Midway into the film, a disembodied voice whispers into the swallowing blackness: “look under the bed.” A young girl named Kaylee (Dali Rose Tetreault) bends down to take a peek, the camera following her gaze. It’s not that nothing happens in this moment, but it’s the anticipation that sends goosebumps racing down the spine. What … Read more
The newly released feature film Orbita Prima currently in Costa Rican movie theaters represents an ambitious step for Costa Rican cinema. I personally enjoyed the film very much, finding myself lost at times within its complex story threads,which fortunately at the end of the film all make sense. The complexity of the story, the style … Read more
Chiu Keng Guan has a simple answer to whether bringing out another family drama may typecast him as a film maker who flogs the same storyline. He directed The Journey in 2014 and On Your Mark two years ago. Both focus on parent-child relationships. “I like one quote from a famous Japanese old-time director, Yasujirō … Read more
It’s Terrifying Tuesday, slasher fanatics! Unfortunately, today’s daily horror roundup here at We Got This Covered has nothing to do with the slasher fascination. Instead, today’s collection of news is saturated in the notable tropes related to sub-genres like sci-fi and experimental horror. Over this past four-day weekend, Skinamarink emerged as a serious catalog contender … Read more
Tosin Cole and Jacob Lattimore in House Party. (Photo: Warner Bros.) Calmatic is well aware of all the derision out there for Hollywood’s tendency to and over-reliance on remaking its most beloved old movies. But the venerated music video director who’s lensed visuals for the likes of Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X brings … Read more
S.S. Rajamouli’s historical drama RRR has not yet completed one year and has been making headlines numerous times for the awards and milestones it is achieving. The film continues to get massive response from audience worldwide along with winning awards back-to-back. The director of the film, S.S. Rajamouli has added yet one more award to … Read more
Coming into a franchise as storied as the Shrek series, director Joel Crawford was thrilled at the opportunity to show a new side of the iconic Puss in Boots. A sequel to the 2011 Puss in Boots film, DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish takes place after Shrek Forever After, when Puss in Boots … Read more
To celebrate Polygon’s 10th anniversary, we’re rolling out a special issue: The Next 10, a consideration of what games and entertainment will become over the next decade from some of our favorite artists and writers. Here, Zach Cregger, former The Whitest Kids U’ Know comedian turned director of one of 2022’s breakout horror hits, Barbarian, … Read more
The future of the DC Universe has been debated about at length in recent days, amid rumors and speculation about what projects may or may not come to fruition under the tenure of DC Studios’ James Gunn and Peter Safran. Part of the speculation began earlier this week, when The Hollywood Reporter alleged that certain … Read more
Pan Nalin, writer and director of “Last Film Show,” India’s official submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, turned to his own childhood growing in the Adtala village in Saurashtra for inspiration for the semi-autobiographical film. Centered on 9-year-old Samay (Bhavin Rabari), “Last Film Show” details a summer spent watching films in the projection booth … Read more