Plus: ‘Reacher’ and ‘Surface’ return, ‘Watchmen: Chapter II’ comes home again.
Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez, and Patsy Ferran star in director Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s film about a daughter who uncovers secrets about both her lover and her mother.
Warm and desolate at the same time, Yun Xie’s tight 75 minute science fiction picture, Under The Burning Sun is a road trip across the desert; a journey to an uncertain freedom by a solitary pregnant woman. The key art may not capture the science fiction, in fact, it features no actual land or landscape at all, with its mid-level camera-angle. It does capture the determination and desperation of its protagonist, however. Painting the tile in large brush strokes, while she glances over her should and the eponymous fiery ball in the sky forms the outline of her biological condition. Also, as I seem to be going on and on in 2025 about this, I like the condensed ultra-tiny credit block placed somewhat unconventionally (ditto the Slamdance…
A security android struggles with emotions and free will while balancing dangerous missions and desire for isolation, evading detection of its self-hacking as it finds its place.
Dawn in a desert. A body in the sand. Is it a corpse? No, it’s Tom, a tennis bum recovering from another night of debauchery. The Canary Islands resort where he gives lessons gleams in the distance. The clever opening to Islands, a good-looking but superficial thriller, promises more than director Jan-Ole Gerster delivers. By day, Tom staggers through classes and lessons, repeating rote advice and encouragement to kids and their rich parents. Nights are a different kind of stagger: an endless blur of drink, drugs and sex, as generic as the throbbing tribal rhythms he dances to at the Waikiki Club. A fixture in town, Tom knows the ins and outs of bouncers and cops, booking clerks and tour guides. As played by Sam…
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. Welcome to Kettle Springs. The real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play. Tucker and Dale vs Evil’s Eli Craig has a new horror flick coming out called Clown in a Cornfield. It will have its world premiere at SXSW on March 10th and follow up with a nation wide…
The directors of one of the year’s most unusual elevator pitches talk documentary innovation, virtual theater, and streaming curation.
Moments ago Deadline shared that A24 released the official teaser for Danny and Michael Philippou’s sophomore horror feature, Bring Her Back. A24 has dropped a terrifying first trailer for Bring Her Back, announcing that the anticipated sophomore feature of Talk to Me breakouts Danny and Michael Philippou will premiere in theaters globally on May 30. While the film’s plot has so far been kept under wraps, we now know that it concerns a brother and sister who uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. The cast includes two-time Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, as well as Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, and Jonah Wren Phillips. Less is more, so we’re going to shut up now and encourage you…
DANGEROUS ANIMALS: IFC Films Shudder Acquire Sean Byrne’s Sharksploitation-Meets-Serial-Killer Movie
When Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.