Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas save Deep Water from mediocrity
Adrian Lyne returns to directing following a two-decade hiatus with Deep Water from Hulu. An adaptation of prominent mystery writer Patricia Highsmith’s 1957 same-titled novel, Deep Water, introduces us to the Van Allen’s, Vic (Ben Affleck), and Melinda (Ana de Armas), who appear to be the picture-perfect couple.
Winning Time is a slam dunk mini series
Philip Noyce directs Naomi Watts in the thriller The Desperate Hour from Vertical Entertainment. A recently widowed mother, Amy Carr (Watts), is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town.
Naomi Watts gravitates though every parent’s worst fear in The Desperate Hour
Philip Noyce directs Naomi Watts in the thriller The Desperate Hour from Vertical Entertainment. A recently widowed mother, Amy Carr (Watts), is doing her best to restore normalcy to the lives of her young daughter and teenage son in their small town.
Bruce Willis continues to burn away his legacy in Gasoline Alley
In less than a year, Edward John Drake directs Bruce Willis for the fourth time in Gasoline Alley from Saban Films. Drake also scripts the film, which attempts to tell the chilling story of a savage Hollywood murder set in present-day Los Angeles.
Bel-Air is a winning reboot of a classic sitcom
Iconic nineties sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, receives a reboot with a dramatic angle in Bel-Air from Peacock. Will Smith (Jabari Banks) is a highly talented basketball player living in West Philadelphia in his sophomore year of high school with his single mother.
Sundance Review : Master
Writer-director Mariama Diallo makes her debut with Master, which focuses on three women striving to find their place at a prestigious New England university whose frosty elitism may disguise something more sinister.
Phat Tuesdays provides a great history lesson on a classic comedy club
Iconic director Reginald Hudlin gives viewers a history lesson in Amazon’s Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy. In the words of today’s biggest comedians including Chris Tucker, Steve Harvey, Tiffany Haddish and more, Phat Tuesdays tells the unbelievable and inspiring story of how one man, Guy Torry, moved mountains to launch an all-Black comedy night at The Comedy Store.
Sundance Review : We Need To Talk About Cosby
One centers on Kanye West, and the other focuses on Bill Cosby. The latter documentary bares the title We Need To Talk About Cosby, and it premieres on Showtime this Sunday. In the four-part miniseries, comedian and now-director W. Kamau Bell explores Bill Cosby’s life and work, weighing his actions against his undeniable influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists, and women share their personal encounters with him.
Sundance Review: Fresh
Mimi Cave flips the cinematic trope of a meet-cute with her directorial debut Fresh. Collaborating with screenwriter Lauryn Kahn for the film Cave gives the audience an interesting look at what happens when you meet the wrong guy.
The chemistry of Ben Affleck & Tye Sheridan chemistry make The Tender Bar worth a look
George Clooney gets back on track with The Tender Bar from Amazon Studios after a directing misfire with The Midnight Sky. Iconic screenwriter William Monahan pens the screenplay for the film, which is an adaptation of the best-selling memoir of the same name by J.R. Moehringer.
Mahershala Ali delivers another stellar performance in Swan Song
Five years after winning an Oscar for Best Short Film, director Benjamin Clearly makes his feature debut in Swan Song from Apple TV+. Set in the near future and told through the eyes of Cameron (Mahershala Ali), the film is an emotional journey about what we will do for those we lov
Fortress is another stinker for Bruce Willis
Director James Cullen Bressack and writer Alan Horsnall help Bruce Willis retain his direct-to-home-market crown in the action flick, Fortress from Lionsgate. Willis plays Robert, a retired CIA agent living at a private resort out in the woods. One day, his estranged son Paul (Jesse Metcalfe) drives to the camp for a visit — but he’s followed by Robert’s old nemesis, Balzary (Chad Michael Murray).