Now out in theaters and availanble on Digital and On Demand, Dead Shotcenters on an retired Irish paramilitary (Colin Morgan) who seeks revenge on the SAS officer (Aml Ameen) who accidentally killed his wife. Brothers Thomas and Charles Guard wrote and directed the first rate feature. They have not directed a movie together since 2009’s underrated psychological thriller The Uninvited, and Dead Shot is a worthy follow up. The filmmakers talked to CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes about their latest movie.
Writer/director Alan Maxson’s new movie Alien Planetis now out on streaming and Blu-ray. Crowdfunding along with support from his loved ones and colleagues led to a $70,000 budget. Half of it went to the practical special effects from the project, which led to little pay for the cast and crew. How does a filmmaker lead an indie filmmaking team with a low budget? The answer, as the cliche goes, is to lead by example.
An action adventure thriller from Iceland is something you don’t see in theaters every week. Operation Napoleon, based on the international bestseller from crime novelist Arnaldur Indriðason, fits that bill. For director Óskar Thór Axelsson, shooting the picture was not a day in the park.
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. We Deluxe Edition comes out September 22 via Atlantic/Rhino. The release celebrates the 15th anniversary of the release of Jason Mraz’s four time Platinum, GRAMMY winning album.
Til Death Do Us Part, starring Natalie Burn and Cam Gigandet, is a runaway bride movie with a killer twist. Burn plays the woman who leaves her ex-groom and fellow groomsmen at the altar. The bloodthirsty men attempt to track down the bride and kill her, but she is not going down without a fight. Timothy Woodward Jr., a filmmaker whose work includes the underrated Western The Outsider, talked about his latest, genre bending feature.
I was absolutely floored by The Passenger, a thriller starring Kyle Gallner and Johnny Berchtold. All of us at CinemAddicts gave The Passenger five stars, and co-host Eric Holmes talked to director Carter Smith about his first rate feature.
What Comes Around centers on Anna (Grace Van Dien), a teen whose bond with an online stranger (Kyle Gallner) is, for lack of a better, worrisome. He is in. his twenties, and any kind of love connection will understandably be squashed by Anna’s mom Beth (Summer Phoenix). Director Amy Redford talks about not going the obvious melodramatic route with What Comes Around. Instead, the narrative is an uneasy and unpredictable experience. Redford talked to Deepest Dream about her feature, which is now out in theaters and available on VOD.
Filmmaker Tom DeNucci has an all-star cast (Lucas Till,Don Johnson, Tyrese Gibson) to anchor The Collective. The action thriller centers on a group of Good Samaritan assassins tasked with taking down a human trafficking ring. DeNucci talked about why his “blue collar” approach to director has put him in good stead. The Collective is now out in theaters, Digital, and On Demand.
Heartstopper from creator Alice Oseman has received excellent reviews from critics and more importantly has amassed a devoted following. Watching Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) attempt to connect was one of the many arresting elements of the first season. The Heartstopper ensemble was also terrific, and going into season two I was also invested in the prospective relationship of Tao (William Gao) and Elle (Yasmin Finney) as well as Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell). Check out my full YouTube review below!
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, the classic supernatural feature The Exorcist hits 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital on September 19. Such digital retailers as Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play and Vudu will be carrying it on Digital.
