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Edward Douglas

Edward Douglas
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Edward Douglas has been writing about movies for over 20 years. 13 of those years was at ComingSoon.net, followed by writing for outlets such as Film Journal, Den of Geek, The New York Daily News, Gold Derby, Below the Line, and many more.
Edward Douglas has been writing about movies for over 20 years. 13 of those years was at ComingSoon.net, followed by writing for outlets such as Film Journal, Den of Geek, The New York Daily News, Gold Derby, Below the Line, and many more.

‘Fight or Flight’ Stars Josh Hartnett and Katee Sackhoff on James Madigan’s Crazy Action Flick (Video Interviews)

Josh Hartnett has been having quite a bump in his career over the past five years, completely undaunted by the COVID outbreak and various industry strikes. We first began Hartnett’s return to movies in a major way when he showed up in Guy Ritchie’s 2021 Wrath Of Man, and in that film’s follow-up, Operation Fortune:…

‘Thunderbolts*’ Video Review: MCU Anti-Heroes Form a New Dysfunctional Team

Marvel Studios is back with its second movie of 2025, as Thunderbolts brings together Marvel’s latest team of misfits, including Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova and David Harbour’s Red Guardian from Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, and other anti-heroes from the MCU to…

‘Another Simple Favor’ Director Paul Feig On Reuniting Anna Kendrick with Blake Lively (Video Interview)

Paul Feig has been directing for film and television for over 25 years, but his real breakout came in 2011 when he directed Bridesmaids. That kicked off a long street of hit comedies, mostly starring Melissa McCarthy. In 2018, Feig directed an adaptation of Darcey Bell’s bestselling novel, A Simple Favor, which explored the unconventional…

‘Another Simple Favor’ Review: Does the Sequel Stack Up, Compared to the Bodies?

In 2018, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Henry Golding starred in Paul Feig’s adaptation of Darcey Bell’s 2017 bestseller, A Simple Favor, which told the story of an unlikely suburban friendship between a single mommy blogger, Kendrick’s Stephanie Smothers, and her glamorous and enigmatic neighbor, Emily Nelson, played by Lively, who vanishes suddenly, leading to…

‘Until Dawn’ Filmmakers David F. Sandberg and Gary Dauberman on Adapting the Horror Video Game (Video Interview)

Director David F. Sandberg and Gary Dauberman first worked together on the 2017 horror prequel, Annabelle: Creation, before Dauberman went off to direct its sequel, Annabelle Comes Home, while Sandberg directed Shazam! and its sequel. Now, they’ve reunited for Until Dawn, a horror movie based on the Sony Playstation game of the same name. The…

‘One to One: John and Yoko’ Director Kevin Macdonald on His Time Capsule Documentary (Video Interview)

It’s been 25 years since director Kevin Macdonald won the Oscar for his 1999 documentary, One Day in September, and during those years, Macdonald has ably alternated between making docs like Marley and Whitney, and narrative films such as The Last King of Scotland and most recently, 2021’s The Mauritanian.  Macdonald’s latest documentary, One to…

‘Sacramento’ Filmmaker Michael Angarano and Partner Maya Erskine Team For a Road Comedy (Video Interview)

Michael Angarano has been acting since he was eight years old, but he’s also made forays into directing, including his new movie, Sacramento, a mature dramedy that pairs him with many of the actors he’s known for much of his life, including his partner and children’s mother, Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith). In Sacramento,…

‘Eric LaRue’ Stars Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård on the Michael Shannon-Directed Drama (Video Interview)

Many actors have made the move into directing either in film or television, and that tradition continues as Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon goes behind the camera for his directorial debut Eric LaRue. Adapted from the stageplay by Shannon’s good friend, Brett Neveau, the film is a tough and honest look at the aftermath of a…

‘The Friend’ Filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee on Pairing Naomi Watts with a Great Dane (Video Interview)

Filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee have been making independent films for over thirty years, and while they might not be the most prolific filmmakers, they always tend to release thought-provoking films with a mix of original and adapted works. Their latest film is The Friend, starring Naomi Watts as Iris, a New York-based writer…

‘The Penguin Lessons’ Star Steve Coogan on Mixing Audience-Friendly Warmth and Humor with Politics  (Video Interview)

For 35 years, Steve Coogan has been one of Britain’s preeminent comic actors, mainly with his popular TV presenter character Alan Partridge, but he’s also regularly branched off into other genres, and even received two Oscar nominations for writing and producing 2014’s Philomena.  The Penguin Lessons puts Coogan in the role of Tom Michell, who…