Plot: A mother (Halle Berry) and her twin sons (Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins) are tormented by a malicious spirit. They can only survive if they remain connected to their home, a remote cabin in the woods. But when one of the sons starts to question whether or not the evil really exists, the family finds itself in greater danger than ever.
Review: Alexandre Aja has easily established himself as one of the most unique voices in horror, famously willing to try his hand at just about every aspect of the genre. He’s made hardcore horror (High Tension), funny horror (Piranha 3D), contained horror (Crawl – which is getting a sequel) and even romantic horror (Horns). With Never Let Go, he dips his toe into the elevated facet of the genre, weaving a highly allegorical yarn that ties in themes of motherhood, brotherhood, repressed trauma, and more.
As such,...
Review: Alexandre Aja has easily established himself as one of the most unique voices in horror, famously willing to try his hand at just about every aspect of the genre. He’s made hardcore horror (High Tension), funny horror (Piranha 3D), contained horror (Crawl – which is getting a sequel) and even romantic horror (Horns). With Never Let Go, he dips his toe into the elevated facet of the genre, weaving a highly allegorical yarn that ties in themes of motherhood, brotherhood, repressed trauma, and more.
As such,...
- 9/20/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Paramount+’s Peak Screaming collection returns to the service today with a monster-sized lineup of thrills for audiences to enjoy this Halloween season. The popular Peak Screaming collection expands each year and features more genre-defining hits and classics than ever before, with over 450 new originals, fan-favorite horror movies, and iconic Halloween episodes from beloved series.
The seasonal collection will include the debut of the Paramount+ original film Apartment 7A (September 27), a haunting prequel to the cult classic Rosemary’s Baby, and SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (October 10), a new hour-long special where, while at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one.
The curated Peak Screaming collection brings the household together by providing a scare for everyone with terrifying thrillers, spine-chilling films, and frights for the fainthearted, with 25 expertly curated carousels. New and returning...
The seasonal collection will include the debut of the Paramount+ original film Apartment 7A (September 27), a haunting prequel to the cult classic Rosemary’s Baby, and SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (October 10), a new hour-long special where, while at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one.
The curated Peak Screaming collection brings the household together by providing a scare for everyone with terrifying thrillers, spine-chilling films, and frights for the fainthearted, with 25 expertly curated carousels. New and returning...
- 9/18/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Just in time for the Halloween season, the Peak Screaming Collection from Paramount+ has returned to the service today with a monster-sized lineup. The collection expands each year and this year features more genre-defining hits and classics than ever before, with over 450 new originals, fan-favorite horror movies and iconic Halloween episodes from beloved series.
The seasonal collection will include the debut of the Paramount+ original film Apartment 7A (September 27), a haunting prequel to the cult classic Rosemary’s Baby; and Spongebob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp (October 10), a new hour-long special where, while at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one.
The curated collection brings the household together by providing a scare for everyone with terrifying thrillers, spine-chilling films and frights for the fainthearted, with 25 expertly curated carousels. New and returning subgenres include the...
The seasonal collection will include the debut of the Paramount+ original film Apartment 7A (September 27), a haunting prequel to the cult classic Rosemary’s Baby; and Spongebob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp (October 10), a new hour-long special where, while at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one.
The curated collection brings the household together by providing a scare for everyone with terrifying thrillers, spine-chilling films and frights for the fainthearted, with 25 expertly curated carousels. New and returning subgenres include the...
- 9/18/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Halle Berry is willing to make more horror films after 'Never Let Go'.The 58-year-old actress is returning to the genre after over two decades in the new picture – with her last horror project being 2003's 'Gothika' - and has now revealed she would be open to starring in more scary flicks in the future. When Bloody Disgusting asked Berry why she hadn’t looked for more projects in the genre before, she said: "I don't know, because those are films I really do love to watch! I’m a really big psychological thriller and horror film fan. So I don’t know! Maybe I’ll do more."The actress stars as a mother of twins who is convinced that a mysterious evil force has engulfed the globe and attempts to protect her two boys by locking them away from the world and getting them to remain physically...
- 9/18/2024
- by Alex Getting
- Bang Showbiz
Few actresses have had as eclectic a career as Academy Award-winner Halle Berry, but while she has dabbled in genre-adjacent films like Perfect Stranger, Dark Tide and The Call, she hasn’t starred in a straightforward horror film since Gothika, a film released more than 20 years ago. That changes this year, with the release of Alexandre Aja‘s Never Let Go, in theaters on Friday.
In the film, Berry plays June, “known simply as Momma to her fraternal twin sons, Samuel (Anthony B. Jenkins) and Nolan (Percy Daggs IV). After an entity she calls ‘the Evil’ took over the world, Momma has kept her family safe for the past ten years by confining them to the cabin where she herself grew up. They forage and hunt in the surrounding woods, making sure to ‘never let go’ of the ropes tied to the foundation of their increasingly-dilapidated home, which they believe...
In the film, Berry plays June, “known simply as Momma to her fraternal twin sons, Samuel (Anthony B. Jenkins) and Nolan (Percy Daggs IV). After an entity she calls ‘the Evil’ took over the world, Momma has kept her family safe for the past ten years by confining them to the cabin where she herself grew up. They forage and hunt in the surrounding woods, making sure to ‘never let go’ of the ropes tied to the foundation of their increasingly-dilapidated home, which they believe...
- 9/17/2024
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Halle Berry as Momma in Never Let Go. Photo Credit: Liane Hentscher/Lionsgate Copyright © 2024 Lionsgate Over the course of her career, Halle Berry has dabbled in almost every conceivable movie genre. Her new film, Never Let Go, is a horror film, a genre Berry first explored with Gothika in 2002. Though it’s been a while since she’s made a scary movie, Berry said she was definitely excited to have an opportunity to revisit the genre, and she explained why she felt Never Let Go was the right film to bring her back to it. (Click on the media bar below to hear Halle Berry) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Halle_Berry_Horror_Genre_.mp3 Never Let Go opens in theaters on Friday.
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- 9/16/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Halle Berry as Momma in Never Let Go. Photo Credit: Liane Hentscher From Oscar-winning dramas to action-packed blockbusters, Halle Berry has Halle Berry has excelled across a diverse range of genres throughout her illustrious career. Now, she returns to the realm of horror in the chilling new film, Never Let Go, where she pushes her boundaries like never before. In this suspenseful thriller, Berry portrays a mother fiercely protecting her twin sons from a malevolent spirit that has haunted their family for years. As one of the boys begins to question the supernatural presence, their once-unbreakable bond fractures, plunging them into a desperate battle for survival. Despite her extensive experience in film, including previous horror ventures like Gothika, Berry reveals that Never Let Go presents a unique and exhilarating challenge. (Click on the media bar below to hear Halle Berry) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Halle_Berry_Never_Let...
- 9/9/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Halle Berry says her James Bond is Pierce Brosnan, her Die Another Day co-star.
In a new interview, Berry revealed why Brosnan is her favorite 007 agent.
“He will always be my Bond, always. I’m a Pierce Brosnan fan,” Berry said in an interview with Wired. “He restored my faith in men on that movie. There couldn’t be a human who is more of a gentleman than Pierce Brosnan.”
Berry starred in the 2002 spy film Die Another Day in the role of Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson, an Nsa agent. The film, directed by Lee Tamahori, was Brosnan’s last film as the MI6 agent after having starred in 1995’s GoldenEye, 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies and 1999’s The World Is Not Enough.
“Bond wasn’t on my wishlist, no, to be in one but I loved the movies always,” Berry also said. “But having been in one, I feel like I...
In a new interview, Berry revealed why Brosnan is her favorite 007 agent.
“He will always be my Bond, always. I’m a Pierce Brosnan fan,” Berry said in an interview with Wired. “He restored my faith in men on that movie. There couldn’t be a human who is more of a gentleman than Pierce Brosnan.”
Berry starred in the 2002 spy film Die Another Day in the role of Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson, an Nsa agent. The film, directed by Lee Tamahori, was Brosnan’s last film as the MI6 agent after having starred in 1995’s GoldenEye, 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies and 1999’s The World Is Not Enough.
“Bond wasn’t on my wishlist, no, to be in one but I loved the movies always,” Berry also said. “But having been in one, I feel like I...
- 8/21/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
One thing’s for sure: People show up when Halle Berry hosts a watch party! The beloved Gothika and Monster’s Ball actress threw an online soiree to launch her new action comedy, The Union. The shindig helped the Julian Farino-directed feature climb to 33.1 million views, making it the most-watched English film of the week on Netflix. The Union stars Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg as high school sweethearts reuniting to take on an international crime syndicate. Mike Colter, J.K. Simmons, Alice Lee Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jackie Earle Haley, and Jessica De Gouw also star.
Elsewhere, the first part of Emily in Paris Season 4 debuted at the top of Netflix’s English TV list with 19.9 million views. As a byproduct of the Season 4 launch, Netflix subscribers re-watched previous seasons of the international romantic comedy series, with Season 1 taking ninth place with 1.8 million views and Season 3 in the ten slot with 1.7 million.
Elsewhere, the first part of Emily in Paris Season 4 debuted at the top of Netflix’s English TV list with 19.9 million views. As a byproduct of the Season 4 launch, Netflix subscribers re-watched previous seasons of the international romantic comedy series, with Season 1 taking ninth place with 1.8 million views and Season 3 in the ten slot with 1.7 million.
- 8/20/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Netflix is back with a new star-studded action movie — this time led by Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry — with “The Union.” Wahlberg stars as Mike, a Jersey construction worker who finds his average life turned upside down when his high school sweetheart Roxanne (Berry) shows up and he gets tangled up in a continent-skipping international intelligence adventure.
But Berry and Wahlberg aren’t the only familiar faces in the Netflix romp. Here’s a handy guide to “The Union” cast and the characters they play.
Halle Berry in “The Union” (Laura Radford/Netflix)
Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall — Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry stars as The Union operative Roxanne Hall, an ass-kicking, world-traveling adventurer who never misses her shot. Berry is best known for her superhero roles, playing Storm in the “X-Men” films and Catwoman in “Catwoman,” as well as her Best Actress-winning performance in “Monster’s Ball.” Her well-known titles also include “John Wick 3,...
But Berry and Wahlberg aren’t the only familiar faces in the Netflix romp. Here’s a handy guide to “The Union” cast and the characters they play.
Halle Berry in “The Union” (Laura Radford/Netflix)
Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall — Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry stars as The Union operative Roxanne Hall, an ass-kicking, world-traveling adventurer who never misses her shot. Berry is best known for her superhero roles, playing Storm in the “X-Men” films and Catwoman in “Catwoman,” as well as her Best Actress-winning performance in “Monster’s Ball.” Her well-known titles also include “John Wick 3,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
From playing a super-powered mutant to an Mma fighter, Halle Berry has had her fair share of on-the-job accidents over the years.
The Academy Award winner recently compared battle scars with her The Union co-star Mark Wahlberg as they discussed their dangerous experiences with stunt performances on their many action movies.
“I’ve been knocked out three times, got an arm broken, broke ribs twice — two ribs one time, three ribs another time — broke a tail bone, broke two toes and a finger. This finger,” said Berry in the Netflix clip with a laugh while holding up her middle finger.
One such injury happened on the set of 2003’s Gothika, when Berry broke a bone in her right forearm, delaying the shoot by several weeks. Three of her broken ribs came from John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum (2019) and the other two came from her 2020 Mma drama Bruised, which also marked her directorial debut.
The Academy Award winner recently compared battle scars with her The Union co-star Mark Wahlberg as they discussed their dangerous experiences with stunt performances on their many action movies.
“I’ve been knocked out three times, got an arm broken, broke ribs twice — two ribs one time, three ribs another time — broke a tail bone, broke two toes and a finger. This finger,” said Berry in the Netflix clip with a laugh while holding up her middle finger.
One such injury happened on the set of 2003’s Gothika, when Berry broke a bone in her right forearm, delaying the shoot by several weeks. Three of her broken ribs came from John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum (2019) and the other two came from her 2020 Mma drama Bruised, which also marked her directorial debut.
- 8/13/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Downey Jr. understood the concept of a miracle in the early 2000s shortly after a stint in the prison. After a decade of lost time and forgotten memories, the reputation that the A-lister had accrued for himself until then no longer held any charm to it. The 21st century brought with it a fresh start for the actor who would soon go on to become a cinematic legend.
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man [Credit: Marvel Studios]
But before any of that could come true, Robert Downey Jr. had to face the demons of his past. After spending nearly his entire life high on substances, the actor had to find the courage to set himself straight, accept accountability for his actions, and take back control of his destiny moving forward.
In simpler terms, Robert Downey Jr. learned, evolved, adapted, lived up to his potential, and rose to greatness.
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man [Credit: Marvel Studios]
But before any of that could come true, Robert Downey Jr. had to face the demons of his past. After spending nearly his entire life high on substances, the actor had to find the courage to set himself straight, accept accountability for his actions, and take back control of his destiny moving forward.
In simpler terms, Robert Downey Jr. learned, evolved, adapted, lived up to his potential, and rose to greatness.
Robert Downey Jr.
- 8/9/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
Get ready to be gripped by fear as Never Let Go, the latest psychological thriller from visionary director Alexandre Aja, hits US cinemas on September 27, 2024. This new horror offering promises to be a haunting journey, blending survival horror with intense psychological elements that will leave audiences on the edge of their seats.
Never Let Go is helmed by Alexandre Aja, renowned for his work on Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Crawl, and crafted by the creative minds behind Stranger Things and Arrival. The film is written by Kc Coughlin and Ryan Grassby, with an impressive production team including Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Dan Levine, and Alexandre Aja himself. The film also boasts an impressive list of executive producers, including Academy Award winner Halle Berry, who also stars in the movie, along with Holly Jeter, Daniel Clarke, Emily Morris, Christopher Woodrow, and Connor Digregorio.
The film centres on a mother,...
Never Let Go is helmed by Alexandre Aja, renowned for his work on Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Crawl, and crafted by the creative minds behind Stranger Things and Arrival. The film is written by Kc Coughlin and Ryan Grassby, with an impressive production team including Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Dan Levine, and Alexandre Aja himself. The film also boasts an impressive list of executive producers, including Academy Award winner Halle Berry, who also stars in the movie, along with Holly Jeter, Daniel Clarke, Emily Morris, Christopher Woodrow, and Connor Digregorio.
The film centres on a mother,...
- 7/3/2024
- by Oliver Mitchell
- Love Horror
Aquatic horror season is in full swing, though the horror release slate is surprisingly slight on new offerings so far. Netflix’s Under Paris unleashed shark attack mayhem and carnage amidst a huge sporting event in the Seine, but there’s far more to aquatic horror than sharks.
This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to the dangers of the sea, from the fantastical, like killer mermaids, to realism-based horrors like oxygen deprivation. When the sun is scorching, these five horror movies will make you afraid to go into the water.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Bait – freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Starz
In this Australian-Singaporean disaster horror film, it’s a tsunami that leaves a group of people stranded in a flooded grocery story. The devastation to the building, flooding, and volatile tensions between people would be enough...
This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to the dangers of the sea, from the fantastical, like killer mermaids, to realism-based horrors like oxygen deprivation. When the sun is scorching, these five horror movies will make you afraid to go into the water.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Bait – freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Starz
In this Australian-Singaporean disaster horror film, it’s a tsunami that leaves a group of people stranded in a flooded grocery story. The devastation to the building, flooding, and volatile tensions between people would be enough...
- 6/17/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lionsgate has released the trailer for the Alexandre Aja-directed horror film “Never Let Go,” starring Halle Berry.
“Never Let Go” follows a mother (Berry) and her fraternal twin sons (Anthony B. Jenkins and Percy Daggs IV), who have protected themselves from a malicious spirit for years under their family’s protective bond. However, when one of the boys begins to question the existence of the evil, the bond is broken, leading to a terrifying fight for survival.
Jenkins, Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne round out the cast.
Aja directed from a script by Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby. He also produced alongside 21 Laps’ Dan Cohen, Dan Levine and Shawn Levy with Berry, Dan Clarke, Connor Digregorio, Holly Jeter, Emily Morris and Christopher Woodrow serving as executive producers.
Berry is no stranger to horror and thriller films, having starred in “Gothika,” “The Rich Man’s Wife,...
“Never Let Go” follows a mother (Berry) and her fraternal twin sons (Anthony B. Jenkins and Percy Daggs IV), who have protected themselves from a malicious spirit for years under their family’s protective bond. However, when one of the boys begins to question the existence of the evil, the bond is broken, leading to a terrifying fight for survival.
Jenkins, Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne round out the cast.
Aja directed from a script by Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby. He also produced alongside 21 Laps’ Dan Cohen, Dan Levine and Shawn Levy with Berry, Dan Clarke, Connor Digregorio, Holly Jeter, Emily Morris and Christopher Woodrow serving as executive producers.
Berry is no stranger to horror and thriller films, having starred in “Gothika,” “The Rich Man’s Wife,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Kinology has boarded international sales to “The Big War,” an epic €30-million live action-cgi characters hybrid movie which will mark the directorial comeback of “La Haine” filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz.
The ambitious feature is adapted from “La Bête Est Morte,” an iconic two-part graphic novel illustrated by Edmond Calvo during War World 2 in Nazi-Occupied France and published after the country was liberated.
Pitched as a “”Paddington” meets ‘Saving Private Ryan,'” “The Big War” is a true passion project for Kassovitz who bought rights to “La Bête est Morte” nearly two decades ago and has now joined forces with well-respected animation producer Aton Soumache, whose credits range from literary adaptations such as the Cesar-winning “The Little Prince” to the global smash-hit “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie.”
Kassovitz and Soumache have assembled a dream team for “The Big War,” including Caroline Thompson, the award-winning screenwriter of “Edward Scissorhands” and “The Nightmare before Christmas,...
The ambitious feature is adapted from “La Bête Est Morte,” an iconic two-part graphic novel illustrated by Edmond Calvo during War World 2 in Nazi-Occupied France and published after the country was liberated.
Pitched as a “”Paddington” meets ‘Saving Private Ryan,'” “The Big War” is a true passion project for Kassovitz who bought rights to “La Bête est Morte” nearly two decades ago and has now joined forces with well-respected animation producer Aton Soumache, whose credits range from literary adaptations such as the Cesar-winning “The Little Prince” to the global smash-hit “Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie.”
Kassovitz and Soumache have assembled a dream team for “The Big War,” including Caroline Thompson, the award-winning screenwriter of “Edward Scissorhands” and “The Nightmare before Christmas,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Bernard Hill, the British actor who starred as a king in Lord of the Rings and the captain in Titanic, has died at the age of 79.
Hill’s family confirmed the actor’s death Sunday in a statement, “It is with the greatest sadness that we must announce that Bernard Hill, renowned actor known for his roles in ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ passed away in the early hours of this morning at the age of 79. He was with his fiancée Alison and his son Gabriel.” No cause of death was provided.
Hill’s family confirmed the actor’s death Sunday in a statement, “It is with the greatest sadness that we must announce that Bernard Hill, renowned actor known for his roles in ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ passed away in the early hours of this morning at the age of 79. He was with his fiancée Alison and his son Gabriel.” No cause of death was provided.
- 5/5/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Bernard Hill speaking to Siobhan Synnot in 2017 Photo: Courtesy of Pako Mera/© Eiff, Edinburgh International Film Festival All Rights Reserved Boys From The Blackstuff star Bernard Hill has died at the age of 79.
The Manchester-born star who began his career in TV roles including Yosser Hughes in the Alan Bleasdale drama, went on to find fame on the big screen, playing notable characters, including Theoden in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in James Cameron's Titanic.
His agent confirmed his death with the BBC.
Early shows in his career also included I, Claudius and Crown Court. He was a versatile character actor, with other films including Scottish cult favourite Restless Natives and Hollywood fare like Gothika.
His career was celebrated at an in person event at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2017, when he was on the international jury.
Hill's latest TV drama, The Responder, is...
The Manchester-born star who began his career in TV roles including Yosser Hughes in the Alan Bleasdale drama, went on to find fame on the big screen, playing notable characters, including Theoden in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in James Cameron's Titanic.
His agent confirmed his death with the BBC.
Early shows in his career also included I, Claudius and Crown Court. He was a versatile character actor, with other films including Scottish cult favourite Restless Natives and Hollywood fare like Gothika.
His career was celebrated at an in person event at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2017, when he was on the international jury.
Hill's latest TV drama, The Responder, is...
- 5/5/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Halle Berry can’t let go of psychological thrillers.
The Oscar winner turned up in Las Vegas on Wednesday during Lionsgate’s studio presentation to promote its new film, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, which brings Berry back into a genre she explored more than 20 years ago, in earlier work like Gothika. But this one pushed her to new limits.
Set for release on Sept. 27, Never Let Go centers on a mother and her twin sons as they try to protect themselves from evil lurking in and around their home. Needing to stay connected at all times — always by a connection of ropes — they hold tight to one another and never let go. However, one of the boys questions if the evil is real, triggering a terrifying fight for survival. Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne also star.
Aja directed from a...
The Oscar winner turned up in Las Vegas on Wednesday during Lionsgate’s studio presentation to promote its new film, Alexandre Aja’s Never Let Go, which brings Berry back into a genre she explored more than 20 years ago, in earlier work like Gothika. But this one pushed her to new limits.
Set for release on Sept. 27, Never Let Go centers on a mother and her twin sons as they try to protect themselves from evil lurking in and around their home. Needing to stay connected at all times — always by a connection of ropes — they hold tight to one another and never let go. However, one of the boys questions if the evil is real, triggering a terrifying fight for survival. Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park and Stephanie Lavigne also star.
Aja directed from a...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Robert Downey Jr.’s graph has seen its ups and downs, particularly during the time he was suffering from addiction. Luckily, he had people around who would go out of their way to help him battle his demons and push him towards the comeback of a lifetime. Out of these people, his wife, Susan Downey, had a major role in helping Robert Downey Jr. come out of the darkness.
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey (via Robert Downey Jr.’s Instagram)
While talking about their relationship, Susan Downey revealed that she didn’t witness her husband’s “Darth Vader side” when they were dating except for one moment. What followed next was an ultimatum that Robert Downey Jr. ended up taking to his heart and decided to toss out his bad habits.
Susan Downey’s Ultimatum for Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. in Gothika
The two met on the sets of the 2003 film Gothika.
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey (via Robert Downey Jr.’s Instagram)
While talking about their relationship, Susan Downey revealed that she didn’t witness her husband’s “Darth Vader side” when they were dating except for one moment. What followed next was an ultimatum that Robert Downey Jr. ended up taking to his heart and decided to toss out his bad habits.
Susan Downey’s Ultimatum for Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. in Gothika
The two met on the sets of the 2003 film Gothika.
- 4/10/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Mathieu Kassovitz, whose last film was the 2011 French action-drama Rebellion, is returning behind the camera thirteen years later. According to Deadline, Kassovitz will be taking on a passion project — a film titled The Big War. The Big War will be an English-language film that aims to showcase a hybrid of live-action and animation. The script will reportedly be written by The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Edward Scissorhands screenwriter Caroline Thompson. Kassovitz explains, “This is a project I’ve been working on for twenty years.”
Kassovitz is also known for working in front of the camera as an actor on projects such as Amélie and Munich and the hit TV series Le Bureau Des Legendes. He expounds on his new upcoming film, “It is inspired by cult French graphic novel La Bete Est Morte, which was written during the Second World War. It reimagines that war as enacted by animals.
Kassovitz is also known for working in front of the camera as an actor on projects such as Amélie and Munich and the hit TV series Le Bureau Des Legendes. He expounds on his new upcoming film, “It is inspired by cult French graphic novel La Bete Est Morte, which was written during the Second World War. It reimagines that war as enacted by animals.
- 4/9/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: La Haine filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz is returning to the director’s chair to make English-language passion project The Big War, which will mark the first movie he has helmed in 13 years.
“This is a project I’ve been working on for twenty years,” Kassovitz explained about the live action-animation hybrid project, which he has scripted with The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Edward Scissorhands scribe Caroline Thompson.
“It is inspired by cult French graphic novel La Bete Est Morte, which was written during the Second World War,” says the Frenchman, also known for starring in movies including Amélie and Munich and hit TV series Le Bureau Des Legendes. “It reimagines that war as enacted by animals. The Nazis are the wolves who go after the ‘vermin’ — the rabbits — who represent the war’s victims. The story focuses on two rabbits who go after their family who have been...
“This is a project I’ve been working on for twenty years,” Kassovitz explained about the live action-animation hybrid project, which he has scripted with The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Edward Scissorhands scribe Caroline Thompson.
“It is inspired by cult French graphic novel La Bete Est Morte, which was written during the Second World War,” says the Frenchman, also known for starring in movies including Amélie and Munich and hit TV series Le Bureau Des Legendes. “It reimagines that war as enacted by animals. The Nazis are the wolves who go after the ‘vermin’ — the rabbits — who represent the war’s victims. The story focuses on two rabbits who go after their family who have been...
- 4/9/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Downey Jr. has had a phenomenal year after his performance as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer won him multiple accolades, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The Avengers star has had multiple career renaissances, with Iron Man aiding his resurgence as an actor, while Oppenheimer introduced a new dimension to his skills.
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Downey Jr. was asked along with his fellow nominees what they would be doing if they never became actors. While actors such as Mark Ruffalo and Paul Giamatti preferred to go into the arts, Downey Jr. joked that if he had not been an actor, he would be in prison doing ‘hard time’.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Career Renaissance Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr.’s career renaissance is a story as incredible as the films he has been a part of. After...
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Downey Jr. was asked along with his fellow nominees what they would be doing if they never became actors. While actors such as Mark Ruffalo and Paul Giamatti preferred to go into the arts, Downey Jr. joked that if he had not been an actor, he would be in prison doing ‘hard time’.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Career Renaissance Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr.’s career renaissance is a story as incredible as the films he has been a part of. After...
- 3/12/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Levin first met on the sets of Gothika and they were just two completely different personalities working in the film. Levin produced the Halle Berry-led film for Dark Castle Entertainment, while Downey Jr. was one of the male leads in the film. When they first met each other, there was nothing like ‘love at first sight’ for the couple. Susan Downey revealed that she viewed him more like a professor or someone’s older brother than a husband material.
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey (credits: @robertdowneyjr)
The couple got married on August 27, 2005, in a Jewish ceremony in New York. They have a son, Exton Elias Downey, and a daughter, Avri Roel. Downey Jr. was earlier married to singer Deborah Falconer and shared a son, Indio Falconer Downey.
Susan Downey Initially Believed Robert Downey Jr. Was Not Husband Material Photos shared by Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey (credits: @robertdowneyjr)
The couple got married on August 27, 2005, in a Jewish ceremony in New York. They have a son, Exton Elias Downey, and a daughter, Avri Roel. Downey Jr. was earlier married to singer Deborah Falconer and shared a son, Indio Falconer Downey.
Susan Downey Initially Believed Robert Downey Jr. Was Not Husband Material Photos shared by Robert Downey Jr.
- 3/1/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
The episode of Best Horror Movie You Never Saw covering Gothika was Written and Edited by Paul Bookstaber, Narrated by Kier Gomes, Produced by John Fallon and Tyler Nichols, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Back in the late 90’s, early 2000s the horror genre was in that weird phase of encapsulating what it truly wanted to be. Hot off the heels of Scream, horror movies focused much more on the teenage angst, and lifestyle. But there comes a time when some hidden gems make their way to the silver screen that branch off the beaten path with a more adult-themed tale, drenched in psychological/mental horror. What if one day you’re living your average life, working your 9-5, and suddenly black, out only to wake up, institutionalized and accused of committing a crime you can’t seem to remember doing? In 2003, director Mathieu Kassovitz gave us a True...
Back in the late 90’s, early 2000s the horror genre was in that weird phase of encapsulating what it truly wanted to be. Hot off the heels of Scream, horror movies focused much more on the teenage angst, and lifestyle. But there comes a time when some hidden gems make their way to the silver screen that branch off the beaten path with a more adult-themed tale, drenched in psychological/mental horror. What if one day you’re living your average life, working your 9-5, and suddenly black, out only to wake up, institutionalized and accused of committing a crime you can’t seem to remember doing? In 2003, director Mathieu Kassovitz gave us a True...
- 1/2/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Who on earth would want to release a horror movie in November?! That’s like showing up to Thanksgiving dinner on a full stomach or going for a jog after a marathon. Surely, studios don’t purposefully plan to release their movie during the four weeks After the entire world is consumed with the dead, dying, maimed and dismembered, right? The calendar says spooky season is over (although you and I know differently) and as the grumpy neighbor in Halloween II says, the general audience has “been trick or treated to death” by October’s end.
On the contrary, November Horror has had some shockingly great runs over the years. And maybe there’s a method to the madness. If horror fans are lucky, October is packed tighter than a Black Friday sale at Target during a live in store Taylor Swift performance. Why not wait a couple of weeks...
On the contrary, November Horror has had some shockingly great runs over the years. And maybe there’s a method to the madness. If horror fans are lucky, October is packed tighter than a Black Friday sale at Target during a live in store Taylor Swift performance. Why not wait a couple of weeks...
- 11/10/2023
- by Mike Holtz
- bloody-disgusting.com
‘La Haine’ Director Mathieu Kassovitz Seriously Injured in Motorbike Accident – French Media Reports
French actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz has been seriously injured in a motorbike accident on the Montlhéry circuit outside Paris, according to French media reports.
French news channel Bfmtv said the actor had been taken to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital in Paris. It said that according to the actor’s entourage, his life was not in danger.
Kassovitz broke out at home and internationally in 1995 for La Haine, which is still regarded as one of the seminal works tackling racism and police violence in France.
He won Best Director in Cannes in 1995 for the film, which also went on to win the French César for Best Film.
Other directorial credits include Crimson Rivers (2000) and Gothika (2003), starring Halle Berry and Penélope Cruz.
More recent credits have include episodes of the hit spy thriller series The Bureau, in which he also starred. His other notable acting credits include Amélie as well Birthday Girl,...
French news channel Bfmtv said the actor had been taken to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital in Paris. It said that according to the actor’s entourage, his life was not in danger.
Kassovitz broke out at home and internationally in 1995 for La Haine, which is still regarded as one of the seminal works tackling racism and police violence in France.
He won Best Director in Cannes in 1995 for the film, which also went on to win the French César for Best Film.
Other directorial credits include Crimson Rivers (2000) and Gothika (2003), starring Halle Berry and Penélope Cruz.
More recent credits have include episodes of the hit spy thriller series The Bureau, in which he also starred. His other notable acting credits include Amélie as well Birthday Girl,...
- 9/3/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Range Media Partners has signed iconic actress, producer and director Halle Berry, who to this day, remains the only Black winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress.
The trailblazer won the prize for her performance opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the 2001 Marc Forster drama Monster’s Ball, with her role also garnering her Best Actress awards from the Berlin Film Festival, the Screen Actors Guild and the National Board of Review.
Over the course of her more than three decades in Hollywood, Berry has featured in such major franchises as X-Men, Kingsman, John Wick and James Bond, working with a who’s who of talent while appearing in films of every imaginable genre — from thrillers like Gothika, Perfect Stranger and The Call, to dramas like Things We Lpost in the Fire, sci-fi epics like the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas, action-comedies including The Last Boy Scout, and rom-coms like Boomerang with Eddie Murphy.
The trailblazer won the prize for her performance opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the 2001 Marc Forster drama Monster’s Ball, with her role also garnering her Best Actress awards from the Berlin Film Festival, the Screen Actors Guild and the National Board of Review.
Over the course of her more than three decades in Hollywood, Berry has featured in such major franchises as X-Men, Kingsman, John Wick and James Bond, working with a who’s who of talent while appearing in films of every imaginable genre — from thrillers like Gothika, Perfect Stranger and The Call, to dramas like Things We Lpost in the Fire, sci-fi epics like the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas, action-comedies including The Last Boy Scout, and rom-coms like Boomerang with Eddie Murphy.
- 1/31/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Flatbush Zombies’ Meechy Darko has teamed up with Freddie Gibbs and DJ/producer A-Trak for a new song, “On God,” off his upcoming solo debut, Gothic Luxury.
Produced by Jay Versace and Dot Da Genius, “On God” begins with a grandiose flourish but settles into a groove that’s still propulsive, but also subtle and unsettling in its own ways. Meechy Darko and Freddie Gibbs trade sprawling, heavy, and brutally honest verses on the five-minute track, while A-Trak arrives at the end to show off his signature scratching skills.
Along with dropping “On God,...
Produced by Jay Versace and Dot Da Genius, “On God” begins with a grandiose flourish but settles into a groove that’s still propulsive, but also subtle and unsettling in its own ways. Meechy Darko and Freddie Gibbs trade sprawling, heavy, and brutally honest verses on the five-minute track, while A-Trak arrives at the end to show off his signature scratching skills.
Along with dropping “On God,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
"To every little girl who feels unseen and unheard, this is our way of saying to you: we love you and we see you and you deserve every good thing in this world."
Berry then touched on the power of storytelling, adding, "It can raise our consciousness and help us think outside of ourselves and our individual circumstance. I realize we truly need to see each other's realities no matter how uncomfortable it makes us, so that we might stop judging and stop pointing fingers but rather find compassion and empathy for the others."
She concluded, "This is why I'm so grateful to be standing and living in this moment, where women are standing up and we are telling our own stories . . . we won't always be pretty, and we will never be perfect, but what we will be is always honest and true, no matter how uncomfortable that makes you.
Berry then touched on the power of storytelling, adding, "It can raise our consciousness and help us think outside of ourselves and our individual circumstance. I realize we truly need to see each other's realities no matter how uncomfortable it makes us, so that we might stop judging and stop pointing fingers but rather find compassion and empathy for the others."
She concluded, "This is why I'm so grateful to be standing and living in this moment, where women are standing up and we are telling our own stories . . . we won't always be pretty, and we will never be perfect, but what we will be is always honest and true, no matter how uncomfortable that makes you.
- 3/14/2022
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Veteran producer Joel Silver (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Amazon Studios are partnering to develop a series of feature film and television projects based on Donald E. Westlake’s series of highly popular Parker crime fiction novels, written under the pseudonym Richard Stark.
The first project emerging from the deal will be the film Play Dirty, in which Downey Jr. (Marvel’s Avengers franchise) is set to star as Parker, a professional thief who approaches his job with a straightforward, no-nonsense work ethic. He’s a craftsman. He’s brutal, brilliant. He’s also deadly. He’s whatever it takes to get the money and get away clean. The Parker character was first introduced in 1962’s The Hunter from Pocket Books and featured in 23 other titles from Westlake, subsequently serving as the basis for such films as Parker with Jason Statham,...
The first project emerging from the deal will be the film Play Dirty, in which Downey Jr. (Marvel’s Avengers franchise) is set to star as Parker, a professional thief who approaches his job with a straightforward, no-nonsense work ethic. He’s a craftsman. He’s brutal, brilliant. He’s also deadly. He’s whatever it takes to get the money and get away clean. The Parker character was first introduced in 1962’s The Hunter from Pocket Books and featured in 23 other titles from Westlake, subsequently serving as the basis for such films as Parker with Jason Statham,...
- 3/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
John Ottman is, unquestionably, a workhorse talent in Hollywood. For decades, he has been the creative genius behind musical scores for dozens of major motion pictures, including Valkyrie, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gothika, The Usual Suspects, as well as all the Bryan Singer X-Men films.
In addition to and often at the same time as (more on that later), he has earned great acclaim as a film editor. In 2019, he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Bohemian Rhapsody.
So if he's not the first name to come to mind when you think, "Director," you could be forgiven. However, after taking the lead on Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 4, we will all be looking and hoping for him to return to the chair again soon. (#Spoileralert if you haven't watched the episode yet.)
Speaking with TV Fanatic from his home in Los Angeles, Ottman...
In addition to and often at the same time as (more on that later), he has earned great acclaim as a film editor. In 2019, he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Bohemian Rhapsody.
So if he's not the first name to come to mind when you think, "Director," you could be forgiven. However, after taking the lead on Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 4, we will all be looking and hoping for him to return to the chair again soon. (#Spoileralert if you haven't watched the episode yet.)
Speaking with TV Fanatic from his home in Los Angeles, Ottman...
- 12/11/2021
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: It’s officially a hot project palooza this AFM. We can reveal that Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) is set to star in futuristic thriller Mind Fall with Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine) attached to direct the script from Graham Moore (The Imitation Game).
Wild Bunch International is launching sales on the hot prospect, which heralds from Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 (Hypnotic). John Graham is also producing for Studio 8.
Mind Fall takes place in near-future London, where the most sought-after drug on the black market is memories, physically removed from one person’s brain and implanted into another’s using a new illegal technology. Top trafficker, Ardis Varnado (Ridley) removes reminiscences from those looking for a quick buck, and then resells them to “clients,” who pay top dollar for these “mems” that bind to their subconscious, effectively becoming indistinguishable from their natural memories. Meanwhile, she battles her own addiction to the mems,...
Wild Bunch International is launching sales on the hot prospect, which heralds from Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 (Hypnotic). John Graham is also producing for Studio 8.
Mind Fall takes place in near-future London, where the most sought-after drug on the black market is memories, physically removed from one person’s brain and implanted into another’s using a new illegal technology. Top trafficker, Ardis Varnado (Ridley) removes reminiscences from those looking for a quick buck, and then resells them to “clients,” who pay top dollar for these “mems” that bind to their subconscious, effectively becoming indistinguishable from their natural memories. Meanwhile, she battles her own addiction to the mems,...
- 10/29/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Nitehawk Cinema is expanding its programming team.
The chain, which has branches in Williamsburg and Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, N.Y., has hired Cristina Cacioppo and Desmond Thorne to augment its programming staff. They will both report to John Woods, Nitehawk’s director of programming and acquisitions.
Cacioppo most recently programmed for the Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn, where she oversaw the repertory programming, and spearheaded new film series and events. She has been a film programmer for the past two decades, having previously headed up the 92nd Street Y’s Tribeca film program. She is the co-director of the New York branch of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, has an ongoing column, “The Outskirts,” for Screen Slate, and has written on occasion for Mubi.
Thorne worked on the programming team at NewFest, New York’s LGBT film festival, for three years, as both a festival programmer and a consultant for their year-round programming.
The chain, which has branches in Williamsburg and Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, N.Y., has hired Cristina Cacioppo and Desmond Thorne to augment its programming staff. They will both report to John Woods, Nitehawk’s director of programming and acquisitions.
Cacioppo most recently programmed for the Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn, where she oversaw the repertory programming, and spearheaded new film series and events. She has been a film programmer for the past two decades, having previously headed up the 92nd Street Y’s Tribeca film program. She is the co-director of the New York branch of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, has an ongoing column, “The Outskirts,” for Screen Slate, and has written on occasion for Mubi.
Thorne worked on the programming team at NewFest, New York’s LGBT film festival, for three years, as both a festival programmer and a consultant for their year-round programming.
- 9/20/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
As we head into the first full week of January, let’s take a look back at everything that went up on Netflix over the past seven days.
Across the end of December and the first few days of 2021, a total of 50 new titles debuted on the streaming giant. That number includes a load of original content and in case you missed some real gems, here’s the full list of everything that was new on Netflix this past week.
December 28
A Love So Beautiful: Season 1 (New episodes weekly) *Netflix Original
Cops and Robbers *Netflix Original
Rango (2011)
December 30
Best Leftovers Ever! Season 1 *Netflix Original
Bobby Jasoos (2014)
Equinox: Season 1 *Netflix Original
Gameboys Level-Up Edition: Season 1
The Rope Curse 2 *Netflix Original
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Chapter 2 *Netflix Original
December 31
Alaska is a Drag (2017)
Best of Stand-Up 2020 *Netflix Original
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 4 *Netflix Original
Tarung Sarung (2020)
Too Handsome to Handle...
Across the end of December and the first few days of 2021, a total of 50 new titles debuted on the streaming giant. That number includes a load of original content and in case you missed some real gems, here’s the full list of everything that was new on Netflix this past week.
December 28
A Love So Beautiful: Season 1 (New episodes weekly) *Netflix Original
Cops and Robbers *Netflix Original
Rango (2011)
December 30
Best Leftovers Ever! Season 1 *Netflix Original
Bobby Jasoos (2014)
Equinox: Season 1 *Netflix Original
Gameboys Level-Up Edition: Season 1
The Rope Curse 2 *Netflix Original
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Chapter 2 *Netflix Original
December 31
Alaska is a Drag (2017)
Best of Stand-Up 2020 *Netflix Original
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 4 *Netflix Original
Tarung Sarung (2020)
Too Handsome to Handle...
- 1/3/2021
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Another year, and another daunting challenge to keep up with the number of streaming options available from the big online players. And to mark January 1st, there’s some new content to enjoy on the likes of Netflix, Disney Plus and HBO Max, among others, as well as several notable changes in licensing agreements that may affect how you can watch your favorite shows.
On Netflix, the biggest fresh release is the third season of Cobra Kai, which has been a hit for the service since making the move from YouTube. Critics are already dishing out praise for the latest block of episodes of The Karate Kid spinoff, which had its premiere date bumped up by a week. Other highlights, meanwhile, include Netflix documentary The Minimalists: Less Is Now, and a lot of licensed movies ranging from Bonnie and Clyde to Goodfellas.
By comparison, Disney+ have regained their rights to The Wolverine,...
On Netflix, the biggest fresh release is the third season of Cobra Kai, which has been a hit for the service since making the move from YouTube. Critics are already dishing out praise for the latest block of episodes of The Karate Kid spinoff, which had its premiere date bumped up by a week. Other highlights, meanwhile, include Netflix documentary The Minimalists: Less Is Now, and a lot of licensed movies ranging from Bonnie and Clyde to Goodfellas.
By comparison, Disney+ have regained their rights to The Wolverine,...
- 1/1/2021
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Today is a fantastic day to be a Netflix subscriber, as the service has just added its first big content drop of the year. Included in the latest additions are such huge hits as the classic comedy Superbad, renowned mob pic The Departed, and the beloved drama What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. But for fans of one incredibly well known actor, there’s not one but two of his flicks joining the platform today, and one of them is an often overlooked supernatural effort from 2003.
Indeed, while Robert Downey Jr. also has his 2009 action comedy Sherlock Holmes on Netflix now, you might be surprised to see him in the thriller Gothika, too. This trippy flick follows psychiatrist Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) after she wakes up in a hospital a short while after nearly hitting a young girl with her car. She’s accused of killing her husband, but she has no...
Indeed, while Robert Downey Jr. also has his 2009 action comedy Sherlock Holmes on Netflix now, you might be surprised to see him in the thriller Gothika, too. This trippy flick follows psychiatrist Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) after she wakes up in a hospital a short while after nearly hitting a young girl with her car. She’s accused of killing her husband, but she has no...
- 1/1/2021
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
You may feel a little overwhelmed if you’ve seen everything Netflix has added today, as there’s definitely no shortage of phenomenal new content to dive into right away. Whether you’re checking out the hilarious comedy Superbad, flipping on the mob classic Goodfellas, or exploring the three Leonardo DiCaprio movies that were just added, Catch Me If You Can, The Departed, and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, there’s obviously a little something for everyone.
But DiCaprio isn’t the only one who had multiple flicks land on Netflix today. Robert Downey Jr. has two new movies on the service now and while his 2003 supernatural thriller Gothika may be an acquired taste, his exceptional 2009 action comedy Sherlock Holmes is certain to be quite a lot more enjoyable for a wider audience.
Though it’s labeled as a mystery film – and certainly contains plenty of the character’s trademark sleuthing...
But DiCaprio isn’t the only one who had multiple flicks land on Netflix today. Robert Downey Jr. has two new movies on the service now and while his 2003 supernatural thriller Gothika may be an acquired taste, his exceptional 2009 action comedy Sherlock Holmes is certain to be quite a lot more enjoyable for a wider audience.
Though it’s labeled as a mystery film – and certainly contains plenty of the character’s trademark sleuthing...
- 1/1/2021
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
So long, 2020, 2021 is here! Now that we’ve entered the New Year, the various major streaming services are starting January with a bang as they all have hefty hauls arriving this weekend. The first day of the month always sees a load of newly licensed titles go up across the platforms and that’s especially the case in January, as Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video have tons of great new movies and TV shows debuting this weekend.
For starters, there’s something for all tastes becoming available on Netflix on January 1st. We’ve got Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, both Sex in the City movies, Superbad, Bruce Lee classic Enter the Dragon, horror flick Gothika and not one but two films directed by Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas and The Departed, featuring DiCaprio again.
For starters, there’s something for all tastes becoming available on Netflix on January 1st. We’ve got Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, both Sex in the City movies, Superbad, Bruce Lee classic Enter the Dragon, horror flick Gothika and not one but two films directed by Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas and The Departed, featuring DiCaprio again.
- 1/1/2021
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
It’s finally time to start shedding off the terrible year of 2020 and begin thinking positively about 2021, and Netflix is making that fairly easy by starting the new year off the right way. With its first content drop of the month, the world’s most popular streaming service is proving how it got that title with a massive selection of movies and shows that are certain to tickle the fancy of subscribers looking for new stuff to watch.
If you’re a fan of Robert Downey Jr., today is a really great day for you, as the prolific actor has had two additions added to Netflix in a single drop. His 2009 take on the world’s most popular detective can be seen in the simply-titled Sherlock Holmes, and you can also catch him as a doctor in the 2003 supernatural thriller Gothika.
Meanwhile, some other big drama and suspense films have also dropped on the service,...
If you’re a fan of Robert Downey Jr., today is a really great day for you, as the prolific actor has had two additions added to Netflix in a single drop. His 2009 take on the world’s most popular detective can be seen in the simply-titled Sherlock Holmes, and you can also catch him as a doctor in the 2003 supernatural thriller Gothika.
Meanwhile, some other big drama and suspense films have also dropped on the service,...
- 1/1/2021
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
The first month of a new year is a good time to make a new impression. And that’s just what Netflix seems set on doing with its list of new releases for January 2021.
The streamer is coming out strong with a third season of Cobra Kai, formerly of YouTube Premium. The next installment in Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence’s story is set to arrive…eventually. Netflix has not unveiled a released date yet but it will be during this month. While Cobra Kai is the highlight among Netflix’ original series, it’s not the only one by a long shot. Last year’s fun Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous returns for a second season on Jan. 22 and it will be accompanied by Fate: The Winx Saga. Also, if you’re a fan of things that will one day be .gif’ed to death, the Nicolas Cage-hosted History of Swear Words drops on Jan.
The streamer is coming out strong with a third season of Cobra Kai, formerly of YouTube Premium. The next installment in Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence’s story is set to arrive…eventually. Netflix has not unveiled a released date yet but it will be during this month. While Cobra Kai is the highlight among Netflix’ original series, it’s not the only one by a long shot. Last year’s fun Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous returns for a second season on Jan. 22 and it will be accompanied by Fate: The Winx Saga. Also, if you’re a fan of things that will one day be .gif’ed to death, the Nicolas Cage-hosted History of Swear Words drops on Jan.
- 1/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Robert Downey Jr. is now so closely associated with the role of Tony Stark/Iron Man that some fans have difficulty telling where one ends and the other begins. Of course, he’s appeared in a wealth of other movies as well, and two of them, Gothika and Sherlock Holmes, are set to hit Netflix this week.
The former is a horror pic that sways between psychological and visceral, and is one of the films that began Downey Jr.’s Hollywood renaissance after years of substance abuse and associated legal trouble. It stars Halle Berry as Miranda Grey, a psychiatrist in a mental hospital who finds herself a patient there after being accused of killing her husband, an act of which she has no memory and may or may not have had supernatural influence.
Rdj, meanwhile, plays Pete Graham, a psychiatrist colleague who oversees her treatment and attempts to coax...
The former is a horror pic that sways between psychological and visceral, and is one of the films that began Downey Jr.’s Hollywood renaissance after years of substance abuse and associated legal trouble. It stars Halle Berry as Miranda Grey, a psychiatrist in a mental hospital who finds herself a patient there after being accused of killing her husband, an act of which she has no memory and may or may not have had supernatural influence.
Rdj, meanwhile, plays Pete Graham, a psychiatrist colleague who oversees her treatment and attempts to coax...
- 12/29/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
If Gothika ends up getting remembered for anything, it’ll be as a pivotal moment in Robert Downey Jr.’s career, when the troubled hellraiser finally put his personal demons in the past, knuckled down and swiftly became one of the biggest movie stars of the modern era. After all, while it’s certainly an underrated film, there’s still not a great deal about Matthieu Keassovitz’s psychological chiller that sticks in the memory after you’ve seen it.
Halle Berry continued her trawl through B-level genre movies that characterized the years immediately following her Academy Award win for Best Actress, playing a psychiatrist who wakes up in the mental hospital she runs with no memory of how she got there. Because this is an atmospheric thriller we’re talking about, there’s obviously a catch, and Gothika hinges on Berry’s Dr. Miranda Grey having to unravel the...
Halle Berry continued her trawl through B-level genre movies that characterized the years immediately following her Academy Award win for Best Actress, playing a psychiatrist who wakes up in the mental hospital she runs with no memory of how she got there. Because this is an atmospheric thriller we’re talking about, there’s obviously a catch, and Gothika hinges on Berry’s Dr. Miranda Grey having to unravel the...
- 12/28/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Christmas may be over, but this coming week will still deliver a lot of gifts in terms of new Netflix releases. The streaming giant has got a bunch of titles arriving over the last couple days of the year and then it’s dropping more than 40 fresh releases on New Year’s Day. In total, then, there are 58 movies and TV shows making their way to Netflix subscribers this week and you can take a look at the full list below and then scroll down for a few of our highlights.
December 28th A Love So Beautiful (Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly) N Cops and Robbers (2020) N Rango (2011) December 30th Best Leftovers Ever! (Season 1) N Bobby Jasoos (2014) Equinox (Season 1) N Gameboys Level-Up Edition (Season 1) The Rope Curse 2 (2020) N Transformers: War for Cybertron (Chapter 2) N December 31st Alaska is a Drag (2017) Best of Stand-Up 2020 (2020) N Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Season 4) N...
December 28th A Love So Beautiful (Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly) N Cops and Robbers (2020) N Rango (2011) December 30th Best Leftovers Ever! (Season 1) N Bobby Jasoos (2014) Equinox (Season 1) N Gameboys Level-Up Edition (Season 1) The Rope Curse 2 (2020) N Transformers: War for Cybertron (Chapter 2) N December 31st Alaska is a Drag (2017) Best of Stand-Up 2020 (2020) N Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Season 4) N...
- 12/27/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
A new year is just around the corner and as folks start getting ready to say goodbye to the nightmare that was 2020, it’s time to look ahead at all the great movies and TV shows coming down the pipeline to keep us entertained over the next 12 months.
Hopes are high that things will begin to return to normal again and productions will be able to run smoother, meaning less delays and setbacks. And with 2021 absolutely packed with new releases right now, there’s more than enough to get excited about no matter where your interests lie.
But aside from just what’s coming to theaters and airing on television, we’ve also got all the streaming services still offering up a bevy of fresh content every month and January is no different. Indeed, the first few weeks of the new year will see Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu...
Hopes are high that things will begin to return to normal again and productions will be able to run smoother, meaning less delays and setbacks. And with 2021 absolutely packed with new releases right now, there’s more than enough to get excited about no matter where your interests lie.
But aside from just what’s coming to theaters and airing on television, we’ve also got all the streaming services still offering up a bevy of fresh content every month and January is no different. Indeed, the first few weeks of the new year will see Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu...
- 12/24/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
If it wasn’t for his brief yet critically acclaimed Golden Globe winning guest stint on Ally McBeal, there’s every chance Robert Downey Jr. could have faded into total obscurity at the turn of the 21st Century, even if his personal demons ended up getting him fired from the show. After all, despite finally cleaning himself up in the summer of 2003, nobody was willing to take a chance and resuscitate his big screen career.
It was longtime friend Mel Gibson who provided the platform for a comeback, though, after he paid Rdj’s insurance bond so he could play the lead role in that year’s The Singing Detective, and a month later he took second billing behind Halle Berry in psychological horror Gothika. As a precaution, however, producer Joel Silver had it written into the actor’s contract that he wouldn’t get paid the final 40% of his...
It was longtime friend Mel Gibson who provided the platform for a comeback, though, after he paid Rdj’s insurance bond so he could play the lead role in that year’s The Singing Detective, and a month later he took second billing behind Halle Berry in psychological horror Gothika. As a precaution, however, producer Joel Silver had it written into the actor’s contract that he wouldn’t get paid the final 40% of his...
- 12/18/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
2020 is finally almost over and, like most people, I’m happy to see this hell year consigned into the history books. Of course, there’s no guarantee that 2021 is going to be much better, as despite a vaccine being developed, Covid-19 isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, there are several enormous divides in American society and we’re teetering on the brink of economic collapse. But hey, we might finally get to see Black Widow in theaters in May!
At least Netflix is kicking the year off with a bang, too. As is usual, there’s an avalanche of new titles hitting the service in January, including a bunch of bone-chilling movies and documentaries.
Top of the pile is 2003 Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr. and Penelope Cruz flick Gothika, which will be available from January 1st. Unjustly maligned on its original release, it’s since had a rehabilitation,...
At least Netflix is kicking the year off with a bang, too. As is usual, there’s an avalanche of new titles hitting the service in January, including a bunch of bone-chilling movies and documentaries.
Top of the pile is 2003 Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr. and Penelope Cruz flick Gothika, which will be available from January 1st. Unjustly maligned on its original release, it’s since had a rehabilitation,...
- 12/17/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
All of his Marvel movies might be found on Disney Plus these days, but Netflix is adding two Robert Downey Jr. films to its library on January 1st, 2021. This New Year’s Day sees a ton of fresh pics going up on the streaming giant and that includes a couple of entries in the Iron Man star’s filmography. One is among his most popular movies and the other is an effort that you might’ve overlooked. Namely, they’re 2003’s Gothika and 2009’s Sherlock Holmes.
The former is a psychological horror flick starring Halle Berry, but Rdj plays the male lead. Berry portrays a psychiatrist at a mental hospital who wakes up one day to find herself admitted to the asylum after being accused of murdering her husband. Downey Jr., meanwhile, plays her colleague who’s sympathetic to her cause. Unfortunately, Gothika wasn’t exactly a critical smash, with just 15% on Rotten Tomatoes,...
The former is a psychological horror flick starring Halle Berry, but Rdj plays the male lead. Berry portrays a psychiatrist at a mental hospital who wakes up one day to find herself admitted to the asylum after being accused of murdering her husband. Downey Jr., meanwhile, plays her colleague who’s sympathetic to her cause. Unfortunately, Gothika wasn’t exactly a critical smash, with just 15% on Rotten Tomatoes,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
January is usually referred to as the theatrical industry’s dumping ground, where projects destined to fail are shoved out into the world to die a slow and painful death at the box office. Obviously, next month could see almost every new release face a similar fate as business is still showing no signs of recovery, but Netflix are looking to buck the trend and rehabilitate January’s reputation as a safe haven for fresh content, and the streaming service have some major original movies and TV shows on the horizon.
The most exciting without a doubt is History of Swear Words, which sees Nicolas Cage hosting a six-episode series that delves into the origins and multiple uses of profanity. Anyone who doesn’t have their curiosity immediately piqued by the idea of Hollywood’s most manic and memeable actor fronting a show where the episodes are titled “F*ck...
The most exciting without a doubt is History of Swear Words, which sees Nicolas Cage hosting a six-episode series that delves into the origins and multiple uses of profanity. Anyone who doesn’t have their curiosity immediately piqued by the idea of Hollywood’s most manic and memeable actor fronting a show where the episodes are titled “F*ck...
- 12/16/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
With 2020 now coming to an end – thank goodness – and a new year finally in sight, it’s time to begin looking forward to what all the various streaming platforms will be bringing us to kick off 2021 with. And after Disney Plus was first out of the gate to announce their lineup yesterday, Netflix has now followed, revealing a huge range of content set to drop in January that consists of hit movies, beloved TV shows and a whole lot more.
Of course, the 1st of the month is the busiest day and brings mostly licensed titles with it, as is often the case. But the following days look to keep up the momentum, with a ton of exciting films and television series on the way, all combining for what appears to be a fantastic month of new content.
See below for the full list:
Released January Tba
50M2 *Netflix Original...
Of course, the 1st of the month is the busiest day and brings mostly licensed titles with it, as is often the case. But the following days look to keep up the momentum, with a ton of exciting films and television series on the way, all combining for what appears to be a fantastic month of new content.
See below for the full list:
Released January Tba
50M2 *Netflix Original...
- 12/16/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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