Director Michael Premo spent seven years making his Homegrown, and starting today the documentary is available to rent on the Direct to Audience (DTA) platform GATHR through Monday, February 16 (Presidents’ Day). The movie follows three conservative activists and alo covers the January 6th attack on the Capitol along with its aftermath. Premo talked about his award winning feature, which won Best Technical Contribution at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.
Director Nicholas Pineda’s found footage horror movie Infirmary debuts at Dances With Films NY on January 16. The story centers on Edward (Paul Syre), a security guard who starts hits first night at a long-abandoned mental asylum. Mark Anthony Williams is Lester, a retiring guard whose off-putting behavior gives Edward an uneasy feeling.
Now out in theaters and available on Digital and On Demand, Turbulence is an action thriller with some dangerous ballooning! The story on centers Zach (Jeremy Irvine) and Emmy (Hera Hilmar), a married couple who go off ballooning for romantic getaway. Before they go off ballooning, a mysterious woman named Julia (Olga Kurylenko) enters their party. Director Claudio Fäh talked to Deepest Dream about his filmmaking beginnings and why Turbulence is a highly stylized film.
Cloud - Kotone Furukawa as Akiko Masaki Suda as Ryosuke Yoshii - courtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films / Criterion Collection
CinemAddicts co-host Bruce Purkey is a fan of Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse, Cure), and the first movie he streamed as a new Criterion Channel member is Cloud.Â
The 124-minute narrative, Kurosawa’s fortieth film, grabbed Purkey’s attention, and he recommends the feature. Check out his review below!
Rebecca Ferguson stars as Maddux in MERCY, from Amazon MGM Studios.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Ben-Hur), Mercy focuses on a detective’s (Chris Pratt) efforts to prove he did not kill his wife. An A.I. judge (Rebecca Ferguson) detetrmines whether this lawman will be executed or set free, and he has just 90 minutes to plead his case! Check out the second trailer below!
THE VOICE -- “The Playoffs Part 2” Episode 2816 -- Pictured: Yoshihanaa -- (Photo by: Casey Durkin/NBC)
One of Season 28’s standout artists on The Voice is Yoshihanaa. She started off the Blinds with a four-chair turn (thanks to a standout rendition of Deborah Cox’s “Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here”) before choosing Snoop Dogg as her coach. She performs tonight on the Playoffs as she aims to advance to the Lives. Although this Yoshihanaa interview occured right after The Blinds (my fault!), the interview does have some evergreen content. Check out our full interview with Yoshihanaa below!
Dek of Hearts jumped out of the gate on The Voice by picking Niall Horan as their coach. The group received a four chair turn on The Blinds and were expected to go with Reba McEntire, and their decision led McEntire to jokingly fall to the floor. I asked Dek of Hearts about that moment during the interview and the group also talked about how their faith and transparency with each other has led to the group’s success.
THE VOICE -- “The Knockouts Part 4” Episode 2813 -- Pictured: Mindy Miller -- (Photo by: Casey Durkin/NBC)
Mindy Miller is one of the four remaining artists on Snoop Dogg’s team on The Voice. Miller talked to Deepest Dream after the Knockouts round, and she elaborated on how storytelling is a big part of her artistry. She also reflected about making “lasting friendships” on the show and being moved by the reactions she has received from The Voice fans. Check out Miller’s insightful interview below!
Kelsey Pribilski in MAN FINDS TAPE, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
The supernatural thriller Man Finds Tape, directed by Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, is now in theaters and available on Digital. CinemAddicts co-host Bruce Purkey recommends this “original” found footage film, but that praise does come with an important caveat! Check out his review in our post!
Pete and Seth on the couch. Endless Cookie (Obscured Releasing)
Endless Cookie, an animated documentary centering on the family of Seth and Pete Scriver, received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Documentary. It hits theaters today in Los Angeles (Laemmle Glendale) and New York City (Quad Cinema), and the Scrivers talked to Deepest Dream about their critically acclaimed project. This 97-minute narrative, complete with surreal and inspired flourishes, is totally engrossing and comes highly recommended. Check out our discussion below!
