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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.

‘Never Let Go’: Anthony B. Jenkins and Percy Daggs IV on Playing Halle Berry’s Sons (Video Interview)

For many people going to see Alexandre Aja’s horror film Never Let Go this weekend, it will be all about Halle Berry returning to theaters for the first time in over two years. But there’s also a duo of young actors who carry just as much of the film, Anthony B. Jenkins and Percy Daggs…

‘A Different Man’ Stars Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson, and Filmmaker Aaron Schimberg (Video Interview)

Aaron Shimberg’s A Different Man is indeed quite “different” from the normal Sundance Film Festival fare, reteaming the filmmaker with Adam Pearson (Under the Skin), who not only played a key role in Schimberg’s previous film, Chained for Life, but also inspired Schimberg to incorporate elements of his persona into a character in his new…

‘Never Let Go’: Director Alexandre Aja on the Halle Berry Horror Film (Video Interview)

Never Let Go is a spectacularly eerie high-concept horror film that puts Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry in a remote cabin in the woods with her young, twin sons (Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs IV), all of them attached to the house by rope to prevent an evil presence from possessing them. At least that’s the…

‘The Critic’: Director Anand Tucker on the Period Mystery with Sir Ian McKellen (Video Interview)

When Anand Tucker’s period drama, The Critic, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023, it had been well over a decade since the director’s last feature film hit theaters. He returned with a doozy of a cast and a very different and intriguing exploration about the world of criticism, which is finally hitting…

‘My Old Ass’: Director Megan Park, Maisy Stella on the High-Concept Comedy (Video Interview)

A big hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Megan Park’s My Old Ass, her follow-up to the HBO/MAX movie, The Fallout, takes an introspective look at something many people have wondered about: if you have a chance to speak with your younger self, what would you tell them about the direction of their life?…

‘Speak No Evil’ Video Review: Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 44

In Universal and Blumhouse’s new horror film, Speak No Evil, two families meet while on vacation in Italy and immediately hit it off, leading to a trip to England’s West country where things begin to get quite dark. Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy play an American couple living in London with their daughter Agnes (Alix…

‘The Front Room’: Max and Sam Eggers on the Psychological Thriller Starring Brandy (Video Interview)

Photo by Jon Pack/Jon Pack – © Pink Chair Productions LLC Surely, it has to be difficult being the brother of a filmmaker or actor who has found a lot of massive success, something that might be confirmed if you were to ask Jonah Nolan, Casey Affleck, Clint Howard, or even Martin McDonagh’s older brother, John…

‘Strange Darling’: Willa Fitzgerald on Making the Complex Thriller with JT Mollner, Kyle Gallner (Video Interview)

If there’s one thing that anyone who sees JT Mollner’s dark thriller, Strange Darling, it’s that Willa Fitzgerald’s performance as a character merely referred to as “The Lady” is one that is going to turn a lot of heads.  So far, Fitzgerald is best known for her TV work on shows like “Reacher,” “Scream: the…

‘The Killer’: Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy on John Woo’s Return to His Action Classic (Video Interview)

Back in 1989, legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo was coming off the back-to-back success of A Better Tomorrow and its sequel when he reteamed with Chow Yun-fat for The Killer, a movie that helped both the Asian superstars to crossover and start making films in the United States. Cut forward 35 years and Woo…

‘Strange Darling’: Filmmakers JT Mollner,  Giovanni Ribisi, Z Berg on the Violent Action-Thriller (Video Interview)

JT Mollner’s new action-thriller Strange Darling is another example of the insanely original genre films that have been coming out all year, following the likes of Longlegs, Cuckoo, Immaculate, and more. It’s a very different take on the serial killer genre, as it follows Kyle Gallner (Smile) and Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Show) in…