A Haunting in Venice is a chilling good time
For the third time, Kenneth Branagh wears two hats as director and star in 20th Century Studios A Haunting In Venice. Branagh steps back into the role of Agatha Christie’s fictional Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Michael Green pens the film’s screenplay, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s beloved classic, Hallowe’en Party.
Hilary Swank lacks enjoyable cinematic instincts in The Good Mother
After the murder of her estranged son, journalist Marissa Bennings (Swank) forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige (Oliva Cooke) to track down the killers. Together, they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the seedy underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. They unearth an even darker secret as they get closer to the truth.
Bottoms is a crowd pleasing Hughes flavored comedy
Director Emma Seligman returns to high school for her sophomore feature in Bottoms from Orion Pictures. Seligman pens the film’s screenplay with Rachel Sennott, who also headlines the film.
Meg 2: The Trench is a soggy sequel but it’s also fun
After dabbling in science fiction and horror, director Neil Blomkamp switches gears for his fifth effort in Gran Turismo from Columbia Pictures. Jason Hall pens the screenplay with Zach Baylin from a story by Hall and Alex Tse. Following Tetris and The Super Mario Bros Movie, Gran Turismo is the third film based on a video game to see release this year.
River Wild is a serviceable remake
ABen Katai modernizes a nineties thriller in River Wild from Universal Home Entertainment. Katai pens the script with Mike Nguyen Le. Joey (Leighton Meester) fears there could be trouble ahead after her brother
Gran Turismo crosses the finish line as a good old fashioned crowd pleaser
After dabbling in science fiction and horror, director Neil Blomkamp switches gears for his fifth effort in Gran Turismo from Columbia Pictures. Jason Hall pens the screenplay with Zach Baylin from a story by Hall and Alex Tse. Following Tetris and The Super Mario Bros Movie, Gran Turismo is the third film based on a video game to see release this year.
Randall Park makes a charming directorial debut in Shortcomings
Comedian Randall Park adds another notch to his impressive resume with his directorial debut Shortcomings from Sony Pictures Classics. Adrian Tomine pens the film’s screenplay, which is an adaption of his graphic novel. The cast includes Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, and Ally Maki, all of whom are Asian American.
King On Screen is an insightful look at the master of horror
Legendary author Stephen King gets his flowers from director Daphné Baiwir in King on Screen from Dark Star Pictures. In 1975 a filmmaker named Steven Spielberg perfected the summer blockbuster with the iconic Jaws.
An action heroine emerges in Till Death Do Us Part
Following his well-received 2020 horror flick, The Call Emmy Award Winning filmmaker Timothy Woodward Jr. switches to the action genre in Til Death Do Us Part from Cineverse. Chad Law and Shane Dax Taylor pen the film’s screenplay portrays the grim reality that not every romance story ends happily ever after.
Kyle Gallner saves The Passenger
After waking up from a nightmare one day, Randy heads to work, thinking his day will go according to plan.
Laugh out loud moments and heart make Joy Ride a winner
Following the highly enjoyable, The Blackening R-rated comedies continue to make a welcome return to cinemas in Joy Ride from Lionsgate Films. Adele Lim directs the film and writes the screenplay with Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao.
Nothing spooky about Fear The Night
Neil Labute continues diversifying his filmography with his latest feature, Fear the Night from Quiver Distribution. Iraq war veteran Tes (Maggie Q) travels to the California hills for her youngest sister Rose’s (Highdee Kuan) bachelorette party. The sibling’s middle sister Beth (Kat Foster), has a somewhat rocky relationship with Tess, which naturally causes some friction.