A Million Miles Away is a standard biopic saved by Michael Peña
Acclaimed director Alejandra Márquez Abella collaborates with Michael Peña for her latest film, A Million Miles Away, a biopic of Jose Hernandez, the first migrant farmworker to travel to space. Abella pens the film’s screenplay with Bettina Gilois, and Hernán Jiménez which adapts based on Hernández’s memoir, Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut.
Ari Aster & Joaquim Phoenix successfully collaborate for Beau Is Afraid
Eccentric director Ari Aster teams up with Oscar Joaquim Phoenix for his latest mind twist in Beau is Afraid from A24. Beau, portrayed by Phoenix, faces many challenges as an outcast grappling with the shadow of his mother’s influence. His existence is often a puzzle to him, causing him to feel anxious and paranoid when he ventures into his neighborhood, which feels familiar and chaotic.
Underrated is a slam dunk look at the early days of Chef Curry
The baby-faced assassin gets his flowers from director Peter Nicks in the crowd-pleasing documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated from A24 and Apple TV.
I’m A Virgo puts an eccentric spin on the coming of age tale
The acclaimed filmmaker Boots Riley, known for his exceptional work on “Sorry To Bother You” in 2018, is back in an exciting new project for Prime Video titled I’m A Virgo. The series follows the journey of a young man named Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), who, at 13 feet tall, has never once set foot outside his sheltered existence world.
Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert England Story gives the man behind Freddy Krueger his just due
Horror icon Robert England gets his flowers from directors Gary Smart and Christopher Griffiths in Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares
White Men Can’t Jump reimagining narrowly avoids an air ball
Music video director Calmatic reimagines another nineties classic for his second feature film in White Men Can’t Jump from Hulu. Kenya Barris and Doug Hall pen the screenplay from a story they co-wrote with Ron Shelton, director and writer of the original film.
Citadel is harmless spy hijinks
Following their delightful 2022 flick, The Grey Man filmmaking duo, the Russo Brothers, returns to the spy genre in Citadel from Amazon.
Fatal Attraction is a serviceable remake of the classic film
An iconic eighties film receives a remake in the episodic television series Fatal Attraction from Paramount+. Taking inspiration from the same-titled Michael Douglas/Glenn Close box office smash, the series comes from Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes.
Chang Can Dunk is a is a throwback Disney sports flick
After perfecting his craft in the world of shorts and episodic television, director Jingyi Shao transitions into features with his debut, Chang Can Dunk from Disney +. The director also pens the screenplay for the film, which follows Chang (Bloom Li), a 16-year-old Asian American high school student in the marching band with a love of basketball.
Sharper is a good ole fashioned con flick
The con is on in director Benjamin Caron’s sophomore film Sharper, a joint production with A24. Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka pen the film’s screenplay, which opens with text explaining what a “sharper” is. A “sharper” uses their sharp mind to swindle for a living. We soon meet our first character New York antiquarian bookshop owner Tom (Justice Smith).
Swallowed is a strong body horror flick
After a brief hiatus, Carter Smith returns to the horror genre in Swallowed. Smith also pens the film’s screenplay. After a drug run turns disastrous, two friends, Benjamin (Cooper Koch) and Dom (Jose Colon), must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs, and horrific intimacy.
Michelle Monaghan saves Blood from the doldrums
Director Brad Anderson teams up with writer Will Honley for his latest thriller, Blood from Vertical Entertainment. Jess (Michelle Monaghan), a nurse and mother recently separated from her husband Patrick (Skeet Ulrich), moves her daughter Tyler (Skylar Morgan Jones) and young son Owen (Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) back into her family farmhouse.