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The Damned | Chilling Nordic horror in UK & Irish cinemas from 10th January

Vertical has announced that Thordur Palsson’s ominous and chilling thriller The Damned will be released in UK and Irish cinemas from 10th January 2025. Starring Odessa Young (The Staircase, Mothering Sunday) and Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Gangs of London), The Damned is a tense psychological horror film that follows 19th-century widow, Eva. Tasked with making an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director Rebecca Miller on ‘She Came to Me’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Writer-director Rebecca Miller, whose past films include Maggie’s Plan, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, and Personal Velocity, returns with her latest film, She Came to Me. A man writing an opera finds himself experiencing severe writer’s block…

Exclusive Video Interview: David Arquette on ‘The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry’ and Highlights of His Career

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. The new film The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, adapted by and based on Gabrielle Zevin’s novel of the same name, tells the story of a disgruntled and recently widowed bookstore owner on a small island struggling to find purpose in his life. Among…

Tribeca Festival Review – ‘Alone Together’ is an Expected Early Pandemic Romance

The number of films being made about the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be increasing, and for good reason: what many thought was going to be a two-week break from normalcy has become, two years in, a new reality where some restrictions are still in place in parts of the country, some people continue to wear…

Tribeca Festival Review – ‘The Forgiven’ is Typical Social Commentary from John Michael McDonagh

There’s often a tremendous gap between the rich and the poor, and the lack of acknowledgment of that disparity can serve to foster resentment. Many people who have plenty tend to treat those who have little as beneath them, as if hiring them is a gift rather than a contract and they should be expected…

Heart of Champions: Exclusive Interview with Actor Alex MacNicoll

The most powerful and compelling sports dramas are the ones that feature diverse athletes who reluctantly learn how to bond together to overcome their personal adversities and succeed as a team. That’s certainly true for the characters in the new ensemble film, Heart of Champions. The movie features several protagonists who strive to figure out…

Interview: Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham and John Pollono Bring Their ‘Small Engine Repair’ Play to the Screen 

The Punisher and The Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal says his new film, Small Engine Repair, captures the electricity and authenticity of the 2011 play on which it is based. Bernthal, John Pollono and Shea Whigham play Swaino, Frank and Packie, lifelong best friends from a working-class town in New Hampshire, who go to extraordinary…

Exclusive Interview: Sabrina Doyle Talks About Writing and Directing the Unconventional Family Drama Lorelei

America’s working class must often contend with its difficult struggle to find its sense of place while living on the margins of society. That all-too-familiar physical and emotional battle is highlighted in the new relatable family drama, Lorelei. The powerful movie explores how unexpectedly starting and maintaining a family, especially in communities where economic growth…

An Exclusive Video Interview: Christina Ricci Talks Life After Death on Her Latest Outing, ‘Here After’

Actress Christina Ricci has been acting for three decades and has played a variety of roles over the course of her career. Some may recognize her from The Addams Family or Casper, parts she took on when she was a child, while others have observed her more recent work playing real-life people like Lizzie Borden…