Watching reptiles do their thing is a big part of my YouTube viewing experience, so watching Reptile Royalty will be an order of business this month. Centering on The Reptile Zoo owner Jay Brewer and his family, Reptile Royalty premieres on The Roku Channel July 21. The trailer introduces us to the Brewers, and they are pretty likable. As for the snakes and gators . . .
The poster on The Passenger says “Ride, Or Die” and one can assume there will be a ton of dying in this Carter Smith directred thriller. Kyle Gallner is Benson, an unhinged man who goes on a violent rampage. Johnny Berchtold is Benson’s coworker who is forced to go on what seems to be a killing spree. Check out the trailer and poster from The Passenger below!
Ernie Hudson stars in Prisoner’s Daughter as Hank, an old friend and confidante of just released ex-convict Max (Brian Cox) in Prisoner’s Daughter. Hudson’s career has been one of longevity and diversity, and during the interview he reflected on Congo, this movie, as well as his series work in The Family Business and Quantum Leap
Hitting Netflix on June 30, the animated feature Nimona is a first rate tale that features the voices of Chloë Grace Moretz and Riz Ahmed. Set in a “futuristic medieval world,” Nimona was a fun and engaging watch. Check out our CinemAddicts review (audio and video) below!
Actress Shila Ommi can currently be “seen” in Elemental as matchmaker Cinder Lumen. Ommi talked to CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes about the well received animated feature and why she loves doing voiceover work. Full interview from our Deepest Dream YouTube Channelis below!
The Secret Kingdom, a fantasy adventure for the family, is now out on digital. Three digital codes courtesy of Saban Films are now available for this giveaway. Check below for entry details!
Directed by Alex Holmes, The Last Rider is a documentary about legendary American cyclist Greg LeMond. A three time Tour de France winner, LeMond came back from a traumatic incident to go toe to toe with fellow cyclist Laurent Fignon at the 1989 Tour de France. The documentary also features interviews with LeMond’s wife Kathy and Spanish bicycler Pedro Delgado. Full interview with Lemond and Holmes is featured below.
Jordan Gertner makes his feature directing debut with Sheroes. That said, he is an experienced producer (The Killer Inside Me,Buffalo 66,Spring Breakers) so going behind the camera must have been second nature to him.
Filmmaker Mark Pellington has helmed several movies (Arlington Road,The Mothman Prophecies, Going All The Way) which have made an impact on my moviegoing life. Pellington’s latest feature is Survive, an adventure drama headlined by Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins. It’s another impressive effort from the director, who spent close to 40 minutes talking about Survive and his filmmaking career.
