Jade is that increasingly rare thing: an unfussy, unpretentious low budget indie action movie that recalls 1970s B movies like Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Cleopatra Jones with 21st Century slickness and a new female action star who's the real thing. Shaina West is a London stunt performer with an aspirational real-life story that could make […]
Prime Streaming is releasing Japanese actor-director Takeshi Kitano's latest htiman crime comedy Broken Rage worldwide on February 13th. This is good news for fans of Japanese cinema and Kitano's films, whose distribution in the West has been spotty at best in the last few years. His previous movie, Kubi, is a subversive samurai saga that […]
In a world where the thrill of espionage never fades, the new Netflix film Back in Action has emerged as the genre's latest addition to the comedy-heavy, spy-themed adventure genre. Directed by Seth Gordon, known for his work on Horrible Bosses and Baywatch, the quirky film introduces audiences to Emily and Matt, former CIA spies […]
Terrifier 3 was a massive success for all involved, and on Valentine's Day, you can stream it on Screambox. It is written and directed again by Damien Leone. The film stars David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullam, Samantha Scaffidi, Antonella Rose, Margaret Anne Florence, Bryce Johnson, Alexa Blair Robertson, Mason Mecartea, Krsy Fox, Clint Howard, Jon Abrahams, […]
The People's Joker, the award-winning indie LGBTQ cause celebre, is now streaming on Mubi, one of the best streaming services for arthouse, indie, and international films that gives the Criterion Channel a real run for its money. In this absurdist autobiographically-inspired dark comedy, a painfully unfunny aspiring clown (writer-director Vera Drew as Joker the Harlequin) grapples with […]
Producer Steve Barton is doing everything he can to champion and proliferate prospective horror filmmakers with big dreams of making them realized. He's been able to achieve this with All Hallows' Eve. Without the horror anthology film franchise, a collection of shorts, we wouldn't have seen the sensation that Damien Leone's Terrifier has become with […]
Salem's Lot is known as a popular horror story by Stephen King, a mini-series, and more recently, a film that's been in development for over five years. Although the project was filmed in 2021, the release of Salem's Lot remained in limbo for more than two years before its recent drop via Max. During a recent […]
When you're making a film that comes from the mind of the renowned genre mastermind Stephen King, a lot of content needs to be covered, in some instances, it's because his characters are so detailed and fleshed-out, and in other instances, there are lengthy genre sequences that need to be adapted (which has even resulted […]
SCALA!!! is perhaps the most unexpected and welcome documentary about recent Film History to come out in years, a celebration not only of cult movies and a legendary London movie theatre but also of a bygone time. (Full disclosure: I spent a lot of time as a kid in London going to the Scala Cinema […]
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will begin streaming on Max starting July 4th. What better way to celebrate America than to watch giant monsters smacking each other around while fireworks are going off all around you? The film was a huge success at the box office, taking in over $500 million worldwide, and Warner […]
Imaginary is the latest Blumhouse film, which was made in partnership with Lionsgate. DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World Dominion), Tom Payne ("The Walking Dead"), Taegen Burns ("The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers"), Pyper Braun (Desperation Road), Betty Buckley (Carrie), Matthew Sato ("High School Musical: The Musical: The Series"), and Veronica Falcón ("Ozark") all-star in the film, alongside […]
Wonka is coming to Max. The box office hit will begin streaming on Max starting on March 8th. The film, starring Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, Natasha Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Rakhee Thakrar, Tom Davis, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, and in the title roleTimothée Chalamet is directed by Paul King. It has pulled in […]
Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal are getting all-new digital releases from Shout! Studios on February 6th. Not only will these be the definitive digital versions of each film, but the studio will also release new key art for each film. This is the first release in the new partnership Shout! Studios have entered into an […]
Oppenheimer will begin streaming on Peacock starting on February 16th. The awards contender from director Christopher Nolan stars everyone in Hollywood. Just kidding, but it does star Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, Olli Haaskivi, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano, Kenneth Branagh, David Dastmalchian, Jason Clarke, Louise Lombard, Scott Grimes, Christopher Denham, James D'Arcy, David Rysdahl, Guy Burnet, Danny […]
Barbie will make her grand debut on the MAX streaming service on December 15th. The biggest hit of the year, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Helen Mirren, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya, Nicola Coughlan, Dua Lipa, Emma Mackey, Kate McKinnon, Hari Nef, Issa Rae, Sharon Rooney, Alexandra Shipp, Emerald Fennell, Michael Cera, Jamie […]
Taylor Swift will celebrate her birthday on December 13th, and fans are getting a gift from her. The Eras Tour concert film, which has grossed $232 million worldwide, will begin streaming on that date. It will feature three bonus performances, including "Wildest Dreams," "The Archer," and "Long Live". The singer announced the plans on her […]
Asteroid City, the latest film from prolific director Wes Anderson, is set to debut for streaming on Peacock starting August 11th. Starring (deep breath) Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong […]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming to Peacock on August 3rd. The animated film, so far the highest-grossing film of the year both domestically and worldwide, has already been available for a couple of weeks on PVOD services and will now be added to Peacock for viewing for subscribers. Starring the voice talents of […]
Remember when streaming brought the promise of a vast library of film & television titles at our fingertips, available any time that we want? Well, it's pretty safe to say that was a steaming pile of broken promises as streaming services continue to purge shows' very existence from their ever-decreasing back catalog of content. For […]
Evil Dead Rise began life as a planned Max Original. It was then smartly shifted to a full theatrical release this past spring, where it pulled in $146 million worldwide. A huge success, and a bigger one than most anticipated, the horror hit will now come full circle and debut on Max next Friday, June […]
