The resurrection is at hand, and actress-turned-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal turns the volume all the way up as she revives the legend of The Bride of Frankenstein for an all-new generation. The result is THE BRIDE!, a film that jolts a blinding dash of punk-rock romance into classic gothic horror. Arriving in a riot of attitude, […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal unleashes a storm of punk rock horror with ‘THE BRIDE!’
“The dead have something to say… and I’m saying it.” Ready yourself for a whirlwind explosion of monsters, chaos and the golden age of film noir horror, as Maggie Gyllenhaal dials up the volts and delivers an utter livewire with THE BRIDE! her punk rock resurrection tale of death and the afterlife as she jolts […]
‘Hamnet’ – Review
Sometimes a piece of cinema comes along that does more than simply tell a story — it reaches inside you, takes hold, and refuses to let go. By the time the final image fades and the screen drifts to black, you are left quietly undone, emotionally spent, and deeply moved. Academy Award® winner Chloé Zhao’s […]
Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ delivers a hauntingly-beautiful spectacle of dramatic perfection
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao has returned to the big screen with gusto and enthusiasm as she brings to life the heights of Elizabethan drama with her adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s lauded novel Hamnet, and a new trailer has now arrived, and with it the promise of a cinematic spectacle that will move you to […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘THE BRIDE!’ gives new meaning to ’til death do us part’
Here comes the MOTHER FUCKING BRIDE! Love is about to take a monstrous turn as actress turned Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal burrows into the gothic horror and finds a decidedly new pulse to the classic monster movie, Bride of Frankenstein, and is set to launch THE BRIDE! which promises a bold, iconoclastic take on […]
Chloé Zhao’s haunting, dramatic Shakespearean vision arrives in ‘Hamnet’
Academy Award-winner Chloé Zhao brings her gift for evocative storytelling with her adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s lauded novel Hamnet, as she takes audiences into the mind and soul of William Shakespeare and the journey through loss, heartbreak and creativity that he undergoes alongside his wide Judith (Jessie Buckley) in the wake of their son’s death […]
‘Wicked Little Letters’ – Review
The truth is often stranger than fiction, and that’s especially the case for Wicked Little Letters, a hilarious, foul-mouthed dramedy of a scandalous episode that shocked an entire nation and that reminds one to always be careful what they post. Based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England, the story centres on neighbours Edith […]
‘Wild Rose’ – Review
Dreams and country music come together in a heartwarming story of trial, tribulations and triumph in Wild Rose. Fresh out of prison, Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley), a Scottish woman juggles her job and two children while pursuing her dream of becoming a country music star. She soon gets her chance when she travels to Nashville, […]