flash's nature to never give up on people.
To them, everyone is redeemable.
Barry: ...I'm zooping Iris away for a little vacation. Actually, it was Chester's idea. You remember?
Chester: Can't forget. As much as I'd like to.
Permalink: Can't forget.
Unfortunately, The Flash Season 7 Episode 14 was no more successful than its predecessor.
Ultraviolet returned, and Allegra was convinced that she could redeem her cousin thanks to Barry's influence. However, all that was accomplished was digging up the past and rehashing old storylines that we thought were long forgotten.
Allegra was the star of the hour, as was her troubled relationship with Ultraviolet -- Aka Esperanza.
Her boss's husband inspired her to change Esperanza's heart and bring her over to the good side. After all, it is in Team Flash's nature to never give up on people.
To them, everyone is redeemable.
Barry: ...I'm zooping Iris away for a little vacation. Actually, it was Chester's idea. You remember?
Chester: Can't forget. As much as I'd like to.
Permalink: Can't forget.
- 6/23/2021
- by Sarah Little
- TVfanatic
The great Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke has made both dramas and documentaries across his award-winning career so far, yet what binds all his movies is a sense that the labels of fiction and non-fiction aren’t as necessary as the observation that what he’s working in is a large, unimpeachable truth about people and progress in a rapidly changing China.
Sometimes it comes in story form, but against a hard reality — like his early pictures about disaffected teenagers or his Three Gorges dam film “Still Life” — and sometimes the focus is real people, but always in the context of the vast narrative that is China’s monumental economic and social transformation, a distinction that marks his latest documentary, “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue.”
Having made two previous documentaries about artists — 2006’s “Dong,” about painter Liu Xiaodong, and 2007’s “Useless,” a snapshot of clothing designer Ma Ke — “Swimming...
Sometimes it comes in story form, but against a hard reality — like his early pictures about disaffected teenagers or his Three Gorges dam film “Still Life” — and sometimes the focus is real people, but always in the context of the vast narrative that is China’s monumental economic and social transformation, a distinction that marks his latest documentary, “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue.”
Having made two previous documentaries about artists — 2006’s “Dong,” about painter Liu Xiaodong, and 2007’s “Useless,” a snapshot of clothing designer Ma Ke — “Swimming...
- 5/25/2021
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
There’s a surprisingly small amount of “Eurovision Song Contest” in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Sure, Finland’s fan favorite nü-metal group did flash a sign that said “Play Ja Ja Ding Dong!!!” And there have been a few glancing references to the idea that last year’s Netflix movie might have won the annual competition a few extra fans.
But overall, this year’s Eurovision has been devised and executed like a cultural institution that needed to come back. There’s no small amount of hubris in insisting on holding the yearly in-person singing competition with certain areas of the world still very much dealing with a global health crisis. With those giant caveats, the lead-up to today’s final — streaming stateside on Peacock — shows why this continent-spanning contest has endured for so long, as well as plenty of reasons why it made sense for it to return in grand fashion.
But overall, this year’s Eurovision has been devised and executed like a cultural institution that needed to come back. There’s no small amount of hubris in insisting on holding the yearly in-person singing competition with certain areas of the world still very much dealing with a global health crisis. With those giant caveats, the lead-up to today’s final — streaming stateside on Peacock — shows why this continent-spanning contest has endured for so long, as well as plenty of reasons why it made sense for it to return in grand fashion.
- 5/22/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Ten years after his last documentary, “I Wish I Knew” (screened in Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2011), acclaimed Chinese auteur Jia Zhang-Ke returns to non-fiction with “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue,” the final panel in his trilogy about the arts in China. It follows Venice winners “Dong” (2006) and “Useless” (2007).
Continue reading ‘Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue’ Trailer: Chinese Auteur Jia Zhang-Ke’s Critically-Acclaimed New Doc Arrives In May at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue’ Trailer: Chinese Auteur Jia Zhang-Ke’s Critically-Acclaimed New Doc Arrives In May at The Playlist.
- 4/28/2021
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Don’t miss Hunt, the new feature from the co-director of the Cannes award-winning and Academy nominated Persepolis! Starring Lucie Debay (The Confession) and Arieh Worthalter (Girl). Check out the terrifying trailer:
What started as a flirtatious encounter at a bar turns into a life-or-death struggle as Eve (Lucie Debay) becomes the unknowing target of a misogynistic plot against her. Forced to flee as two men pursue her through the forest, she’s pushed to her extremes while fighting to survive in the wilderness—but survival isn’t enough for Eve. She will have revenge.
A modern and radical take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable, Hunted is an exhilarating, transcendent, and frequently brutal survival tale that elevates itself with the power of myth and magic, while still holding an exacting mirror to present-day society.
The live-action, English-language, and solo directorial debut for acclaimed French filmmaker and comic artist Vincent Paronnaud,...
What started as a flirtatious encounter at a bar turns into a life-or-death struggle as Eve (Lucie Debay) becomes the unknowing target of a misogynistic plot against her. Forced to flee as two men pursue her through the forest, she’s pushed to her extremes while fighting to survive in the wilderness—but survival isn’t enough for Eve. She will have revenge.
A modern and radical take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable, Hunted is an exhilarating, transcendent, and frequently brutal survival tale that elevates itself with the power of myth and magic, while still holding an exacting mirror to present-day society.
The live-action, English-language, and solo directorial debut for acclaimed French filmmaker and comic artist Vincent Paronnaud,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kelly Oxford’s debut feature Pink Skies Ahead is the kind of coming-of-age comedy that is destined for cult status, if not full-on indie success. It has all the necessary ingredients of an upper-middle-class coming-of-age comedy: a young woman trying to find herself, a pair of worried, coddling parents, and a crew of comical friends. Additionally, the film takes place in 1998, so there’s a healthy dose of comforting nostalgia with welcome needle-drops from the likes of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.
Pink Skies Ahead tells the story of Winona (Jessica Barden), an anxious young woman who wants to drop out of school ...
Pink Skies Ahead tells the story of Winona (Jessica Barden), an anxious young woman who wants to drop out of school ...
- 10/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Kelly Oxford’s debut feature Pink Skies Ahead is the kind of coming-of-age comedy that is destined for cult status, if not full-on indie success. It has all the necessary ingredients of an upper-middle-class coming-of-age comedy: a young woman trying to find herself, a pair of worried, coddling parents, and a crew of comical friends. Additionally, the film takes place in 1998, so there’s a healthy dose of comforting nostalgia with welcome needle-drops from the likes of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.
Pink Skies Ahead tells the story of Winona (Jessica Barden), an anxious young woman who wants to drop out of school ...
Pink Skies Ahead tells the story of Winona (Jessica Barden), an anxious young woman who wants to drop out of school ...
- 10/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Respawn Entertainment has taken a markedly different approach to revealing the next new character coming to Apex Legends. Unlike previous seasons, where newcomers would traditionally be initially unveiled via a gorgeously animated teaser trailer, the developer has opted this time to simply add Season 7’s upcoming participant in the Apex Games straight into the game. Yes, as you surely know, Dr. Mary Somers or, as she prefers to be called, Horizon, revealed herself earlier this week as part of a special quest line.
After completing a series of objectives in Apex‘s Firing Range training grounds, the doctor, sporting a thick Scottish accent, introducers herself remotely via live feed to thank unwitting test subjects for providing invaluable combat data ahead of her official arrival. Players now know, then, what the ginger-haired Scot looks like, but the jury’s still out on what playstyle she’ll be bringing to the table.
After completing a series of objectives in Apex‘s Firing Range training grounds, the doctor, sporting a thick Scottish accent, introducers herself remotely via live feed to thank unwitting test subjects for providing invaluable combat data ahead of her official arrival. Players now know, then, what the ginger-haired Scot looks like, but the jury’s still out on what playstyle she’ll be bringing to the table.
- 10/16/2020
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
The Criterion Channel’s stellar offerings are continuing next month with a selection of new releases, retrospective, series, and more. Leading the pack is, of course, a horror lineup perfectly timed for Halloween, featuring ’70s classics and underseen gems, including Abel Ferrara’s The Driller Killer (pictured above), Tobe Hopper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, early films by David Cronenberg, Wes Craven, and Brian De Palma, Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess, and more.
Also of note is a New Korean Cinema retrospective, featuring a new introduction by critic Grady Hendrix and a conversation between directors Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan-wook, whose Barking Dogs Never Bite, The Host, Mother, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Lady Vengeance are part of the lineup, as well as Lee Myung-se’s Nowhere to Hide, and more titles to be announced. Bong’s short Influenza will also arrive, paired with Michael Haneke’s Caché.
Also of note is a New Korean Cinema retrospective, featuring a new introduction by critic Grady Hendrix and a conversation between directors Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan-wook, whose Barking Dogs Never Bite, The Host, Mother, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Lady Vengeance are part of the lineup, as well as Lee Myung-se’s Nowhere to Hide, and more titles to be announced. Bong’s short Influenza will also arrive, paired with Michael Haneke’s Caché.
- 9/29/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Above: Jia Zhangke. Photo by Darren Hughes.Near the end of Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue, Jia Zhangke turns his attention from the celebrated author, critic, and professor, Liang Hong, to her 14-year-old son. He appears briefly earlier in the film, staring silently at his phone while on a train, surrounded by other teenagers who likewise stare at screens. To underline his point about China’s Generation Z, Jia layers subjective sounds of video games and WeChat over the images.In the film’s final interview, Jia asks the boy to introduce himself in Henan dialect, the native tongue of his mother, who was born into poverty in Dengzhou, more than a thousand kilometers away from their current home in Beijing. He’s uncomfortable in front of the camera, shy, a bit awkward, and the request makes him even more so. Liang rescues him by asking him to repeat after her,...
- 9/29/2020
- MUBI
Back to the Future screenwriter Bob Gale has waded into a fresh round of debate over a ‘plot hole’ in the film’s story, almost 35 years after it was first released.
The argument amongst fans over why Marty McFly’s parents don’t recognize him when he returns to 1985 began anew this week when Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn singled the film out in a discussion about ‘perfect movies’ on Twitter, saying “a perfect film can be different from a favorite film, or a great film. A perfect film is something that sings from start to finish with no obvious mistakes, whether they be aesthetic or structural. There are no logical lapses,” before noting that “Back to the Future Seemingly could be imperfect (why don’t Mom and Dad remember Marty?), but I would still argue it’s a perfect film because there are reasons why this could conceivably be the case.
The argument amongst fans over why Marty McFly’s parents don’t recognize him when he returns to 1985 began anew this week when Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn singled the film out in a discussion about ‘perfect movies’ on Twitter, saying “a perfect film can be different from a favorite film, or a great film. A perfect film is something that sings from start to finish with no obvious mistakes, whether they be aesthetic or structural. There are no logical lapses,” before noting that “Back to the Future Seemingly could be imperfect (why don’t Mom and Dad remember Marty?), but I would still argue it’s a perfect film because there are reasons why this could conceivably be the case.
- 4/23/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The Flash, as with the other Arrowverse shows, has had to take a month’s break due to the coronavirus pandemic affecting production. However, it will soon return to our screens for the 16th episode of season 6, titled “So Long and Goodnight.” As well as being the one to finally supply us with that Scarlet Speedster content we’ve been craving, the episode is also notable for featuring the return of two familiar characters.
As you can see in the promo images in the gallery below, both Sue Dearbon and Rag Doll will be back for the next installment of the show. Natalie Dreyfuss’ Sue was first introduced in episode 6×12 “A Girl Named Sue,” where she and Ralph quickly formed a bond – even though it turned out she had double-crossed him. No doubt sparks will fly when the pair reunite.
Meanwhile, crazed contortionist Rag Doll was a pain in Team...
As you can see in the promo images in the gallery below, both Sue Dearbon and Rag Doll will be back for the next installment of the show. Natalie Dreyfuss’ Sue was first introduced in episode 6×12 “A Girl Named Sue,” where she and Ralph quickly formed a bond – even though it turned out she had double-crossed him. No doubt sparks will fly when the pair reunite.
Meanwhile, crazed contortionist Rag Doll was a pain in Team...
- 4/15/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
With streaming services growing like weeds and a new one on the way this month in the form of Quibi, there’s never been more pressure on Netflix to remain our platform of choice. As a result, it’s making original TV series and movies at an accelerated pace that we can barely keep up with. There’s only so much time in the day! Please, think of us as the Dom Toretto of streaming – we live our lives a quarter mile at a time.
As a result, we’re putting together a monthly list of everything we know is coming to Netflix UK, so you can plan ahead and make informed choices. Use your spare time wisely, and you’re likely to experience …well, let’s just say ‘slightly fewer regrets’. We don’t want to go overboard.
Alright then, let’s take a look at what’s ahead in April…...
As a result, we’re putting together a monthly list of everything we know is coming to Netflix UK, so you can plan ahead and make informed choices. Use your spare time wisely, and you’re likely to experience …well, let’s just say ‘slightly fewer regrets’. We don’t want to go overboard.
Alright then, let’s take a look at what’s ahead in April…...
- 4/1/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
ABC has shelved The Bachelor Summer Games, an unannounced spinoff of the reality series franchise which was intended to air during this year’s Summer Olympics, our sister site Variety reports.
The news comes after the announcement that the global coronavirus crisis has pushed the start of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo to July 23, 2021. It is not yet known if ABC’s Summer Games will also be broadcast next year to coincide with the international sporting event.
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The news comes after the announcement that the global coronavirus crisis has pushed the start of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo to July 23, 2021. It is not yet known if ABC’s Summer Games will also be broadcast next year to coincide with the international sporting event.
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- 3/31/2020
- TVLine.com
The massively popular Netflix docuseries ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has sparked renewed interest in a missing person cold case in Florida that is featured in the docuseries. Authorities in Tampa confirmed Tuesday that they’ve received a slew of tips in the case of Jack Donald “Don” Lewis, who’s been missing since 1997.
Lewis was married to Big Cat Rescue owner Carole Baskin, the intended target of a murder-for-hire plot which has been a focal point of the docuseries.
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Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a media briefing from his home Tuesday that his...
Lewis was married to Big Cat Rescue owner Carole Baskin, the intended target of a murder-for-hire plot which has been a focal point of the docuseries.
More from DeadlineESPN Moves Air Date Of Michael Jordan Docu-Series 'The Last Dance' To April From JuneTrevor Noah's 'Daily Social Distancing Show' Compares Donald Trump To The Tiger KingHost of 'Joe Exotic' Podcast Gives Update To Andy Cohen & Unveils Dream Cast For Limited Series In the Works At Ucp
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a media briefing from his home Tuesday that his...
- 3/31/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Even though most of the news these days is terrible, every now and then something good comes out of the coronavirus pandemic. In this case, since ESPN doesn’t have any new sports to air right now, they’ve bumped up the premiere of the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance. Originally intended to arrive […]
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- 3/31/2020
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The Last Dance air date on ESPN has been moved up, giving fans insight into Michael Jordan’s career, which wrapped up with the Chicago Bulls. The move comes amid the coronavirus pandemic as many people follow stay-at-home orders while being isolated from friends and family via social distancing. Because of these unique circumstances, many fans crave new entertainment. The documentary’s...
- 3/31/2020
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Review by Stephen Tronicek
The Platform, released on Netflix into this harsh climate of ours, starts with a premise so fiendishly simple all screenwriters worth their salt (including myself) should be kicking themselves. Goreng (Ivan Massagué), a man looking to obtain a quick academic document, wakes up in “the hole,” a prison/indentured servitude area. It is set up vertically. The hole in the middle of the room reveals an endless chasm of other rooms. Each day, a platform lowers down carrying a tray of food. The problem? Every level above Goreng has already gotten to eat off of it first. That’s a smart idea. It’s visually interesting and the metaphor is easy to grasp. If there’s a finite amount of food, what’s to stop the people above you from getting to it first?
But better ideas have been squandered. Built as a “contained-thriller,” The Platform...
The Platform, released on Netflix into this harsh climate of ours, starts with a premise so fiendishly simple all screenwriters worth their salt (including myself) should be kicking themselves. Goreng (Ivan Massagué), a man looking to obtain a quick academic document, wakes up in “the hole,” a prison/indentured servitude area. It is set up vertically. The hole in the middle of the room reveals an endless chasm of other rooms. Each day, a platform lowers down carrying a tray of food. The problem? Every level above Goreng has already gotten to eat off of it first. That’s a smart idea. It’s visually interesting and the metaphor is easy to grasp. If there’s a finite amount of food, what’s to stop the people above you from getting to it first?
But better ideas have been squandered. Built as a “contained-thriller,” The Platform...
- 3/26/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
ESPN’s latest sport has no rules, a flexible season and no championship game. Its only stars are the ones working behind the scenes.
The Disney-owned sports-media juggernaut finds itself in an impossible situation. The outlet spends millions to secure the rights to air hours and hours of live basketball, football, baseball, racing, boxing and mixed martial arts. In normal times, that’s a very successful business model. In a moment when the entire nation has been essentially sidelined, so too have the sports that ESPN depends upon so heavily. ESPN’s new game is to get people to keep watching even when the main thing they want to watch is not available.
“There are so many creative things we can do, similar to some of the initiatives we’ve done in the past for special event anniversaries, ‘The Ocho’ day and more,” says Burke Magnus, ESPN’s executive vice president,...
The Disney-owned sports-media juggernaut finds itself in an impossible situation. The outlet spends millions to secure the rights to air hours and hours of live basketball, football, baseball, racing, boxing and mixed martial arts. In normal times, that’s a very successful business model. In a moment when the entire nation has been essentially sidelined, so too have the sports that ESPN depends upon so heavily. ESPN’s new game is to get people to keep watching even when the main thing they want to watch is not available.
“There are so many creative things we can do, similar to some of the initiatives we’ve done in the past for special event anniversaries, ‘The Ocho’ day and more,” says Burke Magnus, ESPN’s executive vice president,...
- 3/17/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
A review of this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “Ding Dong,” coming up just as soon as I’m a Korean toilet ghost…
It’s strange to think that, prior to “Ding Dong,” Kyra Sedgwick only played Madeline Wuntch about a dozen times over the run of this series. That’s how strong an impression she made in the role, and how memorable it was to see Captain Holt reduced to childish pettiness whenever his nemesis appeared. And in hindsight, Wuntch can sometimes feel narratively present even when she’s literally...
It’s strange to think that, prior to “Ding Dong,” Kyra Sedgwick only played Madeline Wuntch about a dozen times over the run of this series. That’s how strong an impression she made in the role, and how memorable it was to see Captain Holt reduced to childish pettiness whenever his nemesis appeared. And in hindsight, Wuntch can sometimes feel narratively present even when she’s literally...
- 3/13/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
February’s home media releases are ending in a big way, with 20 different horror and sci-fi titles making their way onto various formats this week. Leading the pack this Tuesday are Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, which comes home on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD, as well as Richard Stanley’s Color Out of Space, which will be available on both Blu and DVD. Scream Factory is showing Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary Two some love this week with their Collector’s Edition release, and for those of you into wacky, obscure cult classics, you’ll definitely want to pick up Vinegar Syndrome’s Blu-ray for Spookies.
Arrow Video is keeping busy with their Special Edition releases of Deadly Manor and the One Missed Call trilogy, and Severin Films has given James Glickenhaus’ The Astrologer an HD overhaul this week, too.
Other notable releases for February 25th include The Candy Snatchers,...
Arrow Video is keeping busy with their Special Edition releases of Deadly Manor and the One Missed Call trilogy, and Severin Films has given James Glickenhaus’ The Astrologer an HD overhaul this week, too.
Other notable releases for February 25th include The Candy Snatchers,...
- 2/24/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Jia Zhangke, one of China’s most acclaimed directors, is at the Berlin Film Festival for the world premiere of his first new documentary in a decade, “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue,” which is screening in the Berlinale Special section.
Featuring personal recollections of three of China’s most acclaimed writers, the film is the third part of a trilogy about the arts in China, following the 2005’s “Dong,” about Chinese painter Liu Xiaodong, and 2006’s “Useless,” about fashion designer Ma Ke.
Jia’s last documentary was 2011’s “I Wish I Knew,” which screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. His feature films, meanwhile, have always expressed an interest in a documentary-like realist style.
“I feel I’ve always been trying to knock down the barrier between documentary and fiction,” he told Variety.
“The most important thing about documentaries is that they help people understand and remember what we’ve lived through.
Featuring personal recollections of three of China’s most acclaimed writers, the film is the third part of a trilogy about the arts in China, following the 2005’s “Dong,” about Chinese painter Liu Xiaodong, and 2006’s “Useless,” about fashion designer Ma Ke.
Jia’s last documentary was 2011’s “I Wish I Knew,” which screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. His feature films, meanwhile, have always expressed an interest in a documentary-like realist style.
“I feel I’ve always been trying to knock down the barrier between documentary and fiction,” he told Variety.
“The most important thing about documentaries is that they help people understand and remember what we’ve lived through.
- 2/24/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Die-hard grunge fan (and drug dealer) Fred (Noah Parker) tells Catherine (Kelly Depeault) she can’t play her Hole CD because Courtney Love killed Kurt Cobain. It’s a remark that was probably half joke and half memorial that leads into Keven (Robin L’Houmeau) dropping the necessary wisdom of knowing Love wouldn’t have been able to stop him if she tried. Cobain wasn’t a victim. He lived hard and walked a road of his own making to an end he ultimately embraced enough to pull the trigger. It’s the same type of lives these Québécois teens lead—mescaline, sex, rock-n-roll, and rage. So when Catherine replies with an “I don’t care” after being confronted about her fast-moving downward spiral, she isn’t being flippant. She truly doesn’t. She’s embraced the risks.
This is the reality many coming-of-age films forget. You need the complexity of...
This is the reality many coming-of-age films forget. You need the complexity of...
- 2/23/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
At a kitchen table where two younger women are industriously assembling dumplings, an elderly resident of Jia Family Village, a rural settlement in China’s Shanxi province, reflects on a colorful past. In the 1950s, he served as First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, playing his own part in the country’s social revolution and carousing with celebrated local writer Ma Feng. His stories are shambling and long-winded, but it doesn’t much matter, since nobody aside from the camera is really listening. The women continue their culinary labor without looking up as he rambles pleasantly away; he seems accustomed by now to life carrying on without him.
This lovely passing moment that comes early on in Jia Zhang-ke’s new documentary “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue,” a film otherwise pretty short on small or incidental gestures, with its themes largely spoken rather than observed. Following his...
This lovely passing moment that comes early on in Jia Zhang-ke’s new documentary “Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue,” a film otherwise pretty short on small or incidental gestures, with its themes largely spoken rather than observed. Following his...
- 2/21/2020
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to Earth-Prime!
After a long hitus and a few crossovers, The Flash Season 6 Episode 10 pulled us back into the chaos of Central City. You'd think that the constant crime would damper spirits, but the people of Central City keep smiling.
Cc Jitters reopens and gets robbed within an hour, but The Flash saves the day, so the party continues.
Though this does bring up a good point if Jitters is constantly being robbed by meta-humans, how do they keep customers in the door?
You'd think everyone would GrubHub or UberEats their coffee to avoid the crime scene.
Cecile: We need to go.
Kamilla: So they can kill us outside.
Permalink: So they can kill us outside. Added: February 04, 2020
Speaking of crime scenes, does Barry still work at Ccpd? He doesn't seem to be there too often this season. Granted, Joe is Captain now so he might have more flexibility.
After a long hitus and a few crossovers, The Flash Season 6 Episode 10 pulled us back into the chaos of Central City. You'd think that the constant crime would damper spirits, but the people of Central City keep smiling.
Cc Jitters reopens and gets robbed within an hour, but The Flash saves the day, so the party continues.
Though this does bring up a good point if Jitters is constantly being robbed by meta-humans, how do they keep customers in the door?
You'd think everyone would GrubHub or UberEats their coffee to avoid the crime scene.
Cecile: We need to go.
Kamilla: So they can kill us outside.
Permalink: So they can kill us outside. Added: February 04, 2020
Speaking of crime scenes, does Barry still work at Ccpd? He doesn't seem to be there too often this season. Granted, Joe is Captain now so he might have more flexibility.
- 2/5/2020
- by Mariha Morales
- TVfanatic
Mirror, mirror, on the wall…. We actually have no rhyme here, but are simply wondering Wtf just happened on The Flash?
The CW series’ midseason opener found Barry traveling to Lian Yu with Arrow‘s John Diggle to investigate what was thought to maybe be a new Mirakuru threat, but instead was simply a message for Barry to slow down (so to speak) and enjoy life.
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The CW series’ midseason opener found Barry traveling to Lian Yu with Arrow‘s John Diggle to investigate what was thought to maybe be a new Mirakuru threat, but instead was simply a message for Barry to slow down (so to speak) and enjoy life.
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- 2/5/2020
- TVLine.com
They say truth is stranger than fiction and in the case of pica, that's certainly true. The eating disorder, which refers to individuals who consume nonfood items, is at the centre of Carlo Mirabella-Davis' feature film debut Swallow.
Haley Bennett (Hardcore HenryThe Hole), stars as Hunter, a young woman who has recently married into a well-to-do family and from the early stages of her marriage, she's on the outside of the family. Her in-laws see her as a gold digger and they take every opportunity to remind her that she's not one of them.
As a means to get some semblance of control over her life, Hunter begins to swallow items but as her pica gets more serious, the worse her life spirals out of her control.
Along with Bennett, the film also co-stars Au...
Haley Bennett (Hardcore HenryThe Hole), stars as Hunter, a young woman who has recently married into a well-to-do family and from the early stages of her marriage, she's on the outside of the family. Her in-laws see her as a gold digger and they take every opportunity to remind her that she's not one of them.
As a means to get some semblance of control over her life, Hunter begins to swallow items but as her pica gets more serious, the worse her life spirals out of her control.
Along with Bennett, the film also co-stars Au...
- 1/29/2020
- QuietEarth.us
In 2006, having won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Jia Zhangke’s rocketing journey to the pinnacle of the international art house circuit seemed complete. While his first three features circulated almost exclusively on the festival circuit abroad and on bootleg at home (where they were made without official sanction and thus technically banned), his 2004 feature The World had received broad-based international funding, governmental approval from the Chinese censorship apparatus, and art-house distribution worldwide. The World was a critical hit, and Still Life (2006) was even more generously received. Then he spent most of the next decade making documentaries, most of which were ignored by critics and distributors. Still Life itself grew out of a documentary project: he traveled to the Three Gorges region to make a film about a friend and artist, Liu Xiaodong. While there, he was so struck by the landscape of a town preparing for its own destruction,...
- 1/24/2020
- MUBI
Chromatics have followed up last year’s Closer to Grey album with a new single, “Toy.”
The pulsating, cinematic song, produced by Johnny Jewel, was released in three versions: the original, a stripped down version called “Toy (On Film)” and an instrumental edition called “Toy (Instrumental).” All three versions can be heard on Spotify here.
“It’s a song about trying to forget someone you’re still in love with even though they treat you like an object,” singer Ruth Radelet said in a statement. That sentiment is reflected in the lyrics as she croons,...
The pulsating, cinematic song, produced by Johnny Jewel, was released in three versions: the original, a stripped down version called “Toy (On Film)” and an instrumental edition called “Toy (Instrumental).” All three versions can be heard on Spotify here.
“It’s a song about trying to forget someone you’re still in love with even though they treat you like an object,” singer Ruth Radelet said in a statement. That sentiment is reflected in the lyrics as she croons,...
- 1/24/2020
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
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