Iris Herrera did not get a chair turn for her first rate rendition of “Gypsy” back on “The Voice” season 26. She came back this year with “You Are My Sunshine” and made it through The Blinds. Herrera survived The Battles, as coach Kelsea Ballerini picked her over Simone Marijic, and now she is trying to past The Knockouts. Herrera reflects on her “The Voice” journey and why having the support of “strong women” is a huge reason she is a confident artist.
“The Ritual,” simply put, is an exorcism movie headlined by Al Pacino and Dan Stevens. That is enough for me to watch this movie, which is directed and co-written by Dan Midell (“The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain”). Movie hits theaters nationwide on June 6 and, most importantly, is the pairing of Pacino/Stevens enough for you to watch?
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Want to see John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush go head to head in a thriller? “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” starring the talented luminatires, hits Shudder on Friday, March 28. For more details on the movie as well as our CinemAddicts podcast review, check out our post!
Kat Graham toplines the crime thriller/relationship drama “Tyler Perry’s Duplicity.” If you want a twisty narrative with an eye opening final act, this film may do the trick. It is now streaming on Prime Video, and Graham talked to Deepest Dream about what one can expect from Perry’s latest!
“Endless Calls For Fame: The Story of The New Rising Sons” centers on the meteoric rise and fall of the band The New Rising Sons. Directed by Olivia Serafini-Sauli, the documentary features archives from the filmmakers own personal collection as well as integral footage from audio engineer Carl Glanville. Serafini-Sauli talked to Deepest Dream about her five years in the making documentary which hits Digital and Cable VOD on March 14, 2025.
Actress Ella Thomas stars and produces “Know Mercy,” an ambitious sci-fi drama that is basically the indie picture that could. Armed with a limited budget, Thomas, director Perdell Richardson, and cast/crew crafted a resonant tale about facing one’s mortality. Thomas talked to Deepest Dream about the Pasadena, Ca. shot feature, which is now available on Digitaland On Demand.
Actor Lucas Jade Zumann and director Julia Verdin talked to Deepest Dream about “No Address,” a movie that centers on a group of individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Verdin describes her work as “social impact” filmmaking, and the movie is now out in theaters. The ensemble includes Kristanna Loken, Patricia Velasquez, Ashanti, Ty Pennington, Beverly D’Angelo, William Baldwin and Isabella Ferreira (she and Zumann are the feature’s main characters). Check out my interview with Zumann and Verdin below!
As CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes said, if it’s from Yellow Veil Pictures, it’s bound to be good. “Rats!” is another gem in the collection, and it’s Eric and Bruce Purkey’s movie pick of the week. Hitting theaters February 28 and digital March 11, check out their review of this Fantasia Audience Award winner below!
Mark Greaney is back with the new “Gray Man” novel “Midnight Black.” This time out, Court Gentry is focused on freeing his lover Zoya Zakharova from imprisonment in a Russian gulag. Greaney talked to Deepest Dream about his thoughts on the Gray Man feature, his early years as a writer, and how he has received invaluable insights from his readers. Check out the full YouTube interview in our post!
