By Iain Blair
It’s been 42 years since Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part I was released. Now, the 97-year-old has finally made Part II, another irreverent and wacky romp through history that boasts a who’s who of today’s comedy stars with narration by Brooks himself.
Helping pull Part II together for a new era – the eight-part series streams on Hulu – is director and showrunner David Stassen and his writing partner and EP Ike Barinholtz,
By Alyssa Heater
The Paramount series Yellowstone, created by Taylor Sheridan, has become a cultural phenomenon over the span of its five seasons. The drama surrounding the Dutton family and the fate of their ranch has drawn millions of devoted viewers who are eagerly awaiting the release of Season 5’s final episodes.
By Iain Blair
After stepping into the spotlight as an actress on the series Desperate Housewives, Eva Longoria has since found success behind the camera as well, producing and directing a wide array of television projects, shorts and documentaries.
The multi-tasker’s latest project is the comedy-drama Flamin’ Hot,
By Iain Blair
Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the final film in director/writer James Gunn’s trilogy about a beloved band of planet-hopping misfits, features action, comedy and chaotic weirdness. To bring it all to life, Gunn and his franchise VFX supervisor, Stephane Ceretti, oversaw over 3,000 visual effects shots created by a raft of companies including Weta FX,
By Iain Blair
Director Louis Leterrier has been behind the wheel of some monster productions (Clash of the Titans, The Incredible Hulk), so he was well-prepared to take over the reins of Fast X, the 10th film in the Fast & Furious franchise,
By Iain Blair
Allen Hughes, the director of The Defiant Ones docuseries about music legends Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, has done another deep dive into the life and times of a hip-hop legend – Tupac Shakur. Dear Mama, titled after the artist’s hit song of the same name,
By Iain Blair
Since the first John Wick introduced Keanu Reeves as a lethal but tortured assassin back in 2014, Reeves and director Chad Stahelski have built a global franchise that showcases kinetic action scenes and beautifully choreographed fight sequences. Their latest outing together, John Wick: Chapter 4, is even more awesome as Wick once again takes on the worldwide crime syndicate The High Table in an ultra-violent,
By Luke Harper
Even the snobbiest of film snobs has had a hard time shooting down Top Gun: Maverick, one of the biggest success stories in recent movie history. Nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects, Top Gun: Maverick has been credited with helping to bring audiences back to theaters after the pandemic.
By Iain Blair
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the follow-up to 2018’s blockbuster Black Panther, was nominated for five Oscars this year, including one for Best Visual Effects. Once again directed by co-writer Ryan Coogler, the action-adventure-suspense-thriller Wakanda Forever features a cast of thousands – and behind the scenes,
By Iain Blair
The Banshees of Inisherin has scored nine Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Martin McDonagh and Best Film Editing for Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, ACE. The film, another dark comedic drama written by McDonagh, is set in 1923 on a mythical and remote island off the west coast of Ireland.
By Iain Blair
It’s been over 90 years since the classic anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front was published. When the book was adapted for the big screen in 1930, it won the Oscar for Best Picture. Now, the new German film of the same name, directed by Edward Berger and streaming on Netflix,
By Iain Blair
Based on the New York Times bestseller “A Man Called Ove,” A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy loner who no longer sees the purpose in his life following the tragic loss of his wife. Otto is ready to end it all,
By Iain Blair
In 2009, James Cameron’s Avatar became the highest grossing film of all time. Now with the first sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, he has returned to Pandora and the saga of the Sully family — Jake (Sam Worthington), his mind now permanently embedded in his blue,
By Iain Blair
Director/writer Rian Johnson’s 2019 Knives Out was a retro-fresh murder mystery that blended classic elements with campy comedy and ingenious whodunit. The sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, is an even more ambitious thriller/mystery that once again stars Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc.
By Iain Blair
RRR is an Indian superhero movie and an international hit, thanks to its story, VFX and blend of emotion and action.
Directed and co-written by S.S. Rajamouli and shot by his longtime cinematographer, KK Senthil Kumar, RRR (which stands for Rise,
By Iain Blair
Aussie cinematographer Mandy Walker, ACS, ASC, who collaborated with Baz Luhrmann on his sprawling epic Australia, teamed up with the director once more on Elvis. An epic in its own right, Elvis conjures up the life and times — and rise and fall — of this rock ‘n’ roll icon.