Souleymane’s Story, winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and Un Certain Regard Best Actor Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, is now playing at New York’s Film at Lincoln Center and the IFC Center. This feature is CinemAddicts co-host Bruce Purkey’s top film pick of the week. Check out his review for more details on Souleymane’s Story.
This week in CinemAddicts land I highly disagreed with co-hosts Eric Holmes and Bruce Purkey over She Rides Shotgun. I absolutely love this action-thriller, mainly due to the locked in performances from Ana Sophia Heger and Taron Egerton. Holmes described the storytelling logic as “stupid” and Purkey echoed a similar sentiment. Check out our podcast review in the post!
Elizabeth Olsen linked her upcoming movie Eternity to a Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot, The Apartment) project in an Extrainterview. That is a heady comparison! Check out the trailer to Eternity, which co-stars Miles Tiller and Callum Turner, below!
Hitting TVOD/Digital on July 29, The Omro Heist centers on a bank robbery that goes south at a small Wisconsin town. Director/co-writer Jamie Bailey, co-writer/actor Simon Phillips, producer Ken Bressers, and actor Anthony Crivello talk about the feature. The filmmakers did a deep dive on the making of The OmroHeist and delivered some interesting insights on indie filmmaking.
Academy nominated actress Danielle Deadwyler (Till) delivers another memorable performance with The Woman in the Yard. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, this feature centers on Ramona (Danielle Deadwyler), a widow who tries to protect her children from a mysterious entity outside their farmhouse.
Eddington centers on a small town mayor (Pedro Pascal) who does not see eye to eye with the local sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix). Set in May 2020, the movie tackles social issues of that time. According to reviewer Eric Holmes, the entire film was much ado about nothing. Check his review below!
On this week’s CinemAddicts podcast we had one ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ movie and that rating was given to Star People. Directed and written by Adam Finberg, the narrative is inspired by his passion for The Phoenix Lights and the insights he gleaned from his documentary The Business of Recovery. Check out Eric Holmes’ review of Star People!
Elton John, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKeanin Bleecker Street's"SpinalTap II: The End Continues"
It’s been only forty one years, but finally This Is Spinal Taphas a sequel! Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hits theaters September 12. The band, as the cliche goes, is back together and music giants Elton John, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood play themselves in the feature!
L to R: Josh O'Connor is David and Paul Mescal is Lionel in THE HISTORY OF SOUND, directed by Oliver Hermanus.
Acclaimed filmmaker Oliver Hermanus (Living, Moffie) collaborated with actors Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor and Chris Cooper for his next feature The History of Sound. In a statement, Hermanus said the film delves into what “if one’s first love, one’s great love, and one’s last love are all in one, and all too soon in one’s life?” Color me intrigued!
Season three of “Honest Renovations” has Jessica Alba while Lizzy Mathis jokes “Are you mad about something?” Fans of the show should actually be happy as season three hits The Roku Channel August 14. Check out the trailer!
