Singer Nick Jonas is front and center with the upcoming movie “The Good Half.” The movie comes out nationwide via Fathom Screenings on July 23rd and 25th. Details on the movie are featured below!
Jane Badler - "Trim Season" (Blue Harbor Entertainment)
Actress/producer Jane Badler (“V,” “Ricky Stanicky”) talked with CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes about her latest feature “Trim Season.” Directed by award winning filmmaker Ariel Vida, the movie is now out in theaters and available On Demand. Details on the movie and Badler’s producing efforts on “Trim Season” are featured in our post!
It’s always a good thing when all three of us at CinemAddicts can recommend a movie. “Kill Your Lover,” written and directed by Alix Austin and Keir Siewert, is a claustrophobic body horror film that has its merits. Feature hits theaters and VOD June 7th. Check out our video review for more info on “Kill Your Lover!”
Director Richard Linklater reteams with “Everybody Wants Some!!” actor Glen Powell for the first rate Netflix comedy “Hit Man.” As a huge Linklater fan, this movie was right up my alley and I will be singing its praises in this post. CinemAddicts co-host Bruce Purkey, however, was not too thrilled with the feature. Check out our “Hit Man” discussion below!
The four-part series “Roots So Deep,” directed by Peter Byck, explores if regenerative grazing can be part of a climate solution. The idea that cattle can help slow down climate change may actually help farmers get out of debt, increase soil health, and rebuild wildife habitat. Byck, the filmmaker behind the documentary “Carbon Nation,” discussed “Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)” with CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes.
Hitting theaters and VOD May 31, “What You Wish” For is a first rate thriller that is anchored by a solid performance from Nick Stahl as a struggling chef named Ryan. Escaping his gambling debuts, Ryan travels to an unnamed Laation American country to reunite with fellow chef and friend Jack (Brian Groh). Check out our CinemAddicts review to find out if “What You Wish For” is worth your time!
Photos courtesy of Pierce Derks - an IFC Films and Shudder release.
This week’s CinemAddicts features our review of “In A Violent Nature,” a horror film that is getting a ton of attention. In theaters May 31, the feature centers on a vengeful spirit named Johnny (Ry Barrett) who is resurrected after a locket is removed from a fire tower in the woods. Running at 94 minutes, the feature is written and directed by Chris Nash. Check out our review below!
Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara - Anna Camerlingo, Cohen Media Group
Directed by Marco Bellocchio, “Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara” is based on a true story on how seven-year-old Edgardo is taken from his Jewish family by the Pope’s soldiers. Set in 1858, Edgardo is secretly baptized by his nurse and is converted to Catholicism.
Jean-Claude Van Damme is one of cinema’s most iconic action heroes, but with “Darkness of Man”he takes it down a notch with a more grounded narrative. He plays Russell Hatch, a former Interpol operative who has sworn to protect Jayden (Emerson Min), the son of a slain informant (Chika Kanamoto). Directed and co-written by James Cullen Bressack, the feature is now out on Digital and hits DVD June 4th. Check out our CinemAddicts review below!
A huge selling point for “Darkness of Man” is that Jean-Claude Van Damme does not play a one man killing machine. This action thriller features JCVD as an individual who is not indestructible, and throughout the movie his character gets his share of bumps and bruises. Filmmaker/writer James Cullen Bressack paid homage to a couple of his favorite movies (“The Maltese Falcon,” “Oldboy”) with Darkness of Man, and he talked to Deepest Dream about making another engaging feature.
